Dawn Eden is so nice

She sends along this article she has written on the Fatherhood of God since she happened to cite me a couple of times. But the main thing is the subject itself. Our loss of the Fatherhood of God is inevitably reflected in a culture that continually attacks fathers and fatherhood. One of the most painful wounds our culture endures. I can’t count the number of people I’ve met who carry around deep and lasting wounds tied to their relationship with their father.

Indeed, I used to think that much of the motivation for atheism in our culture was groin centered. Certainly, that’s a contributing factor. But people who resent the Church’s sexual teaching and just want a tumble in the sack have tended to be, in my experience, more or less fair-weather atheist. I’ve known many a Christian to return to faith after getting a handle on the sex stuff. But the really deep and abiding haters of God have been people who are also filled with rage and pain at Daddy. It’s not *always* the case, of course. Some very fine Christians have a terrible relationship with Dad (who can be a terrible man). Some atheists are happy (or at least *claim* to be happy) with Dad. But it’s nonetheless a pattern I’ve noticed a lot. Don’t really know what to make of it.