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...
I am afraid this sounds like it was written by an American isolationist, if it didn't happen in the U.S., it is inferior.
ReplyDeleteSoccer is the "Beautiful Game", and might I add that in Canada more kids play soccer than hockey. Now put that in your pipe and smoke it!
Cliff
Cliff: I concur. But hockey is still more exciting!!
ReplyDeleteFr. Tim
I think it’s all a question of national temperament. Americans seem to like things that are in your face (just look at the films they make) and where things happen and change rapidly. (Notice how scenes in films get shorter and shorter.) They seem to be unable to appreciate forms of entertainment which are more intellectual and where the mind needs to be able to appreciate subtleties. They are, for example, totally unable to appreciate cricket.
ReplyDeleteGood comment W G Grace, agree!
ReplyDeleteFather Tim, did you see the Paraguay vs Spain game? Now any hockey quarter final would be hard pressed to beat the drama and excitment in that game.
Cliff