http://carlton-uca.org/news/2009/02/10/where-is-god/ A Uniting Church in Carlton Sun, 08 May 2011 09:56:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://carlton-uca.org/news/2009/02/10/where-is-god/#comment-3 olivia Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:09:25 +0000 http://carlton-uca.org/news/?p=575#comment-3 Thank you, John, for your considered response to the atheist position. I was surprised and disappointed to read in Hoffmann's article that some Christian groups in the UK have attempted to have the bus advertising banned. That seems to me a wasted opportunity for community discussion, and makes the church look both insecure and intolerant. We will not 'win' this 'debate' by suppressing dissent (even if that were possible). It's also interesting to wonder why the atheist campaign supposes religious faith makes people worry, and abandoning faith would lead to greater enjoyment in life. I guess they presume people believe in a judgemental and disapproving God. That's a notion the church could challenge. Thank you, John, for your considered response to the atheist position. I was surprised and disappointed to read in Hoffmann’s article that some Christian groups in the UK have attempted to have the bus advertising banned. That seems to me a wasted opportunity for community discussion, and makes the church look both insecure and intolerant. We will not ‘win’ this ‘debate’ by suppressing dissent (even if that were possible).
It’s also interesting to wonder why the atheist campaign supposes religious faith makes people worry, and abandoning faith would lead to greater enjoyment in life. I guess they presume people believe in a judgemental and disapproving God. That’s a notion the church could challenge.

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