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Title: Atheist Activist ... Who Threatened to Sue to Stop Texas Nativity --- Has Become a Christian
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URL Source: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/ath ... tivity-has-become-a-christian/
Published: Apr 5, 2012
Author: Billy Hallowell
Post Date: 2012-04-05 14:09:43 by BorisY
Keywords: we, shall, overcome
Views: 6477
Comments: 12
Atheist Activist Who Threatened to Sue to Stop Texas Nativity Has Become a Christian April 5, 2012 by Billy Hallowell Patrick Greene (The Athens Review) This is one of those stories that seems too good to be true. Last month, we told you about Patrick Greene, an atheist activist who threatened to sue over the presence of a nativity scene in Athens, Texas. Despite his actions against the religious symbol, Christians came together to raise funds for him and his wife to purchase groceries after he fell ill. Now, as a result of the kind gesture, Greene has reportedly announced that he has become a Christian — and that he wants to enter ministry. (Related: Christians Raise Funds to Help Atheist Who Threatened to Sue Over TX Nativity Scene) It’s only been two months since the atheist was threatening to wage a legal war against the nativity scene in Henderson County. But something changed over the past 60 days. After residents found out that Greene was suffering from a serious eye condition that could lead to blindness and he was forced to retire, Christians‘ kindness transformed Greene’s worldview. Henderson County Courthouse nativity scene (Image Source: The Malakoff News) In the end, they offered him $400 for groceries and other needs (atheists raised additional funds). This simple gift, which was given despite ideological and theological differences, apparently caused Greene to re-think his atheistic inclinations. The Christian Post recaps his transformation from non-belief to an adherence to Jesus Christ: “There’s been one lingering thought in the back of my head my entire life, and it‘s one thought that I’ve never been able to reconcile, and that is the vast difference between all the animals and us,” Greene told The Christian Post on Tuesday, as he began to explain his recent transformation from atheist to Christian. The theory of evolution didn’t answer his questions, he says, so he just set those questions aside and didn’t think about them anymore. But when the Christians in a town that had reason to be angry with him showed him a gesture of love, he began reconsidering his beliefs altogether. He eventually began to realize that evolution would never have the answer to his questions, he says, and it was at that time he began to believe in God. “I kind of realized that the questions I [was] asking you just had to accept on faith without doubting every period and every comma,” he said. He later began studying the Bible, both the Old Testament and the Gospels, and also discovered his belief that Jesus is the Son of God. Greene says his wife, who remains an atheist, is surprised by his conversion. That being said, he claims the two are able to cope with their differences without putting one another down or bashing the other’s beliefs. Perhaps more surprising than Greene’s conversion — which was unexpected considering his past activism — is his plan to consider entering ministry. The Post reports that he may become a part of a liberal congregation and that he may even start his own chapter of the Rainbow Baptists, a ministry to the LGBTQ community. Greene says that he believes the Bible’s original approach to homosexuality has been altered and that he feels strongly about rectifying it. The atheist-turned Christian is also hoping he can inspire more people to read the Bible regularly. And he is no longer opposed the nativity scene he originally railed against so vehemently. He penned a letter to the Freedom From Religion Foundation explaining why the group’s views on the matter are incorrect and, as previously reported, purchased a star for the nativity scene. It seems that turning the other cheek as the Christians did, while showing love can, indeed, have a positive impact. Comments (177)
Poster Comment: The theory of evolution didn’t answer his questions, he says, so he just set those questions aside and didn’t think about them anymore. The lib mother ship has crashed - gone down ! Will noah's ark find survivors !
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#1. To: BorisY (#0)
Think about that Boris. When Christians act like Christians instead of angry, name calling, gun toting bigots, human beings convert.
dickhead in the 2008 debates was blaming our crashed economy on deregulation ! AO's like you believe everything opposite - backward from being raised soulless dupes your whole worthless life ! This is a cause - effect moral - scientific universe ! Not a bunch of happy face lying liberal - fairies magically running things ! Writer Horatio Bonar … The transaction is not one of indifference to sin, or obliterative of the distinction between righteousness and unrighteousness. It is one which, of all that can be imagined, is most fitted to show the evil of evil, the malignity of sin, the divine hatred of all departure from perfection, the regard which God has to His law, His awful appreciation of justice, and His determination to secure, at any cost,-even the death of His Son,-the righteous foundations of the universe, and the sanctities of His eternal throne. If the Christ of God, in His sorrowful life below, be but a specimen of suffering humanity, or a model of patient calmness under wrong, not one of these things is manifested or secured. He is but one fragment more of a confused and disordered world, where everything has broken loose from its anchorage, and each is dashing against the other in unmanageable chaos, without any prospect of a holy or tranquil issue. He is an example of the complete triumph of evil over goodness, of wrong over right, of Satan over God,-one from whose history we can draw only this terrific conclusion, that God has lost the control of His own world; that sin has become too great a power for God either to regulate or extirpate; that the utmost that God can do is to produce a rare example of suffering holiness, which He allows the world to tread upon without being able effectually to interfere; that righteousness, after ages of buffeting and scorn, must retire from the field in utter helplessness, and permit the unchecked reign of evil. If the cross be the mere exhibition of self- sacrifice and patient meekness, then the hope of the world is gone. We had always thought that there was a potent purpose of God at work in connection with the sin- bearing work of the holy Sufferer, which, allowing sin for a season to develop itself, was preparing and evolving a power which would utterly overthrow it, and sweep earth clean of evil, moral and physical. But if the crucified Christ be the mere self-denying man, we have nothing more at work for the overthrow of evil than has again and again been witnessed, when some hero or martyr rose above the level of his age to protest against evils which he could not eradicate, and to bear witness in life and death for truth and righteousness,-in vain. Jesus did emphatically say the gates of hell would not prevail against Him - His church ! Wake - wise up ! You're on the wrong side of eternity !
Just one question Boris - why did you post the article, what was your point?
The theory of evolution didn’t answer his questions, he says, so he just set those questions aside and didn’t think about them anymore. The whole idea of communism - materialism - existentialism ! The ends justify the means (( radical law - social rigging - engineering )) ! You're following a liar - thief - murderer - false prophet - persecuting beast ! Blaming - attacking - denigrating God - Christianity - republicans too !
#10. To: BorisY (#9)
The ends justify the means (( radical law - social rigging - engineering )) ! You're following a liar - thief - murderer - false prophet - persecuting beast ! Blaming - attacking - denigrating God - Christianity - republicans too ! Now, as a result of the kind gesture, Greene has reportedly announced that he has become a Christian After residents found out that Greene was suffering from a serious eye condition that could lead to blindness and he was forced to retire, Christians‘ kindness transformed Greene’s worldview. This simple gift, which was given despite ideological and theological differences, apparently caused Greene to re-think his atheistic inclinations. ...when the Christians in a town that had reason to be angry with him showed him a gesture of love, he began reconsidering his beliefs altogether. It seems that turning the other cheek as the Christians did, while showing love can, indeed, have a positive impact.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestBut when the Christians in a town that had reason to be angry with him showed him a gesture of love, he began reconsidering his beliefs altogether. He eventually began to realize that evolution would never have the answer to his questions, he says, and it was at that time he began to believe in God.
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#8. To: BorisY (#3)
Wake - wise up !
#9. To: lucysmom (#8)
There’s been one lingering thought in the back of my head my entire life, and it‘s one thought that I’ve never been able to reconcile, and that is the vast difference between all the animals and us,” Greene told The Christian Post on Tuesday, as he began to explain his recent transformation from atheist to Christian.
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