Comments on: Regarding a local church’s plan for helipad http://www.seattleatheists.org/2009/01/11/regarding-a-local-church%e2%80%99s-plan-for-helipad/ A 501(c)3 serving the atheist community since 2003 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:58:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: dshenoy http://www.seattleatheists.org/2009/01/11/regarding-a-local-church%e2%80%99s-plan-for-helipad/comment-page-1/#comment-476 dshenoy Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:43:54 +0000 http://seattleatheists.org/wordpress/2009/01/11/regarding-a-local-church%e2%80%99s-plan-for-helipad/#comment-476 As a Christian (or as I like to be called - follower of Christ) I agree that personally on the face of things that this money could have been well spent on other things. But you shouldn't view this as a failure of the church but rather the fact that whether Atheist or Christian we are all human beings. We all have the capacity to do good and to do something that's not so good (I didn't want to sway my conversation by using the word "evil"). In the same way we make good and poor decisions - we live in a fallen world. In fact did you know that Jesus was sometimes a hard critic of the church? Listen to these words - “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations”? But you have made it a den of thieves.” Mark 11:17 Deep within us all there is a moral compass that creates a discomfort that tells us that life and the world should be better - poverty, injustice and abuse is wrong. I could give up cable TV and contribute more to the poor ... I fail too. This is why as I disappoint myself and my neighbor. I need the Holy Spirit to change my heart in conjunction with using my intellect. As a Christian (or as I like to be called – follower of Christ) I agree that personally on the face of things that this money could have been well spent on other things. But you shouldn’t view this as a failure of the church but rather the fact that whether Atheist or Christian we are all human beings. We all have the capacity to do good and to do something that’s not so good (I didn’t want to sway my conversation by using the word “evil”). In the same way we make good and poor decisions – we live in a fallen world.

In fact did you know that Jesus was sometimes a hard critic of the church? Listen to these words – “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations”? But you have made it a den of thieves.” Mark 11:17

Deep within us all there is a moral compass that creates a discomfort that tells us that life and the world should be better – poverty, injustice and abuse is wrong. I could give up cable TV and contribute more to the poor … I fail too. This is why as I disappoint myself and my neighbor. I need the Holy Spirit to change my heart in conjunction with using my intellect.

]]> By: dshenoy http://www.seattleatheists.org/2009/01/11/regarding-a-local-church%e2%80%99s-plan-for-helipad/comment-page-1/#comment-475 dshenoy Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:42:46 +0000 http://seattleatheists.org/wordpress/2009/01/11/regarding-a-local-church%e2%80%99s-plan-for-helipad/#comment-475 As a Christian (or as I like to be called - follower of Christ) I agree that personally on the face of things that this money could have been well spent on other things. But you shouldn't view this as a failure of the church but rather the fact that whether Atheist or Christian we are all human beings. We all have the capacity to do good and to do something that's not so "good" (I didn't want to sway my conversation by using the word "evil"). In the same way we make good and poor decisions - we live in a fallen world. BTW did you know that Jesus was sometimes a harsh critic of the church? Listen to these words - “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations”? But you have made it a den of thieves.” Mark 11:17 Deep within us all there is a moral compass that creates a discomfort that tells us that life and the world should be better - poverty, injustice and abuse is wrong. I could give up cable TV and contribute more to the poor ... I fail too. This is why as I disappoint myself and my neighbor. I need the Holy Spirit to change my heart in conjunction with using my intellect. As a Christian (or as I like to be called – follower of Christ) I agree that personally on the face of things that this money could have been well spent on other things. But you shouldn’t view this as a failure of the church but rather the fact that whether Atheist or Christian we are all human beings. We all have the capacity to do good and to do something that’s not so “good” (I didn’t want to sway my conversation by using the word “evil”). In the same way we make good and poor decisions – we live in a fallen world.

BTW did you know that Jesus was sometimes a harsh critic of the church? Listen to these words – “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations”? But you have made it a den of thieves.” Mark 11:17

Deep within us all there is a moral compass that creates a discomfort that tells us that life and the world should be better – poverty, injustice and abuse is wrong. I could give up cable TV and contribute more to the poor … I fail too. This is why as I disappoint myself and my neighbor. I need the Holy Spirit to change my heart in conjunction with using my intellect.

]]> By: Lex http://www.seattleatheists.org/2009/01/11/regarding-a-local-church%e2%80%99s-plan-for-helipad/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Lex Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:16:47 +0000 http://seattleatheists.org/wordpress/2009/01/11/regarding-a-local-church%e2%80%99s-plan-for-helipad/#comment-474 For those who want to know this editorial was drafted by myself and then heavily edited by my fellow board member Eliza and my friend Noel. For those who want to know this editorial was drafted by myself and then heavily edited by my fellow board member Eliza and my friend Noel.

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