Jan 05 2009
atheist shakes his head at atheists
[From Denver Post]
(From the author of the article not me:)
I don’t believe in the supernatural. This includes God (or gods). In the literal sense of the word, that makes me an a-theist (as well as an a-leprechaunist, a-goblinist, and so on).
Being an unbeliever in a predominantly Christian country can be a bit daunting at times, and I certainly understand the desire of my fellow unbelievers to speak out against hate, injustice, cruelty and prejudice, particularly when wrapped in a cocoon of religious rhetoric and passed off as love.
But the way some atheists go about it just makes me shake my head in wonder.
Take the recent flap in Olympia, Washington, where a seasonal message from the Freedom From Religion Foundation was erected next to the traditional Christian religious display in the Capitol building.
The message the FFRF chose to display was this: “At this season of the winter solstice may reason prevail. There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds.”
The FFRF is run by Dan Barker, a former fundamentalist preacher who abandoned his Christian faith many years ago. His story, as told in his book Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist, is a fascinating one, and Dan is obviously a smart guy, but I cannot imagine how in the world he let this message get past his laptop, let alone out the door and encased in a plastic slab in the rotunda of a state Capitol building.
No wonder many people think atheists are an intolerant and crotchety group.
Read more here.
[From me]
This guy gets it. There is no reason to be angry on either side. If a person wants to not believe in God that is their choice. However even Penn from Penn and Teller says you would have to hate someone not to tell them about Jesus if you believed in heaven and hell. If I were an atheist I wouldn’t care what people did. But because I believe there is a heaven that we can go to by giving our lives to Christ, I will continue to share my faith. I would hate for anyone to spend eternity in hell. It is their choice but it still make me sad.
What do you think?
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“You would have to hate someone not to tell them about Jesus.”
Man, that’s a good point. Well stated.
Thanks for the great reminder.
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They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; … Revelation 12:11
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Yahooo!!!!
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I like this from Debbie Kaufman’s blog an article from an athiest who is convinced North Africa needs God.
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Now a confirmed atheist, I’ve become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism makes in Africa: sharply distinct from the work of secular NGOs (non governmental organizations) government projects and international aid efforts. These alone will not do. Education and training alone will not do. In Africa Christianity changes people’s hearts. It brings a spiritual transformation. The rebirth is real. The change is good.
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Yeah baby!
HUG A MISSIONARY… WE ARE CONVINCINGLY AND DECIDEDLY WINNING THE WORLD FOR JESUS!
In Christ
Andrew
This sounds as if Africa is a country, as per the belief of the ignorant Ms Palin. It’s a continent, containing many countries, and judging by the hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing from Somalia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, etc, nothing has changed at all.