Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!usc!wuarchive!psuvax1!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: horton@b11.ingr.com (Mac Horton) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: A Commendation of Atheism Message-ID: Date: 24 Nov 89 03:30:42 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: The R.A.I.J. Lines: 22 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu I am obliged to praise this lovely little essay of Michael Siemon's. It seems that Christians sometimes forget that Jesus Christ *is* the truth. If that is so, then anyone who is devoted to truth is, whether he knows it or not, devoted to Christ in at least one of His aspects. And insofar as he is in touch with any truth, he is in touch with Christ. I would rather talk to an atheist who is devoted to truth than to a Christian who is willing to countenance falsehood in order to advance the Gospel. It is no doubt true in some cases that an atheist is in willful rebellion. But it seems foolish (at best) for any of us to presume to know that. -- Mac Horton @ Intergraph | horton@ingr.COM | ..uunet!ingr!horton -- Love hurts. --Holland, Dozier, and Holland