Good will to all men? Not from the grumpy atheists! (Thank God not all atheists are grumpy but there sure seems to be a lot of them)
Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
When is Bill Donshue going to discover that He is a lousy spokesperson for Catholics ? I, as a Catholic, do not want this over-paid loudmouth speaking for me. If just once he would tell us what he pays himself per year out of His organizations funds, he might have some credibility. He has no credibility anywhere else.
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I watched EWTN to see insults thrown against Gary Wills (author, Papal Sins). Wills is a constructive critic of the RC church and refuses to leave despite threats and insults.
EWTN, it turns out, had Fr? Corrapi hiding a totally secular life of excess and vow breaking relationship.
We've come a long way from the Unknowable God, to a belief that we are the one and only true faith.
I still believe my greatest negatively instructed tenet was that it was a mortal sin to doubt my faith (dogma and doctrine of church)
This for many, set the stage for the modern day version of Catholic corruption.
Please view the new documentary, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God.
What would we do to Jesus today if he appeared and 'kicked over the tables and whipped' the phony, plastic, spokesman of his message.
As Paul said in his day, "accoursed be those who change the message of the gospel.
For me I now address my personal failure by attempting to be awake and aware of my own sins of commission and omission.
Giving voice against the Catholic Church is a waste of time and iritates the pigs (A.DeMello). The system is simply too dysfunctional.
This web site allows connection with the sane seekers trying to resolve the cognitive dissonance of integrating the beauty of the Christ with the sleeze and ignorance of the leaders of His ???? church.
No charge or pay for my opinion - and yes, maybe that's what its worth.