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...
The only way to turn society against SSM is to re-stigmatize homosexuality like it was in previous generations. Now that the animus against homosexuality has been reduced greatly more and more people are opening up about their orientation. The young are the first generation to see their friends, colleagues and family as gay and idealist as the young can be, demand the same treatment of them as they are entitled to themselves. That the Catholic bishops sought to supress gay straight alliances in Catholic schools as a way to reduce the young from meeting homosexuals is one way, but even that as failed.
ReplyDeleteThere is no way to turn back the tide, We are King Canute and the youth are the ocean.
The youth are wonderful, we can learn so much from them and thank them.