For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes - Kurt Vonnegut

Posted by a very smart but intellectually lazy FB friend:

"For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes. But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course that’s Moses, not Jesus. I haven’t heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere."Blessed are the merciful' in a courtroom? 'Blessed are the peacemakers' in the Pentagon? Give me a break!"

When I rightly mocked this quote as being logic-challenged, one of the commenters challenged me to produce someone who has called for the Beatitudes to be posted instead of the Ten Commandments. It took me about five seconds to find this one.

Rather than politely acknowledge his error, he doubled down and demanded another. I expected this, because leftists never admit they're wrong. They'll change the subject, move the goalposts, impugn the integrity of their interlocutor, they'll do anything to avoid actually admitting they're wrong.

I told him to do his own research.

So what's wrong with the quote?

1) "Christians never mention the Beatitudes." Actually, Christians continually mention the Beatitudes. It is one of the most important passages of Scripture, a subject of discussion and reflection for centuries. The only way Mr. Vonnegut can make his assertion is probably because he was an atheist and as such rarely if ever had the company of Christians. In other words, he had no possibility to be exposed to discussions of the Beatitudes. Thus it is a statement of ignorance.

2) "They demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings." Actually, these things are ALREADY ON public buildings, and it's narrow minded, intolerant atheists who demand they be removed.

3) "I haven’t heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere." An appeal to one's own ignorance is not particularly persuasive.

4) "'Blessed are the merciful' in a courtroom? 'Blessed are the peacemakers' in the Pentagon? Give me a break!" I found this particularly ironic since the Ten Commandments include "Do not murder" and "Do not steal." Apparently Mr. Vonnegut missed those.

Whenever atheists or leftist discuss religion, you can be assured they're going to get it wrong. Their hatred of Christianity seems to blind them to elementary thought processes as they lash out in rage. It's kind of sad, really.