Dear Editor,
When I read the “Atheist confronts religion” article I was extremely saddened for the person who wrote it. First of all, I am sorry that you have a bad taste in your mouth toward Christianity, but I question the fact that you were ever a Christian to begin with. You say, “I didn’t read the Bible” and “I believed there was a heaven and I would get there if I behaved myself.” My question to you is this – how can you talk to me about my religion when you aren’t even familiar with it? Your personal philosophy and background for your beliefs is flawed. The comment made about the Crusades and how “the ubiquity of religion is a terrifying force of human nature” makes me question your theories by asking, how can you judge a system of beliefs that encompasses billions of people and is thousands of years old based on one group of people who didn’t even reflect the true beliefs of Christianity? You address the myths of atheism by saying that you indeed have a moral code that you live by, but who do you think set forth the original moral code in the first place – the answer is God.
You disagree with Christianity by saying that sins are highlighted. Sin is not the focus of Christianity — forgiveness is. Everyone has fallen short of the glory of God, but he made the ultimate sacrifice in sending his son to die for our sins so that we could be forgiven. He did this because he loves us. I also ask you to open your mind and reconsider your faith in God, because life is short but the gift of God is eternal life.
– Kelsi Wilson

Author