> There is really no such thing as an atheist.
Or, in fact, a Christian. Oh they might *tell* you they are, but ask another Christian of a different denomination, and they'll set you right...
I disagree. Christians have beliefs and their lives demonstrate their beliefs. Virtually all professing atheists deny their faith by how they live their lives.
An example of a REAL atheist living according to his beliefs would be the main character in the movie "Natural Born Killers."
As the apostle Paul said, and I paraphrase, "if there is no God, then we of all men are most acursed. We should eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die."
That is the creed of the TRUE atheist. For without God, life truly has no meaning whatsoever. Even the extermination of all mankind - or it's proliferation, would be totally irrelevant.
"Or, in fact, a Christian. Oh they might *tell* you they are, but ask another Christian of a different denomination, and they'll set you right..."
Depends on the denomination. Most of them are quite accepting of their brother and sister fellowships as under the same shepherd but in a different pen.
Or, in fact, a Christian. Oh they might *tell* you they are, but ask another Christian of a different denomination, and they'll set you right...
That's because Denominations are man made. Christ did not say, "Lo, I am only with the Baptists, even until the end of the age." Man made things corrupt the Word of God and can give Christianity a *bad* name.
LOL! You got that right! Every Christian religionary thinks his version is the only right one and condemns everyone else who disagrees with him. The wars of religion are still on, but are in their "Cold War" mode. Lots of hate disguised as love out there in the fractured Christian world. It's possible to get into a nasty argument over Biblical translations or inerrancy, but then we have more serious theological battles that go on all the time, these days about Jesus himself. Mama mia, it's tiring!