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...
There are a lot of questions with this latest papal announcement.One not covered here has to do with the crime of abortion.Those who are guilty of the crime seem not to be covered in this papal doc.So doctors,nurses,etc who take part in an abortion are guilty of the crime.I believe that in North America the bishops have given carte blanche to confessors to absolve from both the sin and the crime?...also women who procure an abortion are not automatically excommunicated.Please Rome! Clear up this new mess!
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