tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38565675.post6072624641709734963..comments2023-04-07T04:39:01.014-05:00Comments on Everyday Faith: Atheism and the Methodist academyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38565675.post-8307461004422371312008-03-04T08:31:00.000-06:002008-03-04T08:31:00.000-06:00While I tend to agree with the charge that Centena...While I tend to agree with the charge that Centenary takes the "liberal" in liberal arts a little seriously for a "religious" institution, I also completely agree with your assertion that challenges to your faith only make you more aware of what you believe and why. I spent 4 years in an anthropology undergraduate program where God was reduced to another myth and morality was viewed as an advantageous evolutionary adaptation. These prevailing views did nothing but make my own faith stronger. Why is Christianity so special? Why isn't it just another myth? Seeking the answers to these questions only made me much stronger in my faith. I was proud to be the "Christian" in the room. These new intellectual attacks on Christianity are hear to stay. The sooner people realize they are nothing new and learn how to respond to them, see the loopholes in reasoning etc, the stronger and more mature their faith could be. It's easy to be a Christian when that's all you've ever known. But to proudly proclaim your Christianity among a din of conflicting views will only only make you a better example of that Faith.BrianChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03937500165359939060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38565675.post-35015103149567375072008-02-27T08:24:00.000-06:002008-02-27T08:24:00.000-06:00Hi Diane:While Centenary can do whatever it wants,...Hi Diane:<BR/><BR/>While Centenary can do whatever it wants, I think the problem here is that this man was INVITED into a place where God is supposed to be in charge. Am I right about that? Why would I invite evil into my home, school, etc?<BR/><BR/>If you have children, would you mind if a homosexual goes to his/her school to promote a lifestyle of homosexuality?<BR/><BR/>Most college-aged kids are so unstable in their beliefs that this kind of stuff can easily sway them to the wrong side. No, they many not become atheists, but they will lose what little foundation they might have; and for way too many kids these days that foundation is pitiful because they have not been taught by God-fearing and serving parents.<BR/><BR/>"Liberal" arts colleges are corrupting many of our Christian youth. I watched it happen to my step-daughter. She was weak going into it (and I take what responsibility is mine) and is now not even what I'd consider a Christian in the basic sense (that Jesus Christ is Lord God and Savior).<BR/><BR/>I'm a recovered addict, but I'm not going to invite a drug dealer into my home to try to convince me that his lifestyle is right OR to bolster my "faith". It's not necessary and it's dangerous. Same goes for inviting evil into our schools so that our children can be "challenged" and "articulate" what they believe. If ONE soul is lost because of it, it was a dismal failure!! :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com