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David E. Guinn wrote:
 
Third, to say atheists are not  evangelical ignores the passion and furor 
around Harris, Dawkins, Hutchens et.  al. and the best selling books they have 
written.
 
 
        The distinction between  evangelism and atheism should not be 
collapsed because both exhibit "passion" or  that there is "furor" surrounding the 
work of some atheists.  The  distinction is that the former eschews the kind of 
evidence that everyone,  including evangelicals, rely upon in everyday 
dealings, personal and  professional relationships, business, politics, and of course 
science. A  principled, thoughtful atheist will renounce his or her position 
when confronted  with sufficient evidence.  Evangelicals relying upon faith 
will not, or at  least they claim that they will not because nothing for them 
can constitute  sufficient evidence.
 
Bobby

Robert Justin  Lipkin
Professor of Law
Widener University School of  Law
Delaware

Ratio  Juris
, Contributor: _  http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/_ 
(http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/) 
Essentially Contested America, Editor-In-Chief 
_http://www.essentiallycontestedamerica.org/_ (http://www.essentiallycontestedamerica.org/) 



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