Most Christians see the world as divided into “Christians and others”. The belief systems of Hindus, Buddhists, Jainists, Sikhs, and others don’t really count, even though those faiths likewise hold that the universe is created, not random.
I’ve been an atheist all my life. Yet I have been intrigued by Judaism, and by the Baha’i faith, to the point where I once looked at the conversion rituals of both. I wonder if you or the author of this article would rejoice if I were to have so converted??
>>>Most Christians see the world as divided into “Christians and others”<<<
You don’t know that.
What we do know is that Sojac sees the world as divided into “Others and Christians.”
And you are not alone in that, are you?
A commentor here posted this, yesterday:
“Now comes the march of those who absolutely cannot stand anyone who can’t be bullied into kow-towing to their Imaginary Friend. How dare the man have the dignity to ignore all those threats of Hell — the spiritual equivalent of “pass on this chain letter or you’ll have bad luck.”
But some people just can’t be intimidated by the myths of any culture, and it really galls those who are.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2821161/posts?page=10#10
Atheism, Baha’i and Judaism all leave you in the same place...without explanation for universal, invariant, abstract entities (which are necessary for reason) and without explanation for unity and diversity in existence. Only the triune God of Christianity provides the conditions for the existence of both in creastion. Yet, reason alone won’t get you to belief in Christianity. However, reason alone should be enough to get you to disregard the others.
On what data do you base these assertions?
Go to your local Chabad House. Be enlightened, it will change your life...Just advice, not judgement..
I find it interesting on many of these recent hitchens posts that people like you extoll hitchens staunch disbelief and his unwavering posture.
However when christians do the exact same thing it is condemend as bigotry and intolerance.