Comments on: Atheist father vs. evangelical daughter http://www.makingchutney.com/2007/10/04/atheist-father-vs-evangelical-daughter/ One part facial hair. Two parts moxy. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: hafidha sofia http://www.makingchutney.com/2007/10/04/atheist-father-vs-evangelical-daughter/#comment-14379 hafidha sofia Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:57:34 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2007/10/04/atheist-father-vs-evangelical-daughter/#comment-14379 He should talk to his daughter, and if he goes to her church it should be to better understand what she's experiencing every Sunday. But I don't think he should pretend to believe what she's believing to make her feel better. But he can engage with her and explain why he feels differently. He should talk to his daughter, and if he goes to her church it should be to better understand what she’s experiencing every Sunday. But I don’t think he should pretend to believe what she’s believing to make her feel better. But he can engage with her and explain why he feels differently.

]]> By: Steve Caldwell http://www.makingchutney.com/2007/10/04/atheist-father-vs-evangelical-daughter/#comment-14377 Steve Caldwell Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:14:40 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2007/10/04/atheist-father-vs-evangelical-daughter/#comment-14377 You may be interested in seeing the response to this story on the "Friendly Atheist" blog (the blog's author is the author of "I Sold My Soul on eBay"): "Worst. Advice. Ever." http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/10/04/worst-advice-ever/ You may be interested in seeing the response to this story on the “Friendly Atheist” blog (the blog’s author is the author of “I Sold My Soul on eBay”):

“Worst. Advice. Ever.”
http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/10/04/worst-advice-ever/

]]> By: Mary Beth http://www.makingchutney.com/2007/10/04/atheist-father-vs-evangelical-daughter/#comment-14376 Mary Beth Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:01:20 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2007/10/04/atheist-father-vs-evangelical-daughter/#comment-14376 I think your advice is very wise. I think your advice is very wise.

]]> By: fausto http://www.makingchutney.com/2007/10/04/atheist-father-vs-evangelical-daughter/#comment-14375 fausto Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:35:23 +0000 http://www.makingchutney.com/2007/10/04/atheist-father-vs-evangelical-daughter/#comment-14375 Sometimes evangelicals can be distracted by a little dollop of disguised Universalism: "If there is a God, surely his love and mercy is greater than our own; so if you as a child of God love me, God's love for me must be even greater than yours." Using the conditional "if" makes it safe even for atheists to say. We had a rather fundamentalist babysitter for a time, who attended a Conservative Baptist church and asked her pastor once about the condition of our souls. His answer was similar -- something about how born-again Christians know how they themselves are saved, but it is not their place to know where God sets the limits of his mercy toward others. Wise words, coming from a fundie. Sometimes evangelicals can be distracted by a little dollop of disguised Universalism: “If there is a God, surely his love and mercy is greater than our own; so if you as a child of God love me, God’s love for me must be even greater than yours.” Using the conditional “if” makes it safe even for atheists to say.

We had a rather fundamentalist babysitter for a time, who attended a Conservative Baptist church and asked her pastor once about the condition of our souls. His answer was similar — something about how born-again Christians know how they themselves are saved, but it is not their place to know where God sets the limits of his mercy toward others.

Wise words, coming from a fundie.

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