Christianity versus atheism

Dear Editor: Arguments between Christianity and atheism have been debated for 2,000 years. Frank Martens’ opinion (Courier, July 20) of atheism seems to inject an ultra-vires attitude, which gives credence to the likes of Karl Marx, who expresses the ideology that the state governs the people not God (Christ).

The spirit of Darwin, Freud and Marx all have one aspect in common — to remove the need of God.

It seems that Martens’ views contradict the thousands of Christian scholars, educated priests and pastors, academic professors, and knowledgeable people who now govern about 2.3 billion Christians in our world today.

Even many physicists, who were either agnostic or atheists, believe there may be a master designer of our universe.

Examples of the battle between Christian beliefs of people versus agnostic or atheist beliefs are manifesting itself in our Western world with battle between pro-life and prochoice, definition of marriage, chastity, celibacy, euthanasia, assisted suicide and even the right to reject students’ government-funded jobs who are not pro-choice.

Recently, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Trinity Western University in Langley with their newly established law faculty could not educate students who had to adhere Christian beliefs of celibacy and prolife views.

Their formation as lawyers would taint the decisions on a secular society thus prejudicing a secular society with Christian values.

No wonder Pope John Paul II referred to the Western world is a “culture of death”.

Arguments for Christianity have to be inclusive of metaphysics, sacred scripture for all Christians and is augmented by tradition and dogma (magisteriium) in the Catholic faith.

Fundamentalism and opinion can be the foundation of nihilism which is prevalent in our society via social and secular media.

Christians in our western world will continue to be stigmatized by political correctness over the issues of definition of marriage, gender, chastity, pro-life, celibacy and other teachings of Christ.

It’s our cross. Daniel Dugas Kelowna