You feel Christians should wear their religion as a badge of honor, and call attention.crochet1949 wrote:Audie wrote:I gotta get back to work.Jac3510 wrote:It's an inference warranted from both extensive anecdotal experience (including both my personal interaction with literally hundreds of atheists as well as reading more pages than I would care to count from formally and informally published atheists) and cultural significance of the so-called new atheists.Audie wrote:And you would know that how?
How would you know it's not?
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But I don appreciate the question. It tracks the right line of thought, rather than just dismissing the type as a whole.
But quickly..
I suppose its a bit like if my experience with Christians were limited to first the missionaries I ran across in HK, and then the people who show up at more door with pamphlets, or stand in the square at the University and preach away to nobody.
My opinion is that the great majority of Christians and atheists just go quietly about their lives and do not draw attention to themselves.
In my many years of being a 'born-again' believer -- usually a pastor or youth pastor of a church are encouraging us To share the Gospel of salvation with whom ever is willing to listen --it's called life-style evangelism. If believers can go about their lives and Not draw attention to themselves -- meaning that their lives are no different - in a Positive way -- than anyone elses' then I'd dare say that something is amiss with their lives. Unless that person is part of a larger Christian community where everyone believes the same way. But -- at least in These times -- young people go off to college -- people change jobs -- retire and such -- we Are going to be living around those who believe differently than we do. So Then we Can and Should get to know our neighbors and invite them to the Bible study we go to. And chances Are they will observe our drinking Pepsi instead of alcoholic beverages so that we are Not getting drunk and disorderly / Not doing drugs / Not telling the off-color jokes / that we Are treating our spouses and kids with love and respect.
And -- there are those who Used to do door-to-door evangelism -- inviting people to church activities -- and Bible college students who would preach in the square on college / university campuses with the intent of reaching the student body and teachers as they go about their daily routine. Unfortunately it's dangerous to do that these days. But there Is an organization -- Campus Bible Fellowship that Is active these days. They reach lots of students with the Gospel.
So -- If believers are Not concerned with the fact that people Are going to end up in Christless eternity Forever -- We need to get Our act together -- our lives Should be different in a positive way that will attract other's To God.
If a person actually believes in their religion, they can hardly do otherwise.
The supposed reality of it all is, after all, the central concept in life, the whole universe.
To an atheist who, like the vast majority, doesnt choose to write books, file lawsuits etc,
it is just not any more significant than not believing in flying saucers.
Atheism is not like "god" vs "devil" sort of countrrpart. It is like being a spectator to people going wild over a football victory, who like me didnt know or care that there was even a game going on.
You guys carry on as you like. It is important to you, not to me. "Militantly" not caring is too silly.
