tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post4184313839569979955..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: What's the ScoreFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-83470107668423839972016-02-16T10:27:49.450-05:002016-02-16T10:27:49.450-05:00My usual response is "So what does your faith...My usual response is "So what does your faith do for you?" <br /><br />Classic! Thanks Fran. That made me laugh. Great point!https://thecoloneloftruth.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/01969548976779294557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-36357233615539439952016-02-16T09:51:05.836-05:002016-02-16T09:51:05.836-05:00God bless you Colonel and Mr. P.God bless you Colonel and Mr. P.Ron Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254200694378708747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-13190518435113211842016-02-16T05:19:32.469-05:002016-02-16T05:19:32.469-05:00-- I just don’t understand why atheists are so mad...-- I just don’t understand why atheists are so mad at Christians. --<br /><br />Time was, this baffled me, too. More recently, I've come to believe that in the great preponderance of cases, the principal reason is <i>envy.</i><br /><br />Christianity is the religion of faith, hope, and charity:<br />-- Faith in the benevolence of God;<br />-- Hope for eternal life in his nearness;<br />-- Charity toward those he places in our path, as brothers in the quest for salvation.<br /><br />These are not "mere" virtues. Consciously and sincerely embraced, they illuminate the holder from within. They make him more than he would otherwise be -- and it shows. The atheist, who for whatever reason lacks the gift of faith, cannot hope for what we do. When he does charity -- and make no mistake; many an atheist is as charitable as any Christian -- it's out of duty or sympathy rather than spiritual fellowship.<br /><br />Some atheists just can't handle it, so they take refuge in spitefulness toward Christians. They denigrate our intelligence. They deride our characters as "weak." Many will accuse us of being charitable "for our own sake," rather than out of the spiritual bond a sincere Christian feels with those who suffer through no fault of their own. I've had militant atheists attack me on all three of those fronts.<br /><br />My usual response is "So what does <i>your</i> faith do for <i>you?</i>"<br /><br />The sputtering response is "I don't have a faith! I don't <i>need</i> one!"<br /><br />At that point I usually smile knowingly and depart. I imagine you could tell me where the conversation would go from there.Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.com