Comments on: A Christian Pastor Responds (Part 1)

By: A Christian Pastor influenced my de-conversion « de-conversion

A Christian Pastor influenced my de-conversion « de-conversion — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:45:54 +0000

[...] his blog. I also lurked on the Friendly Athiest blog for awhile (this was around the time of “A Christian Pastor Responds“) before beginning to post. I started exploring the blogosphere for different points of view, [...]

By: Friendly Atheist » A Christian Pastor Responds (Part 6)

Friendly Atheist » A Christian Pastor Responds (Part 6) — Tue, 22 May 2007 14:37:01 +0000

[...] You can also read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. [...]

By: Friendly Atheist » A Christian Pastor Responds (Part 5)

Friendly Atheist » A Christian Pastor Responds (Part 5) — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:43:07 +0000

[...] You can also read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. [...]

By: IAO

IAO — Mon, 21 May 2007 00:16:40 +0000

Oh yes, sorry. Indeed you are a Friendly Atheist.

By: Mike C

Mike C — Sun, 20 May 2007 23:18:55 +0000

Hey IAO,

I think you posted your comment on the wrong thread. You want the “Top 12 Excuses” thread next door.

But thanks for dropping by!

By: Friendly Atheist » A Christian Pastor Responds (Part 4)

Friendly Atheist » A Christian Pastor Responds (Part 4) — Sun, 20 May 2007 17:34:48 +0000

[...] You can also read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. [...]

By: IAO

IAO — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:44:46 +0000

I thought i will find something interesting on this site. Well, i was wrong. You should read St. Thomas and Augustin writings to know how fathers of Church explains the existence of evil, instead of arguing with what ‘some people’ said. For example, St. Thomas believed that ‘evil’ is simply ‘lack of good’ (i am not sure about translation, sorry for my english btw, but i am not a native speaker), so evil is not even a diffrent quality than good. It is more like imperfection put by God himself in His creation, which was ‘good’ not ‘perfect’, as we can read in bible. How can you be an atheist when your knowledge is so limited. How can you say that random accidents are ‘evil’? Evil is an intentional act. Accidents just happen because of laws of nature. They are not emanation of good or evil. Isn’t it obvious?

By: Mike C

Mike C — Sat, 19 May 2007 18:29:20 +0000

What do you think of religion and politics, Mike?

Ummm, I’m in favor of both, though not always at the same time.

By: Mike C

Mike C — Sat, 19 May 2007 18:27:35 +0000

From your description though, The Emergent Church sounds very similar in philosophy to The Jesus Movement of the late 60s early 70s. I guess these relgious movements are like political movements, in that they come and go in cycles.

There are a lot of similarities, and some of the older members of the EC are folks who had been a part of the Jesus Movement and were disillusioned with the way it was eventually co-opted by evangelicals.

Is Miller’s ‘Blue Like Jazz’ representative of the Movement?

That’s a very popular book among many emerging folk, though theologically speaking Miller is kind of a lightweight. He’s sort of the Max Lucado of the emerging church (i.e. inspirational life stories but now with a more postmodern bent).

By: Friendly Atheist » A Christian Pastor Responds (Part 3)

Friendly Atheist » A Christian Pastor Responds (Part 3) — Sat, 19 May 2007 15:03:04 +0000

[...] You can also read Part 1 and Part 2. [...]