From: Howard J. Van Till (hvantill@chartermi.net)
Date: Mon Jul 14 2003 - 11:31:20 EDT
From: Dawsonzhu@aol.com
> My greatest concern is that _Christians_ will be the ones doing
> the persecution. I wish I could remember for sure who said this,
> I think it was Bertrand Russell, "no one kills with such zeal
> and satisfaction as one who kills in the name of their religion,"
>
> Of course, atheists can also fall into this camp of killing in
> the name of religion. I cannot stress enough: let us not fall
> down to their level.
>
> Let me suggest humbleness to yield to truth, courage to resist
> fraud and falsehood, a passion for justice, charity to find words that
> build, and wisdom to know when to speak and when to be silent.
> These are the best witness of a heart that is changed and the
> things we should strive for and pray for every single day of our
> lives to be to fulfilled.
Excellent advice. As one who describes his present worldview as
"naturalistic theism" I might well be labeled a "half-bright" by both sides.
Neither zealous atheists nor zealous supernaturalists will find it easy to
respect such a position.
Howard Van Till
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