GOOD NEWS FOR THE CHURCH: ATHEISTS ARE ANGRY
"The
lady doth protest too much, methinks."
William
Shakespeare, Hamlet.
The rise
of militant atheism actually portends well for the
Church. I am hopeful that as a civilization we have
finally climbed out of the depths of our lukewarm
apathy toward God and have entered a new era where
man has become either HOT or COLD for Jesus. It may
not bode well in the short term for believers in the
wordly sense because the result is persecution. But
the battle has begun and this fire will test the
sincerity of our faith and ultimately prove the truth
of Christianity to Christ's enemies. After
all--"it
is hard for [atheists] to kick against the
goad". Acts
26:14
When an unbeliever becomes angry in discussing the
faith it may mean that they are actually closer to
conversion than if they display "toleration" and a
distant and withdrawn "respect". Toleration reveals
one's apathy while intolerance the opposite. Witness
how very tolerant so many atheists are of Buddhism,
Hinduism or even Islam while they condemn
Christianity. In this intolerance lies something very
meaningful and mysterious--that
at