At 01:19 PM 10/31/2006, Pim van Meurs wrote:
>It's remarkable how much inroad atheists are making. ~ Pim
@ Like me, Dr. Larsen would disagree with you that atheists are
making any more inroads than they have ever made. On Thu, 19 Oct
2006 - http://www.calvin.edu/archive/asa/200610/0327.html - here is
what I wrote to you (did you miss it?):
Dr. Timothy Larsen, professor of theology at Wheaton College in
Illinois, says any growth in interest in atheism is a reflection of
the strength of religion -- the former being a parasite that feeds
off the latter.
That happened late in the 19th century America when an era of intense
religious conviction gave rise to voices like famed agnostic Robert
Ingersoll, he said.
For Christianity, he said, "It's very important for people of faith
to realize how unsettling and threatening their posture and rhetoric
and practice can feel to others. ...."
[snip] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1722230/posts
>Seems to me that the evangelical right may have demoralized some of
>its followers? ~ Pim
@ Yeah ... "some of its followers" would no doubt be better off if
they listened to some of the ideas you promote, huh? :)
Altruism http://tinyurl.com/y46ao3
Morality http://tinyurl.com/y3wyxb
Progressive Morals http://tinyurl.com/y5nfme
~ Janice
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