Wouldn’t it be great if the human race cared about each other so
much that we considered the well being of others above our own
and we took the time to fully understand where other people are
coming from? How wonderful it would be if we built each other up
and the world functioned as one giant family……and peace,
love and harmony prevailed and people spoke respectfully to one
another….

I find very little on your website that contributes to this scenario.

The first time I came across your blog, although I didn’t agree with
you it sounded like you at least thought things through. All I see
now is an angry person who looks for any avenue to say the
same old thing… you don’t like Christians and don’t accept that they
have a different outlook to you. For someone who claims to just want
peace and to be left alone, continuing to attack other people and their
beliefs is a bizarre way of voicing this. You’ve stated before that you
don’t have all the answers and neither does anyone else, and yet you
are still willing to rubbish other people’s experiences and position
without taking the time to do a sincere investigation into the
strong belief that prompts their actions.
True Christianity is about following Christ, who has taught us
to care for and protect others and preserve life. Yes, many Christians
have behaved terribly over the years and still do but it’s also
obvious that people of other belief systems do the same if not worse.
So, we seem to have established that belief and inspiration do not
make people perfect, but ongoing goodness does make a difference in the
world. Christians have been helping people in need of food, shelter
and care for many, many years, but I don’t see you acknowledge this
in your comments. There are surely some who misuse their positions
for their own gain, but that isn’t that sadly true of all groups?
I hear people say that they won’t give to charities because administration
skims most of the contributions. Does this mean we should scrap charities
altogether, give nothing to the poor because they won’t get it all,
or try and get the system to work the way it was designed?
So far as Christianity is concerned, we accept that we’ll be judged later for
our actions whether you do or not. We understand that we’re as accountable
for failing to speak as for misleading other people and since you don’t seem
to feel accountable at all beyond this life, or know the joy of life with
Christ, surely you must see that your outlook will be very different to that
of those who are on this path. I suggest that if you build people up for the
good things they accomplish and offer less abuse, you will make more of
lasting impression on your readers, rather than just being another noise
in an already noisy world of believers and unbelievers.

I suspect this will be my last post here, but Bruce, I wish the very best
for you and for your readers.

Duane