”If Christians want us to back off, then they need to admit that we can be good without a god…”
Allow for me to say, the sort of *good* that exists for this person apart from any belief in God is the sort of goodness by which I loudly proclaim you can be *good* with.
Anyone attempting to answer the question, “what does it mean to be human?” Necessarily, steps beyond the bounds of empirical/scientific inquiry. This is not to say the natural sciences do not play a part in their response, it is to say the part it plays is not because anything empirical told them so.
Concise version of what Dr. John Lennox said.
Think but Shut up if Not What I Think?
I have seen no reason to follow what was going on with the ‘Reason Rally.’ I am not surprised that people are frustrated, angry, antagonistic and confrontational when it comes to talking about *religion* and Christianity. I can spend endless hours talking about atheism and all the things associated with that, however, I believe it is far more beneficial to speak and live the truth of what defines ME! Being against something is easy…standing and living for something that actually makes a difference is far more challenging.