CHALLENGES

Challenges

In a recent Tweet JamesL‏ tweeted: If you challenge an atheist, you will get an answer. If you challenge a theist, you will get a condemnation!

We see this played out on a daily basis with theists blocking and condemning as spam when they sense any challenge at all to their faith.  This cost a user a suspension of Twitter rights. As it turns out, there is a concerted effort by theists to try to damage atheism by these actions.

But, in reality, who does it really damage? An atheist can just make another account and keep going until the suspension is lifted. On the other hand, the theist has damaged his/her own faith in two ways.

First, the integrity of their belief system has been comprimised by violating the 'turn the other cheek' principle.  Turning the other cheek has been preached since Christianity first appeared on the planet. 

Second, they've violated a more important religious instruction of being ready to answer any and all questions about the Bible (see 1 Peter 3:15). If the Bible is to be taken seriously by its users, every instruction must be followed. I wonder it they're opening themselves up to eternal damnation.  A Tweeter might be well served if they remind the theist of this early in the conversation or a fellow Tweeter might use 1 Peter 3:15 when coming to the aid of the suspended atheist.

Getting someone suspended really shows what the Christian is made of.  A ruthless, selfish and totally unChristian way of life.  It simply HAS to be caused by a deep seated disbelief of their own religion.

So, my fellow atheists, keep answering the questions and continue to pressure the theist whenever you can, you just might de-convert some of them.  What fun!

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