Mere Christianity - C. S. Lewis (Part 1 of 24)

Preface - Complete playlist of audio book available at http://www.truthaccordingtoscripture.com/documents/apologetics/mere-christian...

C. S. Lewis was for many years an atheist, and described his conversion in Surprised by Joy: 'In the Trinity term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God ... perhaps the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England.' It was this experience that helped him to understand not only apathy but active unwillingness to accept religion, and, as a Christian writer, gifted with an exceptionally brilliant and logical mind and a lucid, lively style, he was without peer.

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[Colton8646]

Pagans are faggots that all Atheists and Christians agree upon.

[Colton8646]

@proudfootz Christians kicked Pagans ass in battle.

[pablocoon]

Jesus Christ is Lord. If you were to absorb every single bit of human knowledge available and turn a blind eye to this one, absolute, eternal truth, you will have known nothing at all.

[hairycrotch12]

Some days, I just look around me, all these arguments and debates about what is real and what is not. Who is stupid and who is egoistic. Who is smarter and who is not. And I just think to myself- Shut up.

[lanastompanato]

@proudfootz "I wonder how I could find out about wars allegedly averted because of christianity?"

The Vatican has mediated quite a few disputes throughout history using its religious authority. Just last year they mediated a stop to fighting in Honduras. It mediated a dispute between Argentina and Chile that had inspired border clashes since 1830. Look up Beagle Channel dispute. They are mediating the conflict in Chiapas between rebels and the Mexican government.

[proudfootz]

@lanastompanato

Naturally, not *all* wars engaged in by christians are due to doctrinal or dogmatic causes. Some have been.

I wonder how I could find out about wars allegedly averted because of christianity?

[proudfootz]

@lanastompanato

I have always opposed it and always will.

Freedom of thought is a precious heritage of our civilization.

[lanastompanato]

"Glad to see that you confess that christian on christian ..."

Of course it is. It fits nothing like Jesus teachings about turning the other cheek and forgiveness. Nor his instructions about going to teach the gospel, but when it is rejected, to dust your sandals off and go on to the next village. Not every war by a Christian nation is due to religious reasons. Most are over power of the monarchs or leaders of the warring nations. Christianity, on the whole, has prevented more wars than caused.

[lanastompanato]

@proudfootz-- So we are in agreement that persecution for their beliefs, whether of the religious or nonreligious, is wrong.

[proudfootz]

@lanastompanato

Wherever christians have been persecuted for their beliefs - whether that be by people of other faiths, or their fellow christians, or even by people with no religion at all - that has been unequivocally wrong.

Likewise it is wrong for christians to persecute others for their beliefs - whether the victims are of another faith, other christians, or those who do not have religion at all.