Tired Of Compassion-Free Christians

Dear Evangelicals:

Owing to the lousy punctuation and capitalization, I take it that this meme is the work of some smug, apple-polishing, pain-in-the-neck teen, who no one would dare accuse of  being heartless because s/he smiles so darn much.

Ugh!

I further deduce that this meme-maker is no atheist -- well, not in the conventional sense, anyway. As Frederick Buechner once wrote, “Many an atheist is a believer without knowing it just as many a believer is an atheist without knowing it. You can sincerely believe there is no God and live as though there is. You can sincerely believe there is a God and live as though there isn't."

This, dear reader, is the work of a Christian atheist.

Where do I get that?

Let's start with Solomon, who wrote, "[There is a] time to mourn, [a]nd a time to dance." (Ecclesiastes 3:4, NKJV)

Let's continue with the apostle Paul, who told us exactly when that time occurs: "Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep." (Romans 12:15, NKJV)

So, "Cheer up; lots of folks have it worse"? Wrong answer.