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...
No, the more Catholics study the faith, the less they like many aspects of it. The more they become acquainted with the small group of men who determine the inflexible doctrines and dogma of the faith, the less they respect and heed them.
ReplyDeleteFor the Catholic Church, the culture wars are not fought aginst some outside faction or influence but against their own who rise up in dissent.
I agree. Being a real Christian isn't easy and isn't appealing to the majority of people. That was the point of the whole narrow is the gate to heaven, wide is the road to hell narrative in scripture. Many "catholics" are not bothered by inflexible doctrines and dogmas and choose to live the easier, wide open secular road.
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