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...
Win? Why would a "peacemaker" appluad terms like "Win?" Winners implies losers. It really is such a twisted and distorted perception of both the man and the divine Jesus Christ. Instead of becoming immersed into the real world in order to wash feet, our Catholic clergy have fallen prey to a seductive force in the quest for power while they hide behind the security of the great walls of the church.
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to emphacize a particular point from the comment above. We already know that Good Sheperds wash the feet of their flock. But they must first remove their clothes. That is what Jesus did. If a priest removed his collar and any other symbol that reveals his status before he begins to go about 'washing feet' , then that would in my opinion would be a priest who acts like Jesus Christ.
ReplyDeleteAnd you sound like the 2nd. thief, the one who was a loser.
DeleteI dont know Pam, if the "2nd thief" was a loser, but I do know that I am.In the eyes of God though I am still lovable.
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