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To: greenspirit who wrote (58322)	10/10/1999 7:18:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

Persuading men to be better fathers is of course a laudable goal. But the assumption that religion, or the Christian religion, is somehow a prerequisite to being a positive paternal influence or a defining characteristic of a good father is something I think unsupportable and offensive. The notion that the problems of our age can be attributed to a decline in "Christian values" is, I think, a very dangerous one. If we assume that our problem is a decline in Christian values, we must assume by extension that the solution to this problem is a resurgence of Christian values. The next logical step is that non-Christians should be forced to accept values as defined by Christians. As a non-Christian, I find this prospect unappealing, to say the least. I believe that all groups that believe their ideology to be superior and wish to spread it should rightly be viewed with suspicion and concern. As long as evangelism - which I believe to be a violation of the right to religious freedom - remains a Christian imperative, many of us will continue to view Christianity with suspicion.