It made sense right up to the end when it said Christian Faith needs to push back. Look, I'm very very perplexed by people who need religion. Death is exactly like the time before you were born. It's really not that compicated. But, if it makes you feel better, it makes you feel better. In any case, Christains can push back if they want and they probably should. More importantly, those who love the concept of freedom should push back and I am.
Any political force that denies the rights of women, men, terrorizes the non-believer, and saps a culture of creative energy needs to be confronted. Many years ago, Christianity did just that. In more modern times it's been the Nazi's, Communism, and now Radical Islam serving in the role of 'my way or your dead' sort of leadership. Actually, Islam is a pretty clever a poltical movement because of its claim that an attack on it is an attack on God does carry weight with many people.
In a way, its funny how people need to believe there is a god. On the other hand, people are so serious about it (today the seriousness is in the Middle east), they become violent, ruthless, and threatening.
The power in the belief that there is a power of God is absolutely mind numbing to me. I personaly believe in the power of golf.
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No, what's going to be funny is watching you explain that statement to the Lord Jesus Christ when He's standing in judgment of you. Better start practicing waving your hands and saying "but but but but but but but" now!
This will sound like I'm being nasty to you, but it's meant in the spirit of constructive criticism: I'm very very perplexed by people who make statements they can't possibly prove or even support with evidence, and then pretend they're not a member of a faith. Case in point:
Death is exactly like the time before you were born. It's really not that compicated.
How do you know? Have you been dead? Actually, even if you had, there's no way you have a memory of "the time before you were born" and therefore, no justification in comparing it to death.
You have a belief about what will happen to you when you die. So do I. Neither one of us has been dead, so both are based on faith. Yet you say...
But, if it makes you feel better, it makes you feel better.
Well, why shouldn't I conclude that you believe you will become worm food because being an atheist makes you feel better in some way? Maybe it makes you feel intellectually superior, or you've had bad experiences with some who believe in God so you are engaging in a subconscious act of revenge. Of course, I'm not into that whole "look down on everybody who doesn't believe my way" thing, but it is true that any Christian would be justified turning your words back on you.
Your condescension toward believers is, at best, an example of the pot calling the kettle black. Surely you have to admit that?