Atheism 12 - Don't Confuse Christianity With Christians
There's an old joke about a curmudgeonly widower who is complaining about how lonely he has become since his wife died. After listening for a bit, his nephew suggests he join a fraternal organization. However, each suggestion the nephew makes - the Lion's Club, the Optimists, the Jaycees, etc. - is met with the old man's retort: "they're too gossipy," "they're just a bunch of hypocrites," and so on. Finally, in a fit of frustration, the old man blurts out "I don't want to join any group that would accept someone like me as a member!" Sometimes I wonder if this is how some atheists view the church. I'm going to let you in on a secret; a deep, dark secret that good Christians don't want you to know, to take liberties with that ridiculous TV ad. We aren't perfect. Heck, most of the time, we aren't even particularly good . Try to imagine yourself in a hypothetical scenario. You have decided you agree with all of ...