Dec 20 2009
Sunday Sacrilege: Swords into Keyboards
If there is a culture war today, the weapons of that war are not swords, spears, and arrows, but keyboards and video cameras. This is a much more civilized way to battle opposing forces.
Speaking of civilized, is it just my personal experience, or do the vitriolic comments and emails from individuals expressing opposition to theism have less violent comment and threat of bodily harm than those from individuals expressing opposition to atheism? Seems to be the case to me. I could be wrong, but in the culture wars those armed with religion seem a more threatening lot. A less civil lot.
For more words by individuals on THIS side of the current culture war, I recommend checking out the new editions of these two blog carnivals:
1) Carnival of the Godless #131
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The above photo was taken in a Sicilian place of worship. At times “church” has readily embraced and utilized the forces of “state.” And even glorified those forces. This is a huge reason to keep church and state separate.
