Reply #15: That was a very appropriate response. [View All]

[rockymountaindem]

I think you did the right thing and you're certainly ahead of him in the morality game. I'm sure all those hungry people really appreciate your help, and a hell of a lot more than your brother appreciates your love (or what love you used to have, if you don't have any left).

Even though you don't believe in God, I think that a loving and peaceful God such as I believe in would rather have the whole world populated with righteous non-belivers such as you than with hypocritical believers such as your brother. I think God is disappointed in people such as that (and I know some myself).

I grew up as the only Jew in my circle of friends. The rest were divided into a few different groups: atheists/agnostics, real Christians (those who practice what they preach and actually demonstrate love for others), and fundies (who I actually am still friends with). I think the relationships between myself and the real Christians were the best because we had the most in common.

Again, I think it is more to God to have 1 non-beliver who enriches the world such as you than 10 false belivers such as your brother.