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...
I find it also quiet interesting that the liberal press had given Obama a pass on the question of whether he should or should not visit the flood weary areas of Louisana. Obama's apologists in the press (most of them are) indicated that the prospect of a presidential visit would be a great distraction to the area given the need for security and the movemebt of vehicles. Those affected by the terrible floods did not need this distraction.
ReplyDeleteThis reason was the VERY SAME REASON why President Bush did not wish to hamper an already dire situation during the after effects of Hurricane Katrina. Of course the liberal press vilified him for his ineptitude and 'tone-deafness'. Amazing!