Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1968

''I Talked With An Atheist'' by Garrison E. Rice Bedford, Ohio NOTE : On N ovember 20, 1967 R ev . Garrison R ice faced th e nation's most ta lkati ve atheist Mrs. Mada lyn Murray O'Hair on a popular N.B.C. radio program. Here is his reaction. 1 hook hands with a n a nti-ch rist! It were a though heU le t loose and th e venomous vomiit of Satan himself was oasit upo n the a ir waves. Now I <;it and muse. How does one re pond wh n he has had a confrontatio n wi,th an ambassadre · of ,the Dev il ? Hoiw does o ne reaot when he has looked hl a phemy in the faoe? The foNowing questio ns earch my oul. :, Is thi 1:he by-product of u nbelief? Is thi s the afte rmaitlh of atheism - boi terous bell igerence? iDoes a ll de– cency a,y "good-bye" when devot ion 1 to demon walks in? Do goodness, i, culture and sani ty irefuse to e~i t when God , ~ hri .t and the Spir it a,re gnored? Apparently so . Did godlessnes· iteach you no be Ii :rude, coarse, corrupt? D id d ishl().nest ioubt instruct you in the school of houghtlessness? D id d efiance pice tour vocabulary with uncouth, .in- t / ,ulting slurs? Do you reail ize th art: it my Christian culture that !has aught me 1lo be decent. I,t is my faith hat dema,nded respeot for women md yet your "equ al ity of tihe sexes" >rings damaging di sorder so th at a nan's views are garbled by unhar- 1essed harassment. Lying a nd ],aughte r - the e are your tool s forged rn tell' workshop. You say you are an an,arch i ,t ;ot a communi t. You a ppeal to the xecution of anarchi ts in g,od less tussia saying "the oommunists h ate e." The anarchiist in Ru si,a was qu idated becau e he o pposed the theistic reg ime. In Ru ssia you would ave lived. The tate there could use ou . You are in fuH accord with .enin's "commandmenit for Tevolru– on" - "religion is the opiate of the eople." There is another communist mmandment with wh ich you are 1 concord - "regard others withou t \ntimenrt." Indeed, in Rus ia y u ould be an as et. Buit here, well - "I anarchi t is a terrori t. error is r cisely what we need ,to "i nsure do- t stic tranquility . . promote rth ~n ral w lfare, and s cur the hl s,s- i E OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ings o f li bert y to ourselves aind ou :· positerity." You have accomplished one th ing foir me - you have erved to solidi fy my tand and fortify my fai~h. Thank yo u for ,thi . Now I ,am doubly de– termined to spend my energies in the dyniami c preaching o f the G ospeil. Now J am doubly dediica,ted to lead my children in t he path o f Trut h. lt i a choice between vu lgarit y or v,i,rtue ; lu t or love ; oonceit or compassio n; smut o r sex ; piro faniity or poli sh; defi ance or ded ication; oon– demnatio n or Christ. I HAVE M ADE MY CHOICE! Ou t o f my hearit flows pity and prayer. Out of your heart flows p0;iison and pai n. Out of Heaven fall s ,fire and furry .. . .a nd , th ank Ood - grace and good ness. CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION INC. 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