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LIVING THE FAITH WE DEFEND
New Atheists and their Advances
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THE 4 HORSEMEN!
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A PASSIONATE APPEAL!
If Christianity is correct, and I persist in myunbelief, I should expect to suffer the torments ofhell ... The fact that my continuous and public
rejection ofCnity does not worry me in the leastshould suggest to you just how inadequate I thinkyour reasons for being a Christian are! (Harris)
In the fullness of time, one side is going to win thisargument [atheism or Christianity], and the otheris really going to lose. (Harris)
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ALISTER MCGRATH OBSERVES
Religion is the Cause for violence
The Natural Sciences have disproved God
God is just an invention designed to consolelosers
Christianity is a leap in the dark
(superstitious)
We dont need God to be good! (morality)
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RELIGION LEADS TO VIOLENCE
Imagine with John Lennon, a world with noreligion. Imagine no suicide bombers, no 9/11,no 7/7, no Crusades, no witch-hunts, no
Gunpowder Plot, no Indian partition, noIsraeli/Palestinian wars, no Serb/Croat/Muslimmassacres, no persecution of Jews as Christ-killers, no Northern Ireland troubles, no
honour-killings, no Taliban to blow upancient statues, no flogging of female skin forthe crime of showing an inch of it (Dawkins)
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FAITH & FAIRNESS
Science is authentic, religion is faith-based
Absence of evidence is the evidence of
absence. (Christopher Hitchens) Christian belief is like believing in a Santa
Claus. You outgrow this belief as you grow up!
People with religious beliefs should not beadmitted into secular Universities
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FAITH OF THE FATHERS
God is an invention for the help of losers
Children should not be called Christian or
Muslim - just like we do not call a child Marxist
or humanist.
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THE MORAL CHALLENGE
Do you really mean to tell me the only reason
you try to be good is to gain Gods approval and
reward or to avoid his disapproval and
punishment? [Dawkins, The God Delusion]
Of the 25 most dangerous cities, 76 percent
are in the red states in fact 3 of the 5 most
dangerous cities in the US are in the pious
state of Texas [Harris, Letter to a Cian Nation]
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ARE THERE CORRECTIVES FOR US?
If we claim the uniqueness of Jesus Christloud and clear, but in practice are not
different from the others, we are merely
punching in the air
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WHAT ARE THE OTHER ATHEISTS SAYING?
The God Delusion makes me embarrassed to
be an atheist Prof Michael Ruse
It makes me embarrassed to be both a
scientist and an atheist Prof Scott Atran
responding to a presentation by Sam Harris.
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As an unbeliever, I passionately disagree with DineshDSouza on some of his positions. But he is a first-rate scholar whom I feel absolutely compelled toread. His thorough research and elegant prose haveelevated him into the top ranks of those whochampion liberty and individual responsibility. Nowhe adds Christianity to his formula for the goodsociety, and although non-Christians and non-theistsmay disagree with some of his arguments, we ignorehim at our peril. DSouzas book takes the debate to anew level. Read it. Michael Shermer,Publisher of Skeptic magazine
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SO THAT THINKERS MIGHT BELIEVE AND BELIEVERS MIGHT THINK
But in your hearts
set apart Christ as
Lord and always
be prepared to
give a reason for
the hope that you
have. Do this with
gentleness and
respect
(I Peter 3:15)
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