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...
This is a good thing. A couple can have a child that previously couldn't. But the better thing is yet to come, I hope. The better thing will involve the parents helping each other through the pregnancy, the birth, the raising of the child, the teaching of the child, the good times and the struggles. The best part is being a parent to that child for the rest of one's life. The mechanics of how the child was conceived pale in comparison of the good to come. It would be better if that was emphasized nuch, much more than the conception.
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