Thread: Atheists are believers who hate God, says Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen

RELIGIOUS leaders have used their Easter sermons and messages to condemn the rise of atheism, with Sydney Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen describing the philosophy as an "assault on God".

A day after Sydney Catholic Archbishop Cardinal George Pell criticised non-believers, Dr Jensen said in his Good Friday sermon at Sydney's St Andrew's Cathedral that atheism was a form idolatry.

"As we can see by the sheer passion and virulence of the atheist - they seem to hate the Christian God - we are not dealing here with cool philosophy up against faith without a brain," Dr Jensen told worshippers.

"Atheism is every bit of a religious commitment as Christianity itself.

"It represents the latest version of the human assault on God, born out of resentment that we do not in fact rule the world and that God calls on us to submit our lives to him.

"It is a form of idolatry in which we worship ourselves."

Cardinal Pell of St Mary's Cathedral delivered a similar attack on atheism in his Easter message yesterday. He praised government organisations "paid for by the Christian majority" for helping make the Australian way of life the envy of the world, but noted that atheists sponsored no community services.

The new Catholic Bishop of Parramatta, in Sydney's west, Anthony Fisher, continued the attack in his Easter message.

"Last century we tried godlessness on a grand scale and the effects were devastating: Nazism, Stalinism, Pol Pot-ery, mass murder, abortion and broken relationships - all promoted by state-imposed atheism," he said.

Atheists are believers who hate God, says Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen | News.com.au

He kinda has a point, some atheists can be just as single-minded in their beliefs as Christians tend to be.

Doubt his words will gain much traction though. And this:

"Last century we tried godlessness on a grand scale and the effects were devastating: Nazism, Stalinism, Pol Pot-ery, mass murder, abortion and broken relationships - all promoted by state-imposed atheism," he said.

is a load of complete and utter balls. The good Archbishop might want to brush up on his history, the violence, ignorance, impediment to progress and devastating effcts that religion has had.

Originally Posted by Looper

they seem to hate the Christian God

Atheism is the belief that there is no God.

atheism in English - Google Dictionary

them are apples , these are oranges

"As we can see by the sheer passion and virulence of the atheist - they seem to hate the Christian God - we are not dealing here with cool philosophy up against faith without a brain," Dr Jensen told worshippers.

"Atheism is every bit of a religious commitment as Christianity itself.

"As we can see by the sheer passion and virulence of the atheist - they seem to hate the Christian God - we are not dealing here with cool philosophy up against faith without a brain," Dr Jensen told worshippers.

"Atheism is every bit of a religious commitment as Christianity itself.

"It represents the latest version of the human assault on God, born out of resentment that we do not in fact rule the world and that God calls on us to submit our lives to him.

"It is a form of idolatry in which we worship ourselves."

"It is a form of idolatry in which we worship ourselves."

these are the ravings of lunatics and brainwashed automatons.

as people begin to think for themselves, see religion for the medieval mumbo jumbo that it is, and leave the church in droves, these madmen are reduced to coming up with ever more extreme statements to justify their cause and keep their jobs and stipends.

christian charity organisations do admirable work, but then so do many charities not aligned to religions.

"It represents the latest version of the human assault on God, born out of resentment that we do not in fact rule the world and that God calls on us to submit our lives to him.

the man is a basket case.

Cant beat a bit of religion.

Man who may or may have not existed gets nailed to a bit of wood, I get to eat loads of chocolate and get paid extra for working if I want.

Hallelujah to man nailed on a bit of wood weekend!

atheists are the biggest God believers, they are like homosexuals on denial

Originally Posted by slackula

The Catholic church is facing an enormous crisis of its own making and these guys use Easter messages to cry about atheism?

Originally Posted by Looper

"Last century we tried godlessness on a grand scale and the effects were devastating: Nazism, Stalinism, Pol Pot-ery, mass murder, abortion and broken relationships - all promoted by state-imposed atheism," he said.

I like how he included broken relationships in his list of atrocities, obviously getting dumped is a result of state imposed atheism and comparable to the horrors of Nazism.

Forgot to include the kidly fiddlers in the Church!

Originally Posted by Butterfly

atheists are the biggest God believers, they are like homosexuals on denial

I think you mean agnostics

Originally Posted by baldrick

Originally Posted by Butterfly

atheists are the biggest God believers, they are like homosexuals on denial

I think you mean agnostics

Don't, you'll only encourage him..

"To state we hate his god or are attacking his god is nonsense.

"How does one hate or attack that which does not exist?"


Atheists hit back at clergy criticism of non-belief

How nasty to attack people who happen not to believe in your God.

How soon before nutters like this Cardinal Pell dipshit start advocating nailing non believers up on a cross? Better he gets back to touching up the choir boys instead of attacking others who dont share his religious superstitions.

^Long history of that, them loving, caring religions.

Hate god. What a crock. Hate the religious? I wouldn't bother to waste emotion and time on a bunch, even a large bunch, of idiotic wankers.

Originally Posted by Panda

Better he gets back to touching up the choir boys instead of attacking others who dont share his religious superstitions.

That's a pretty f*king weird thing to say there Panda.

If the clown in question is spending his time decrying atheism instead of diddling children that would be a good thing.

It does seem a little ironic that a bunch of kiddy fiddlers are now trying to cast those who dont owe blind allegiance to them in a bad light.

Fuck em,-- leave our kids alone!

This crap is all for the dumbed down domestic market. If they made such statements in england or europe they would not get out alive .

Originally Posted by Looper

Atheists are believers who hate God

It's not our fault if he misbehaves.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

He kinda has a point, some atheists can be just as single-minded in their beliefs as Christians tend to be.

Yep. And just as political as well. Such Atheists identities could easily be indentified as indoctrination.

Burning a few Yanks can't be all bad....

Originally Posted by Looper

but noted that atheists sponsored no community services.

hmm maybe because they have no interest in gathering young boys ...and you know educating them about sinn lol

Originally Posted by FlyFree

Burning a few Yanks can't be all bad....

Give this one a try and see how that works out for you.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

atheists are the biggest God believers, they are like homosexuals on denial

Surely this statement is the mother of all wind ups. Aren't you a good and true socialist Butty? Opiate of the masses and whatnot...