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...
Have you read "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" by Helen Simonson?
ReplyDeleteIt's not scientific or theological but was one of the best novels I've read in years and really uplifting.
Rationalist: Thanks for the book suggestion. I read it yesterday while sitting on my cottage deck enjoying a beautiful summer's day. It was the perfect book for the occasion! Much enjoyed!!
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P.S. My T.V. here at the cottage was killed by a guest last week so I'm getting in more reading than expected this week... A pleasnat development imho.
My wife sent that book out to all her friends as Christmas presents last year.
DeleteI spent the weekend rescuing our garden from the weeds and managed it (for now). Now we have a nice bench under two apple trees to read.
Our TV is still an old CRT (bought for $20) with no converter or cable. Haven't watched it in weeks. It's wonderful.