Comments on: Frequently Asked Questions http://leavingeden.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/frequently-asked-questions/ an undercover atheist at a christian college. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:09:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Helen http://leavingeden.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/frequently-asked-questions/#comment-316 Helen Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:12:59 +0000 http://leavingeden.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/frequently-asked-questions/#comment-316 Matt, I think lots of atheists have those values but don't particularly feel a need to think of them as 'Christ's teachings'. First because they are not exclusive to him anyway. Second because if you watch Christians you would not come up a simple list like that. You'd find a lot of variation and might well conclude there must be someplace in the New Testament where Jesus told people to oppose gay marriage and planned parenthood clinics, given the amount of emphasis some Christians place on these activities. Matt, I think lots of atheists have those values but don’t particularly feel a need to think of them as ‘Christ’s teachings’. First because they are not exclusive to him anyway. Second because if you watch Christians you would not come up a simple list like that. You’d find a lot of variation and might well conclude there must be someplace in the New Testament where Jesus told people to oppose gay marriage and planned parenthood clinics, given the amount of emphasis some Christians place on these activities.

]]> By: Matt http://leavingeden.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/frequently-asked-questions/#comment-314 Matt Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:53:10 +0000 http://leavingeden.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/frequently-asked-questions/#comment-314 Good on you Eden, When you say you are an atheist from a former Christian background, have you given up the teachings of Christ, or just the divinity. I ask this because I consider myself an atheist, though I love the teachings of Christ. Attacking the money lenders, helping the poor and curing the sick are all what I am about. I love Christ, but I am not a Christian. I honestly think I understand the teachings of Christ better than most Christians because I pay attention to his teachings and not his divinity. Good on you Eden,

When you say you are an atheist from a former Christian background, have you given up the teachings of Christ, or just the divinity.

I ask this because I consider myself an atheist, though I love the teachings of Christ. Attacking the money lenders, helping the poor and curing the sick are all what I am about. I love Christ, but I am not a Christian.

I honestly think I understand the teachings of Christ better than most Christians because I pay attention to his teachings and not his divinity.

]]> By: becky http://leavingeden.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/frequently-asked-questions/#comment-306 becky Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:27:13 +0000 http://leavingeden.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/frequently-asked-questions/#comment-306 Do you think I could direct people who email/question/harass me with the same questions to your FAQ for answers? Okay, I'm kidding about giving them your answers, but isn't it funny the SAME questions we "born again atheists" are asked, over and over again? Enjoy your holidays and break from Wheaton. Oh, and keep the non-faith! Do you think I could direct people who email/question/harass me with the same questions to your FAQ for answers? Okay, I’m kidding about giving them your answers, but isn’t it funny the SAME questions we “born again atheists” are asked, over and over again?

Enjoy your holidays and break from Wheaton. Oh, and keep the non-faith!

]]> By: Musee http://leavingeden.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/frequently-asked-questions/#comment-303 Musee Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:28:05 +0000 http://leavingeden.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/frequently-asked-questions/#comment-303 Having found your blog via a close friend yesterday, we as a group have been taking a break from finals ourselves and exploring your site. As Wheaton freshmen, you have presented to us an invigorating viewpoint to life in this institution, and though I do not question my own faith, I respect you for representing one end of the spectrum that the Wheaton bubble never really allows us to touch. All too often, it takes a radically different viewpoint to inspire self-reflection, especially in areas of faith. Thank you for keeping this blog. Having found your blog via a close friend yesterday, we as a group have been taking a break from finals ourselves and exploring your site. As Wheaton freshmen, you have presented to us an invigorating viewpoint to life in this institution, and though I do not question my own faith, I respect you for representing one end of the spectrum that the Wheaton bubble never really allows us to touch. All too often, it takes a radically different viewpoint to inspire self-reflection, especially in areas of faith.
Thank you for keeping this blog.

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