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‘No God’ ads draw big response
Editor’s note: Most of the following letters
were emails, sent to CanadianChristianity.com
The latest ploy by skeptics and humanists is to
proclaim, on the sides of buses: “There’s probably no God. Now
stop worrying and enjoy your life.” (‘Anti-God bus ads get cold
shoulder from Translink,’ March).
The word ‘probably’ would surely suggest
the possibility that there is, in fact, a God. Saint Anselm, who lived
about 1,000 years prior to the advent of irreverent bus ads, proposed that,
if God were possible, then therefore God exists – because it is
impossible to have a ‘possible’ God. Works for me.
As to the idea that belief in God prevents a person
from enjoying life, I would cite G.K. Chesterton – who absolutely
reveled in the practice of his great faith in God.
Actually, when you think about it, this whole affair is
really quite hilarious.
Larry Bennett, Burnaby
Perhaps we should change the atheist bus slogan
to read: “There’s probably no Allah” – or
substitute “Buddha,” or any other deity.
I wonder what people of these other religions would
say, or do? Would some of the fanatics among them burn down the buses?
I wonder if our society should permit freedom of
speech, to the extent of insulting each other’s beliefs. Hasn’t
freedom of speech gone a bit too far?
Remember those cartoons of Muhammad with warheads? Do
we want a repeat of the carnage that followed?
Do we not have any wise men who will put an end to this
folly?
Ed Hoyer, Roxboro, QC
There is a God – so start living your life with meaning and
purpose. Don’t be fooled by propaganda.
Christians, stand up for what you believe. My God
reigns – and will not be defeated by the evildoers of this
world.
Be not ashamed – for every knee will bow,
and every tongue confess. When that happens, we will see who still says
“There’s probably no God.”
Who would ever have the audacity to start
something so blatant and bold? I will not conform to lies from the very pit
of hell.
The Lord reigns, and lives forever.
Holly
The problem with humanists is the fact that the sins
and evils of Satan have trapped them. In his many disguises, the devil is
holding them in bondage.
Christians have become a persecuted group over the last
25 years. Humanists will use every excuse to get their agenda heard, and to
crush the agenda of anyone who disagrees with theirs.
We were warned that false prophets would come forward.
Could the economic downturn be a precursor of a
catastrophe yet to come?
John Connolly
Surely the money for these ads, on both sides, could be
put to much better use than a public shouting match that only serves their
own egos.
Anonymous
The ads are very interesting.
Perhaps the Christian counter-slogan should be exactly
the same text, with one addition.
“Signed: The Fool.”
Bryan
Churches should make a concerted effort to put signs on
their outside notice boards, saying: “There is a God, and we know him
as Jesus. The Bible says: ‘The fool has said in his heart that there
is no God.’”
Brian & Valerie Priddle
Error: ‘Japan’s prophet’ misnamed
BCCN wishes to
acknowledge an error in the editing of our February article,
‘Japan’s prophet favoured Bible over church.’
Uchimura Kanzo should have been referred to throughout
the article as ‘Uchimura,’ not ‘Kanzo.’
Uchimura was the man’s family name.
According to Wikipedia, “Japanese names in modern times usually consist of a
family name (surname), followed by a given name.”
Our apologies for the mistake.
– Editor
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Durban II aiding anti-semitism
Durban I, the so called UN World Conference Against
Racism in 2001, was in reality a virulent display of anti-Semitism and a
forum to attack Israel and the West.
So poisoned was the atmosphere the U.S. and
shell-shocked Israeli officials walked out in the first week. As Colin
Powell said: “You do not combat racism by suggesting that apartheid
exists in Israel.”
By all appearances, the UN has learned nothing; it is
forging ahead with Durban II in April, reaffirming the original Durban
Declaration.
U.S. officials have said the document being prepared by
the committee chaired by Libya, Iran and Cuba is worse than the one that
emerged in 2001.
Israel’s “racial policies” are once
again a major theme. The draft also includes wording that, in effect, would
criminalize ‘Islamophobia,’ or any criticism of Islam.
Holocaust survivors are warning that vicious
anti-Jewish cartoons now being circulated in various parts of the world
bring back haunting memories of what was going on in Germany in the 1930s.
Yet the world remains strangely silent.
How is it that, once again, the world is being duped
into making a tiny minority of 13 million Jews a convenient scapegoat for
so many of the world’s ills?
As a Canadian, I am proud our country was the first to
pull out of this farcical conference – and by doing so,
re-established ourselves as true leaders in the field of human rights and
champions of tolerance.
Gerald Hall, Parksville
The dove: new symbol for B.C.?
The name for this province was chosen by Queen Victoria
and proclaimed in 1858. The Queen would have known, no doubt, that Columbia
also means ‘Dove.’
For Christians, the dove is a symbol of God’s
favour and presence. The peaceful teachings of Christ – love
enemies, turn the other cheek, do to others that which you would have them
do to you – have influenced our culture.
The dove is a universally recognized symbol of peace
and friendship. I think it could be a good symbol for this province.
The rivers in B.C. that produce the majority of
electricity (power and light) are the Peace and the Columbia. Perhaps there
is a spiritual parallel: untapped rivers of peace for B.C. and the world.
We could really have something to give when we host the Olympics. Beautiful
British Columbia!
Colin McPherson, Campbell
River
Tolle’s tree is bearing ‘bad fruit’
Regarding: ‘Eckhart Tolle has his good
points’ (Readers Forum, February):
I have read this newspaper for quite some time, and
when people wrote in defending Todd Bentley, I understood their desire to
stand behind a brother in Christ who had fallen into some questionable
behavior.
But when a Christian writes to defend someone who is
clearly a ‘false prophet’ by Christ’s definition (in
Matthew 24), I wonder where the state of the church is at.
I heard an interview with Eckhart Tolle on the CBC.
This man is clearly deceived, and in promoting his convoluted ideas,
he is deceiving many people.
Jesus said: “A bad tree bears bad fruit . . . nor
can a bad tree bear good fruit.” In that sense, Eckhart Tolle is a
“bad tree.”
The fact that some believers want to defend his
‘good ideas’ is sad, just plain sad.
God help the church.
Earl Banks, North Vancouver
April 2009
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