"Uncle Vic" <address@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> One fine day in alt.atheism, "rockymt" <rockymt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> bloodied
> us up with this:
>
>>
>> "Neil Kelsey" <neil_kelsey@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:1195076529.149902.184560@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> On Nov 14, 11:27 am, "rockymt" <rock...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> When a Believer, a follower of Christ is faced with a crisis in
>>>> his/her life; when he/she has just experience a grave disappointment
>>>> or has just received news of a tragedy, a job loss, a spouse has
>>>> broken the news.,"
>>>> its over, I want a divorce". A teenage child is hanging on by a
>>>> thread to life due to a drug over-dose - the list goes on - they ask
>>>> this similar question to the God they believe: "where are you! How
>>>> could you let this happen. if you're an all powerful deity, then do
>>>> something" We believers cry
>>>> out, even shake our fist at an image of Christ, a cross or crucifix.
>>>> " and
>>>> say,"God where are You - do something!" God understands this
>>>> response.
>>>>
>>>> This is the fallen condition all humanity is in. We believers and
>>>> non-believers alike are in the same boat. We are like 'doubting
>>>> Thomas' wanting answers, and saying to ourselves, "where, are the
>>>> answers then. Show
>>>> me! Unless I have specific proof, I will not believe."
>>>> Even Christians, who have trusted in God doubt, shake our fist and
>>>> grow weary serving in this God that promises, " I will never leave
>>>> you nor forsake you."
>>>>
>>>> We Christians have to keep going on despite the clouds of darkness
>>>> and doubt
>>>> that gather about and brood over us. Yet we dare to keep the faith.
>>>> We get
>>>> angry because we don't have answers, and in that moment of extreme
>>>> darkness
>>>> in our journey of life, we fail, but somehow recover and believe in
>>>> our heart God will walk us through this.
>>>>
>>>> Non -believers say, "go on and show me. Where, where is this god."
>>>> Show me
>>>> a thread of proof, show me the evidence. Where was your god when
>>>> .... ": so
>>>> similar really.
>>>> I sense they hurt almost the same as Christians do. They shake
>>>> their fist,
>>>> say things in the heat of that moment. However they say it to those
>>>> Christians (Christ -bearers) who are being made more and more in the
>>>> image
>>>> and likeness of God. It is like down deep in their heart they want
>>>> to, really want to believe... without demanding answers first. It's
>>>> like they
>>>> hurt in just the same way as we Christians do
>>>
>>> Reading your purple prose hurts quite a bit. Other than that, I feel
>>> pretty good.
>>>
>>>> My conclusion:
>>>>
>>>> I am not here to here to pass judgement on anyone . Nor am I here to
>>>> convert
>>>> anyone: that is not my job. I don't have the mind of a scientists or
>>>> a naturalist. I am here to encourage all unbelievers to ponder this
>>>> existence
>>>> and
>>>> maybe look within ourselves.
>>>> take care .. you'll,
>>>> rockymt
>>>
>>> You seem perfectly nice. That goes a long way with me. However, there
>>> are lots of perfectly nice atheists on this newsgroup (and elsewhere)
>>> so I'm concluding a person does not have to have been conned by some
>>> religion in order to be nice.
>>>
>>> You also don't seem very educated. Your writing is at about the Grade
>>> 3 level,
>>
>> nice try
>>
>>
>>
>> and your awareness seems very limited. I'm not trying to be
>>> mean,
>>
>> really
>>
>>
>> it's just a fact
>>
>> on this newgroup
>>
>> Put yourself in my shoes. In this newsgroup,
>>> there are quantum physicists, writers, biologists,
>>
>>
>> I don't care about that . so what.
>>
>>
>> comedians galore (I
>>> love that!), and even some fellow hockey fans...what do you have to
>>> offer? Some fairly uninteresting stories (sorry, god making the
>>> universe in 6 days has NOTHING on the actual events) which you're
>>> trying to pass off as real (and deliver in a fairly depressed
>>> manner)? I will never understand how someone can be so
>>> attention-starved that they can't shut up and learn from others who
>>> have worked hard to learn something fascinating about the world we
>>> all live in, and instead try to turn the subject to some personal
>>> delusion that they think we should all be interested in more. That
>>> just strikes me as arrogant (as well as ignorant).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Did you think I expected you say, "woo tell me more?"
>>
>>
>> It's Ok brother, I love you.
>>
>
> Sure you do. Inside you are envisioning us burning painfully in your
> hell. FOAD, asshole.
> No. No, that's not true.
> --
> Uncle Vic
> aa Atheist #2011
> Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
> chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department.
> Convicted by Earthquack.
>
>
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