Posted on 10/25/2007 4:22:09 PM PDT by lancer256
My goal here is to convince as many of you as possible to read Dinesh D'Souza's compelling new book, "What's So Great About Christianity."
Since I wrote my book chronicling the war against Christianity in our culture, many atheists have come out of the closet to admit their hostility toward Christianity and formally declare war against it.
Anti-Christian books have cropped up like alien pods in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," not only disputing Christianity but arguing that it is a societally destructive force.
I have often lamented that too many Christians have opted out of the culture wars, for varying reasons. Some are apathetic; others mistakenly believe that the biblical injunction to rejoice in their persecution also means we should roll over and surrender. Still others grossly underestimate the stakes involved and the fierce determination of their opponents.
Dinesh D'Souza is not among the AWOL Christians. And, unlike some other Christian apologists, he meets the enemy on his own turf, confronting and deconstructing his arguments rather than merely reciting Scripture that might be intelligible only to "the choir."
(Excerpt) Read more at davidlimbaugh.com ...
Dinesh was on Laura Ingraham’s show this morning debating a guy named Barker, the president of “Americans for freedom from religion”.
Dinesh is very knowledgable and had Barker on the ropes throughout (didn’t hurt that Laura was about to jump through the lines and tear Barker limb from limb).
I was listening to that too....that was an interesting debate to listen to.
What does it take to believe in nothing? Nothing.
Tribes, peoples, even nations like Egypt believed in an afterlife. Throughout history we have all believed in something.
So, why do a few people feel that they know more than the rest of us.
Like “Life’s a ______, and then you die.”
It’s really sad.
I think the majority have a simple rule. “Don’t argue religion.” But this tacitly also says “Don’t argue against religion.” And by keeping to this rule, most people are happy, and those that aren’t want to argue.
That’s it. They are argumentative. Some of the religious feel it is there duty to get in other people’s faces about their religion. Some of the anti-religious feel the same about preaching their anti-religion. Both groups are annoying.
I have no problem with other people’s religious symbols in public, or even in government buildings. No more would I have a problem with some atheist putting up a sign in a government building that says “God is stupid”. What I *would* have a problem with is if I appear before a judge, and that judge says he’s going to put me in jail because I don’t believe in Allah, and are a damned infidel.
But most of all, I think that people should be honest about it. If some preacher is supposed to give a non-denominational invocation to a mixed group of people, and he decides to do it “In Jesus’ name”, I have no problem with some Jewish kid in the audience loudly yelling out, “Jesus isn’t God, you dork!” Followed by some atheist loudly yelling out, “There is no God, so praying is idiotic, you dork!”
Truthfully, all three of them are argumentative dorks. No reason for any of them to have the force of law to help them scream at each other. So the rest of the audience can leave, and let them figure it out among themselves. Unlikely there is going to be any conversions there, but maybe they will get some of the stink out of their britches.
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