You are right in one respect -- science and Christianity cannot co-exist -- but only because mainstream science is done mainly with a humanistic, naturalistic, limited worldview as its presupposition. There are many Christian scientists out there who have made bigger leaps and bounds in their fields than any atheist could, and I attribute this to the greater understanding of the universe that comes from a worldview that presupposes the truth of the Bible.
You are being just as bigoted and anti-intellectual as those you criticize. Perhaps if you looked at the world around you and put a little thought into the things you do, you might realize that nothing you do would make sense except under a Christian framework (but that's another topic).
You claim that it is anti-intellectual to accept some "never-seen-never-heard-about god," but I could ask the same: how much faith do you have that there isn't a God? If I blindly accept the existence of my God (which I don't), you blindly accept his non-existence and are no less guilty than I.
Further, to all who cry foul when Christians screw up and do stupid, violent things, I say GOOD! Now you finally understand one of the basic tenets of Christianity! Christians believe that there was a need for Christ simply because we are sooo screwed up and he's the only one that can fix us. So, if you don't like the stupid things going on in Ireland or Zimbabwe in the name of Christianity, GOOD! God doesn't like it either and their sin is no better than yours.
I make no claims for fundamentalists or the right-wing. I just say that you should evaluate the efficacy of a religion by the actions of God, not by the actions of his followers (no matter how much they are SUPPOSED to reflect His glory).
PS. You had better brush up on your logic. It's failing. And when you're done, ask yourself this: Where does logic come from, and for that matter, where do all absolutes come from?
If you ask your volunteers to find sponsors (like for AIDS walk or the like), then a lot of those costs could be avoided. This is commonplace for overseas ministry. Something this noble should be real easy to fund. I have 5 friends going to Ghana this summer, and they raised $20k in two and a half months. Be creative!
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You are right in one respect -- science and Christianity cannot co-exist -- but only because mainstream science is done mainly with a humanistic, naturalistic, limited worldview as its presupposition. There are many Christian scientists out there who have made bigger leaps and bounds in their fields than any atheist could, and I attribute this to the greater understanding of the universe that comes from a worldview that presupposes the truth of the Bible.
You are being just as bigoted and anti-intellectual as those you criticize. Perhaps if you looked at the world around you and put a little thought into the things you do, you might realize that nothing you do would make sense except under a Christian framework (but that's another topic).
You claim that it is anti-intellectual to accept some "never-seen-never-heard-about god," but I could ask the same: how much faith do you have that there isn't a God? If I blindly accept the existence of my God (which I don't), you blindly accept his non-existence and are no less guilty than I.
Further, to all who cry foul when Christians screw up and do stupid, violent things, I say GOOD! Now you finally understand one of the basic tenets of Christianity! Christians believe that there was a need for Christ simply because we are sooo screwed up and he's the only one that can fix us. So, if you don't like the stupid things going on in Ireland or Zimbabwe in the name of Christianity, GOOD! God doesn't like it either and their sin is no better than yours.
I make no claims for fundamentalists or the right-wing. I just say that you should evaluate the efficacy of a religion by the actions of God, not by the actions of his followers (no matter how much they are SUPPOSED to reflect His glory).
PS. You had better brush up on your logic. It's failing. And when you're done, ask yourself this: Where does logic come from, and for that matter, where do all absolutes come from?
If you ask your volunteers to find sponsors (like for AIDS walk or the like), then a lot of those costs could be avoided. This is commonplace for overseas ministry. Something this noble should be real easy to fund. I have 5 friends going to Ghana this summer, and they raised $20k in two and a half months. Be creative!