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SEE THIS ATHEIST BLOGGER‘S STUNNING ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SHE’S CONVERTING TO CATHOLICISM
Blaze ^ | June 19, 2012

Posted on 06/20/2012 6:20:30 AM PDT by NYer

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1 posted on 06/20/2012 6:20:36 AM PDT by NYer
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To: netmilsmom; thefrankbaum; Tax-chick; GregB; saradippity; Berlin_Freeper; Litany; SumProVita; ...

Welcome home, ping!


2 posted on 06/20/2012 6:21:32 AM PDT by NYer (Without justice, what else is the State but a great band of robbers? - St. Augustine)
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the only thing i find ‘stunning’ is these other so-called ‘rational, logical’ atheist types dont follow suit.

the very idea of logic and rational thought are processes that only reflect the God that gave us those rules of logic and rational discourse.....

and that more peeps dont see that, is amazing....and ‘stunning’ if you will....


3 posted on 06/20/2012 6:25:19 AM PDT by raygunfan
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To: NYer

Welcome, sister.


4 posted on 06/20/2012 6:29:36 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: raygunfan

“the only thing i find ‘stunning’ is these other so-called ‘rational, logical’ atheist types dont follow suit.”

Many atheists today come from the Darwinist school. They believe in accident, not reason. They don’t believe in morality in the first place so they do not try to argue that it is possible to be moral without G-d.


5 posted on 06/20/2012 6:35:32 AM PDT by ari-freedom
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To: NYer

“According to it, what is behind the universe is more like a mind than it is like anything else we know.....”

The moral law...hard to argue that man is a moral animal. CS Lewis covered it well in “Mere Christianity”. I’m glad for her.


6 posted on 06/20/2012 6:37:48 AM PDT by Dick Vomer (democrats are like flies, whatever they don't eat they sh#t on.)
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To: NYer
Anne Rice made a big deal out of her conversion, but it didn't last long.

This is just another case of "Look at me! Look at me!"

7 posted on 06/20/2012 6:48:24 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Government is the religion of the sociopath.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I believe that Anne Rice also got wrapped up in the “gnostic gospels.” And one of her reasons for dropping out was that God didn’t do exactly what she prayed to Him to do.


8 posted on 06/20/2012 7:00:59 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: ari-freedom
Many atheists today come from the Darwinist school. They believe in accident, not reason. They don’t believe in morality in the first place so they do not try to argue that it is possible to be moral without G-d.

Many in my generation are not very religious including myself(I'm mid 20's)-lot of atheism/agnostics...we all believe you can be moral without God. I have never run across people my age who don't believe in morality..most think the countries morals suck including myself.

9 posted on 06/20/2012 7:04:58 AM PDT by trailhkr1 (All you need to know about Zimmerman, innocent = riots, manslaughter = riots, guilty = riots)
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To: NYer

Apostasy!! what is the current laws in Atheism now?


10 posted on 06/20/2012 7:05:53 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: trailhkr1

morals of any kind in a supposed atheistic world view, make no sense.....folks that claim some sort of morals need to explain why they borrow that idea that is inherently NOT atheistic, but points to a higher authority....


11 posted on 06/20/2012 7:08:14 AM PDT by raygunfan
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-—I have never run across people my age who don’t believe in morality..——

Try C.S. Lewis’ “Mere Christianity.” In the first part of the book, Lewis reasons from the moral code, known by all people, to the divine Source of this Law. It’s very readable.


12 posted on 06/20/2012 7:14:59 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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To: ari-freedom

Most Atheists these days I have had the misfourtune of knowing have been the whole “Millitant Fundamentalist Atheist” types. These are the types that bring a lot of shame to the ones that call themselves Moderate. Atheists but are actually Agnostics.


13 posted on 06/20/2012 7:18:58 AM PDT by GraceG
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Let’s just hope it is not like Larry Flint’s so-called “conversion” to Christianity about thirty years ago.


14 posted on 06/20/2012 7:21:11 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (I LIKE ART! Click my name. See my web page.)
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To: GraceG

“Most Atheists these days I have had the misfourtune of knowing have been the whole “Millitant Fundamentalist Atheist” types. These are the types that bring a lot of shame to the ones that call themselves Moderate. Atheists but are actually Agnostics.”

They think they can make a point stronger by piling on the f-bombs and ridicule.


15 posted on 06/20/2012 7:24:47 AM PDT by ari-freedom
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To: GraceG
Most Atheists these days I have had the misfourtune of knowing have been the whole “Millitant Fundamentalist Atheist” types. These are the types that bring a lot of shame to the ones that call themselves Moderate. Atheists but are actually Agnostics.

Because those are the most militant.. the others-the 98% of us just want to live our lives and it's not worth the drama to bring it up to you...

17 posted on 06/20/2012 7:32:28 AM PDT by trailhkr1 (All you need to know about Zimmerman, innocent = riots, manslaughter = riots, guilty = riots)
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I don’t think the point is whether you can be moral without God, at least relatively moral anyway. The point is where do morals originate. The Bible says that the Law (10 commandments) was written on our hearts so we have no excuse. See Romans 2:14-15. Take God out of the equation and I suppose morals developed by (non existent) macroevolution or perhaps the Big Bang caused them and they floated around space waiting for a worthy host and man finally fit the bill?


18 posted on 06/20/2012 7:50:27 AM PDT by Hayride
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The point is where do morals originate. . Take God out of the equation and I suppose morals developed by (non existent) macroevolution or perhaps the Big Bang caused them and they floated around space waiting for a worthy host and man finally fit the bill?

Maybe early man realized through reasoning that is was best to treat others as they wanted to be treated for the betterment of everyone. Humans have reasoning power...we have put men on the moon while animals have not...

19 posted on 06/20/2012 8:13:10 AM PDT by trailhkr1 (All you need to know about Zimmerman, innocent = riots, manslaughter = riots, guilty = riots)
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I agree that many of the current generation believe they can be moral without God, but I’m curious. How do you define what moral is?


20 posted on 06/20/2012 8:23:20 AM PDT by Vanders9
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