1. Pundit Christopher Hitchens picks a fight in book, 'God is Not Great'

Comment #36053 by Rachie on April 30, 2007 at 4:22 am

The only reason why books like this are not read is because theists are too scared to challenge their beliefs in the reason that they are told is God-given, and who even St. Paul advocates them to use.

I think it is interesting that agnostics/athiests will read books by religious thinkers (eg John Hick etc) to see what they have to say but theists dismiss authors like Russell/Dawkins etc out of hand.

Fear of uncovering the truth? I think so.

2. Pundit Christopher Hitchens picks a fight in book, 'God is Not Great'

Comment #36052 by Rachie on April 30, 2007 at 4:21 am

The only reason why books like this are not read is because theists are too scared to challenge their beliefs in the reason that they are told is God-given, and who even St. Paul advocates them to use.

I think it is interesting that agnostics/athiests will read books by religious thinkers (eg John Hick etc) to see what they have to say but theists dismiss authors like Russell/Dawkins etc out of hand.

Fear of uncovering the truth? I think so.

3. Pundit Christopher Hitchens picks a fight in book, 'God is Not Great'

Comment #36051 by Rachie on April 30, 2007 at 4:21 am

The only reason why books like this are not read is because theists are too scared to challenge their beliefs in the reason that they are told is God-given, and who even St. Paul advocates them to use.

I think it is interesting that agnostics/athiests will read books by religious thinkers (eg John Hick etc) to see what they have to say but theists dismiss authors like Russell/Dawkins etc out of hand.

Fear of uncovering the truth? I think so.

4. Pope abolishes limbo

Comment #36050 by Rachie on April 30, 2007 at 4:15 am

I think the problem with a lot of these posts is that they are missing the point that limbo wasn't actually ever the doctrine of the Catholic Church, but a commonly held practice.

My problem comes with the fact that it took the Church about 3 years and millions of pounds in deciding whether to make this fact commonly known. Bureaucracy gone mad.

5. Pope abolishes limbo

Comment #36049 by Rachie on April 30, 2007 at 4:15 am

I think the problem with a lot of these posts is that they are missing the point that limbo wasn't actually ever the doctrine of the Catholic Church, but a commonly held practice.

My problem comes with the fact that it took the Church about 3 years and millions of pounds in deciding whether to make this fact commonly known. Bureaucracy gone mad.