Materialistic determinists create such a narrow, boring and purposeless world that, to have a meaningful human life, they must freely borrow classic virtues and moral values from religion, while hypocritically continuing to deny its validity.

Why do modern college professors who parrot the beliefs of materialistic determinism continue to attack Christian but not Muslim faith? Is Islam too volatile and vengefully violent? Or do they think Christians should be able to bear such pseudo-intellectualism with shoulders as broad as those of their Savior, Who bore the sinful folly of the whole world?

Beneath the emotional zeal in most preachers of atheism, there's usually a past history of pain, a hidden personal agenda, or unresolved anger against God.

There are two sorts of hypocrites: one that are deceived with their outward morality and external religion; many of whom are professed Arminians, in the doctrine of justification: and the other, are those that are deceived with false discoveries and elevations; who often cry down works, and men's own righteousness, and talk much of free grace; but at the same time make a righteousness of their discoveries and of their humiliation, and exalt themselves to heaven with them.

To be charitable, one may admit that the religious often seem unaware of how insulting their main proposition actually is. Exchange views with a believer even for a short time, and let us make the assumption that this is a mild and decent believer who does not open the bidding by telling you that your unbelief will endanger your soul and condemn you to hell. It will not be long until you are politely asked how you can possibly know right from wrong. Without holy awe, what is to prevent you form resorting to theft, murder, rape, and perjury? It will sometimes be conceded that non-believers have led ethical lives, and it will also be conceded (as it had better be) that many believers have been responsible for terrible crimes. Nonetheless, the working assumption is that we should have no moral compass if we were not somehow in thrall to an unalterable and unchallengeable celestial dictatorship. What a repulsive idea!

Poor atheist on Thanksgiving Day . . . all dressed up with NO ONE to thank!