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...
Freedom From Religion is a religion by the definition that a religion is "a cause, a principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith."
ReplyDeleteThe best way to combat groups like this is to pray for them. The next best way to combat them is to preach the good news from the pulpit with hard truth not soft pap, and for parents to take on the responsibility of bringing their children up in the faith more seriously.
They are primarily a threat to their own salvation only, which they jeopardize even further when they attempt to influence others with this drivel.
Michael