Initiating a Debate

Wendy,

Do not take offence at this email, I have been reading for several years now your attempts at “spreading the good word” over the internet, but when the article puts down one religion in favour of another I felt it was time to say something.

I am afraid I cannot agree with you assertion that this is good news. Abandoning one 2000 year old superstition in favour of another does nothing to advance humanity, science or common sense. It is also somewhat conceited to view your God as the one true God based on a violent and ancient book. Maybe the Muslims are right, I am quite sure they are not. Just as much as I am sure you are not.

A quick visit to the Joel Rosenberg home page at http://joelrosenberg.com/ with promotions for his new book The Last Days, and links to Rush Limbaugh’s home page it was quite apparent that this person could easily be considered among the far right social conservatives that find themselves in positions of power and influence in the United States today. I find these people offensive with their intolerance to lifestyles and religions that do not reflect their own; their attempts to withhold science education from their children and others and their blind faith in what can only be described as ancient stories while disregarding scientifically tested fact based explanations for the world around them. As we discover more and more, God is responsible for less and less.

I will end by recommending 4 books:

1. The God Delusion, by Prof. Richard Dawkins

2. The End of Faith, by Sam Harris

3. The Demon Haunted World, by Dr Carl Sagan

4. and most importantly the Holy Bible ( you may claim you have read this, if so I will forward you some verses you may have missed)

-Trevor