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Reply to "Enemies of the Enlightenment"

I am continually admonished for writing letters to the editor exposing Christian intolerance, distortions of science and history, biblical absurdities and cruelties, etc.
By exercising my right to respond to letters that I find offensive (with good reason) I am declared a “hater of God and Christians.”

These people declare that since I don’t believe in religion’s tenets and deities, I have no business worrying about them.

If we who do critique religion and especially Christianity sat back and were silent, we would soon be living in the mindless Dark Ages controlled by superstition and theocratic dogma. Science and real education would be non-existent as they were in the past absolute Christian theocracy.

I have almost never initiated a condemnation of Christianity; but when I see statements such as the following, I respond.

"Atheists stay in bed all morning and stay up late at night reading a salacious bestseller."

"As for the secularists, they should simply be ignored."

"To allow atheists in public offices is a mighty dangerous thing."

"Without God we cannot know right from wrong, as God is the ultimate source of right and wrong. We would do anything that suits our fancy."

"Since they removed the Ten Commandments I guess criminal activity is OK."

"The Founding Fathers, relying on divine guidance, created this country as a Christian nation."

"I believe the entire Bill of Rights came into being because of the knowledge our forefathers had of the Bible and their belief in it."

"Our country was founded for the glory of God as stated in the Mayflower Compact signed in 1620."

"Many scientists dispute evolution."

"There is a wealth of scientific evidence to support creationism, as well as evidence discrediting the theory of evolution."

"I'll pray for you so that you will open your heart to God and accept Christ as your lord and savior."

"If life doesn't begin at conception, at what moment does it begin?"

"Maybe if the Bible was brought back into our schools, there would be no need for sex education, drug programs and paid police walking the halls of our schools."

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