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I thought that it eloquently expressed not only his admiration and affection for his mother, but, more generally, why so many of us think the claims of the Gospel so very important.<\/p>\n
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I understand quite well how some come to think that walking away from theism is liberating. \u00a0I find it far more difficult to see, though, how they can regard the message of atheism, on balance, as good news.<\/p>\n
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