Re: RELIGION VERSUS ATHEISM

Pastor Frank wrote:

> "bob young" <alaspectrum@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> > Free Lunch wrote:
> >> On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 19:45:22 -0500, in alt.atheism
> >> "Pastor Frank" <PF@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
> >> <475752e4$0$26041$88260bb3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>:
> >> >"Michael Gray" <mikegray@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> >news:615el35huogsjbb4mcg2bfaiccaelnus4q@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 10:57:05 -0000, "Bill M" <wmech@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Why are religionists so afraid of and resentful of atheists?
> >> >>
> >> >> Because realism threatens their memes.
> >> >
> >> >    Christians aren't "resentful" of atheists. In fact we Christian
love
> >> >atheists, for it gives us the op****tunity to praise, glorify,
wor****p
> >> >and
> >> >witness the perfection which is our God to those in need of
salvation.
> >> >Praise the Lord!!!!!!
> >>
> >> Then why are so many Christians intolerant of those who won't buy
their
> >> religious doctrines?n
> >
> > Many are fearful and insecure and crave the meaning of that age old
adage
> > 'There's safety in Numbers'
> > so they want you to join their club. and if a club member finds he
does
> > not
> > like any of the club's officers [priests] the chances are he will form
a
> > break away cult and make himself the head of it and bask on the glory.
> > Man has been doling this for billions of years - nothing new
> > Jim Jones was a prime example
> >
>     That's all primitive nonsense and irrelevant,

How many did Jim Jones lure to their deaths?  120 or was it more and you
say it
is irrelevant !!!???

It might be to you, since I'm sure you have a kin****p in many ways with
that
nut case, but it is relevant to atheists since this is EXACTLY the kind of
thing we see religions doing to innocent people.


> for our Christian "God is
> love" (1 John 4:8,16) become fully manifested in Jesus Christ giving His
> life for us sinners on the cross of Calvary. We therefore know our God
and
> have seen Him. (Jesus in John 14:6-10)
>     Atheists don't know our God and therefore cannot see Him, (Jesus in
> John 3:3)
>
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