Re: At Providence Water Place Park waiting for RIPTA bus 30, Steve.

Very nice photo Ron! Stay cool. 

See you tomorrow!

—Steve

On Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM Ron Ruggierj <ronruggierj@gmail.com> wrote:

French writer Albert Camus ( atheist ? ) famous advice on speaking out clearly against evil and injustice to a Christian audience

[ "Response BAlbert Camus’s most famous advice to a Christian audience was that they must speak out clearly against evil and injustice, drop vague abstractions, and fully remain who they are.He delivered this message in 1948 during a celebrated speech titled "The Unbeliever and Christians" at the Dominican Monastery of Latour-Maubourg.Key Elements of Camus's AdviceCondemn Evil Loudly and Clearly: Camus stressed that the secular world needs Christians who voice their condemnation of historical horrors so clearly that "never a doubt, never the slightest doubt, could rise in the heart of the simplest man.".Avoid Abstraction and Compromise: He urged believers to step away from comfortable theological abstractions and directly confront the "blood-stained face" of modern history.Remain Uncompromisingly Christian: Camus argued against watering down beliefs to accommodate outsiders. He famously stated, "The world of today needs Christians who remain Christians."Abandon Internal Petty Quarrels: He asked them to drop theological arguments—like debates over optimism versus pessimism—and instead focus on active human solidarity to reduce earthly suffering.As an agnostic, Camus concluded that while humanity may never completely prevent the world from being a place where children suffer, Christians and non-believers have a shared duty to try to reduce that suffering.If you want to explore this further, let me know if you would like to:Look into historical events that prompted Camus's speechExamine how his novel The Plague mirrors these themesLearn about his private dialogues with Christian ministers later in lifeSponsoredTo explore this further, you can read an article on Albert Camus's life and legacy.americamagazine.orgA Secular Saint: Albert Camus at 100 - America MagazineAmerica Magazine a leading news provider on Faith, Politics & Society, Arts & Culture. Response A is betterSkipResponse B is better " ]

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Do any of the New Atheist Cult evangelists have also a strong impulse to talk about the BIG LIE of the mainstream news media in promoting capitalism , American imperialism , and Israel Zionism ? For these hateful fanatics organized religion , faith in God , MILLIONS of " true believers " in Jesus Christ are THE PROBLEM in the modern word . What type of political movement do snobby individuals ,who look down on the less educated masses, gravitate toward ? It is a matter of fact that in the last days of the Weimar Republic ( early 1930s Germany ) petty bourgeois, neurotic cranks were attracted to Hitler and his Nazi Party movement. How will daily mocking of Christians and Christianity save " OUR democracy " from the FASCIST -ZIONIST " New Regime " of Donald Trump and Stephen Miller ? Or from the WOKE WARRIOR Democratic Party ( dominated by secular ZIONIST Jews ) of Chuck Schumer ( who said he wants to be " guardian angel " of Israel ) and phony " socialist " Bernie Sanders who never fails to endorse the not so " progressive " presidential candidates of the Democratic Party ? Is there a political " middle position " on Israeli genocide in Gaza Palestine ? Or a political " middle position " on the increasing exploitation and oppression of the working class and lower middle class ? What enlightenment does militant atheism bring to the social evil of our times ? I do think that their chief guiding light is the militant atheist , belligerent ZIONIST Jew Ayn Rand .

[ " US Plots REGIONAL RETREAT After Bases Destroyed " ] t o be sure " Jew War III " is already dead in the water !

In what is left of " OUR democracy " JEW WAR III is also dead in the water . The Neo-Nazi ZIONIST Jew regime in Washington , DC of Donald Trump and Stephen Miller and special guest star Benjamin Netanyahu -and THEIR mainstream news media USA - will never sell the war on Iran , on the people of Iran, on the Islamic culture of Iran to the American people . Most CHRISTIAN Americans are not Christian Nationalists or Christian Zionists foaming at the mouth for " Apocalypse Now " . Wisdom from the Tumultuous Sixties : " What if THEY start a war and nobody shows up ? "