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...
RELIGION + SOLUTION = KILLING
ReplyDeleteWonderful Sunday message on a blog of an "evangelist",just wonderful!!! So twisted.
Larry: G'Day! Hope you're enjoying this incredible weather this long weekend.
ReplyDeleteI read the article a 2nd time and I can't see where you come to the conclusion that this article is about death or killing. Could you expand a little bit on your point? Thanks.
Fr. Tim
P.S. I post articles that might interest people on the subjects of faith. I do not necessarily agree with every article. I simply post something that I think needs to be brought into the light... sometimes for good... sometimes to expose the bad.
Yes I am enjoying this beautiful Sunday morning.Arden and I just returned from a long morning walk.How about yourself?
ReplyDeleteNo use reading the article over and over from the same depth (lack of).Either you are pretending to be very shallow minded or you really have become hopelessly closed in.
Larry: My best to Arden! I've almost finished my routine for Sunday and I am looking forward to spending some time at my cottage later today. I too went for a walk today... but it was to reduce my stress level after finding a flooded basement this morning. The sewer backed up... lot's of fun :(
ReplyDeletePerhaps I am dense, but I still didn't find the point that you are trying to make. What does the 'solution' part of your equation relate to? Are you asserting that religion itself leads to death? If you are speaking about organized religion, then you may be correct. Organized religions have often led to death when they become the ruling force in a society. Theocracies are never a good thing. History has proven this point beyond dispute. But if we look at religion as meaning 'faith', then I don't think that it leads to death.
Is this the point you're making? If it is, then we have no disagreement.
Fr. Tim