![]() ![]() ![]() Such a person believes, at a minimum, that the Bible is the inspired word of God and that only those who accept the divinity of Jesus Christ will experience salvation after death.Ī remarkable assertion, given that Harris himself argues torture is morally acceptable.įor there to be objective moral truths worth knowing, there need only be better and worse ways to seek happiness in this world. Consequently, the ∼hristian I address throughout is a Christian in the narrow sense of the term. The primary purpose of the book is to arm secularists in our society, who believe that religion should be kept out of public policy, against their opponents on the Christian Right. How do I know this? The most disturbed of my correspondents always cite chapter and verse. While we may want to ascribe this to human nature, it is clear that such hatred draws considerable support from the Bible. ![]() The truth is that many who claim to be transformed by Christs love are deeply, even murderously, intolerant of criticism. This is ironic, as Christians generally imagine that no faith imparts the virtues of love and forgiveness more effectively than their own. The most hostile of these communications have come from Christians. ![]() Since the publication of my first book, The End of Faith, thousands of people have written to me to tell me that I am wrong not to believe in God. Q&N: Letter to a Christian Nation (Sam Harris) from ![]()
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