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...
The Catholicism of the people and the influence of the Church in Polish society are two different things. A society peopled by Christians is a Christian society. A society too much influenced by the church too often means theocracy. Priests like theocracy. I don't. No, not so much.
ReplyDeleteThere are theocracies around. You can observe them. Often they stone women to death for supposed moral lapses and string up young Gay couples in public squares. Lovely.