Dawkin's Call to Atheists 'in the Closet' is a Christian Wake-Up Call

Sarita »

Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:59 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 1

I'm neither an atheist nor a scientist, but I’ve been dissatisfied with the churches for a while now. So here go my views, if I may.

My gut feeling is that there is something supernatural about this whole creation. What that is, I don't know, but I certainly don't believe it took only 5,000 years.

I have tremendous difficulty believing that the God of the Bible showed up quite often and showed him/herself to humans, and created countless huge amazing miracles, then suddenly stopped altogether and didn't do any of that ever again.

It troubles me greatly that churches proselytize. They should not. Religion should not be a bunch of sideshows hawks selling tickets, “Come see the tattooed lady!” “No, come see the frogman!” It is a strictly personal matter Why should someone else air publicly what I believe in or do not? That's beyond rude. It also troubles me that anyone should make their wages and/or a profit selling God. Should God be a product?

Lastly, the fact that American churches eagerly jumped into bed with a political party, that alone causes me not to trust it. Religion and politics should mix about as well as water and oil. Religion should not be prostituting itself to any form of politics, no way nohow.