The Christian atheist

The earliest followers of Jesus were called 'atheists' because they did not follow the prevailing gods of their day and dared to stand again men who thought they were divine. They were picked on because of this. Some were mocked. Others had their livelihood threatened. Others lost life, liberty or happiness.

How things have not changed.

This blog is dedicated to issues of belief and tolerance in a day when followers of Jesus are again in the sights.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Canapés and comedy - day one of GAC

About 4000 people from 40 countries gathered for day one of the GAC last night.

 After introductory speeches, including thanks to the Victorian and Melbourne governments for financial support the comics took over the stage.

Mikey Robbins Ben Elton and Jim Jeffries all assured us that they respected people's religious beliefs and then proceeded to mock those beliefs and their holders. Christian theism was the main target though Islam and Buddhism were also mentioned. Where were the anti-vilification police?

Meanwhile the bookstall flourished with titles such as 'how I converted from being a pastor' being especially popular.

Well, the wine and canapés were good. I'm hopeful that today will have more substance with people like Richard Dawkins and Peter Singer on stage.
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