From Australia-
THE creeping forces of secularism and materialism were addressed by several religious leaders during their Good Friday messages yesterday, with Sydney Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen condemning atheism as a form of self-worship.
"As we can see by the sheer passion and virulence of the atheist -- they seem to hate the Christian God -- we are not dealing here with cool philosophy up against faith without a brain," Dr Jensen told the congregation at Sydney's St Andrew's Cathedral.
"Atheism is every bit of a religious commitment as Christianity itself.
"It represents the latest version of the human assault on God, born out of resentment that we do not in fact rule the world and that God calls on us to submit our lives to Him. It is a form of idolatry in which we worship ourselves."
Dr Jensen's comments came a day after Catholic Archbishop George Pell praised church-based community organisations "paid for by the Christian majority" for helping make the Australian way of life the envy of the world, but noted that atheists did not sponsor any community services.
More here-
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/church-leaders-unite-against-the-idolatry-of-atheism/story-e6frg6nf-1225849066232
1 comment:
*sigh* As a man of science I do believe "something coming from nothing" doesn't make sense. What christians seem to fail to understand is, that's THEIR belief. christianity believes god made something from nothing, science DOES NOT. Unless you call an atom nothing, then go right ahead and be stupid.
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