Atheists on “Letter from Hell”
Posted By Brett on July 26, 2010
This week I happened across an atheist forum where they happened to be discussing a video reenactment of “Letter from Hell.” The comments were conflicting. On one hand there were comments that indicated that it was a scary and horrible thing:
“This video “A Letter From Hell” is a truly frightening, scare-the-kids-into-believing ‘message’. A warning: It will both anger and sicken you.”
“But seriously, that’s got to be the sickest, most vile, disgusting, shameless attempt to manipulate children I’ve ever seen. How can anyone think that would be a good thing to show to kids?”
“That really would be child abuse to show that to a child. Disgusting.”
On the other hand there were comments that mocked it as childish and not scary in the least.
“THAT was supposed to be terrifying? Really? I’ve had sandwiches more terrifying than that!”
“I’m guessing this is supposed to be aimed at young adults old enough to drink and drive, which would make them what, about 17 or 18? Are they telling me that a modern seventeen year old would find this even remotely scary? A seventeen year old who, in all probability, would have been watching Terminator films at twelve, playing Resident Evil and listening to thrash house goth metal or whatever passes for music among the young and disaffected these days?”
“Christian kids must be really immature. I’ve sent this around the world for the enjoyment of others. Would this have scared me? WAHAHAHAHAHAH! Yeah, right!”
Well, which one is it?
There was a third group that basically bashed the Christian God as an unloving fear-monger who sends people to hell for not worshiping him. For the most part the responses were just an emotional spewing that had all the appearances of teenagers rebelling against their past just because it is a popular thing to do. No substance. There was no demonstration that they actually understood what they were mocking. There was no real interaction with answers that have been given to these objections for centuries. Just a hormone-laden reaction that exalts in rebelling. Still, there is something in here to which they are reacting that needs to be addressed.
I was wondering as I read those comments, “Do they also think it is fear-mongering to tell your children not to stick knives in the electrical outlets because they might get electrocuted?” Do they consider it child abuse to tell your children not to go into the street or they could get hit by a car? Warning people about real dangers is not fear-mongering, it is what any loving person would do. If you know about such things and do not warn people, that is neglect and abusive. It is the parents that do not so instruct their children that are thrown into jail for neglect.
Rom 1:14-15 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. [15] So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.
We are under obligation to others to share the gospel. Despite what bitter atheists may say, we are guilty of spiritual neglect and abuse if we do not say something.
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