[Taliesan]

When a person steps in the right direction, you don't beat him over the head for not stepping far enough. I hope the people on this thread mocking Dr. Flew are not parents.

[betty boop]

When a person steps in the right direction, you don't beat him over the head for not stepping far enough.

Indeed. That would be both unreasonable and uncharitable.

[Matchett-PI]

"When a person steps in the right direction, you don't beat him over the head for not stepping far enough"

Or as Dr. Steve Brown would likely say, "If you see a dog playing cards, you don't criticize his game."

[melbell]

"When a person steps in the right direction, you don't beat him over the head for not stepping far enough."

THANK YOU!

I don't understand why anyone who calls himself a "Christian" is not REJOICING(!!!) at the statement this man has made.

Whether he is sincere or not, saying because he's old, or not...is not for us to judge. God can and will work miracles in the heart of a man who isn't hardened against Him. If this man really has opened up to the possibility that there is a God, then who are we to just decide that he will not also accept God into his heart and join his brothers and sisters in HEAVEN?!?!?

Why can we not just be happy that he has made a step in the right direction. One step must come before the second one can follow.

Praise God for touching this man's heart and I pray that He continue to sow His seeds of love in a place once untouched by light.

[Marie]

When a person steps in the right direction, you don't beat him over the head for not stepping far enough. I hope the people on this thread mocking Dr. Flew are not parents.

You hit the nail on the head.

[Glenmerle]

When a person steps in the right direction, you don't beat him over the head for not stepping far enough.

I agree. Give him time. It's actually a huge step from atheism to theism, and at age 81 he's got to fight against the very well worn ruts in his way of thinking. Even C.S. Lewis didn't move directly from atheism to Christianity. He first became a theist, with a vague belief in some sort of God, then a Christian.