Why, do you suppose, Atheists and their ilk find it necessary to be so hateful? They seem to think it is not good enough to present their views and allow them to stand on their merits, but they believe it appropriate to attack anyone who has a different opinion.
Why do they seem to fear Jesus? Why do they want to silence His message? They tell us of something called "Separation of Church and State" and try to convince us that they want to protect us from the horrors of a state religion. But who do you know of, besides Atheists, who want a state religion? I know of none.
Christians have a mandate to proselytize, but not so the Atheist. Maybe they do so because they feel there is safety in numbers. I'm afraid they are wrong.
My thoughts concerning free will: Knowing which path someone will take is not the same as determining which path that person will take. Jesus knew His disciples before He met them, and He knew which one would betray Him. He did not choose His betrayer. It is quite plain from the Book of Revelation that the future has already been written. As Beverly said, she chose her path, but I firmly believe that God already knew which path she would take. There's a beautiful gospel song that says, "When He was on the cross I was on His mind". That about sums it up for me.
Evolution: Never mind the pigeons, what about people? I believe that all the varied races descended from one man, therefore there had to be evolution or something involved, whether caused by the environment or the direct hand of God. But when it comes to the old science textbook drawing of the single cell animal evolving into the fish, etc. on up the line to man, I can't buy it. There are way too many missing links. Atheists speak down to us from an "intellectually higher level" and lecture us about the absurdity of believing in something that we can't see. I would like to ask them how many times have they witnessed the spontaneous creation of matter...or life.
The question was asked, "What do we do with people who blow up kindergarten children on a bus, or kill abortion doctors?" (paraphrased). Simple! If they survive, we prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law like we would any murderer. It is written, "Thou shalt not kill". What do we do with mothers who believe it's quite all right to kill their children? Obviously, we put them on a pedestal.
True Christians do not put their faith in any man. They put their faith in Jesus. He does not require the murder of children or doctors.
Atheists appear to think that Christians want to spoil their fun and make them walk the straight and narrow, but it is not the case. They could act like perfect angels from here on out, and it would do them no good at all, for it is written, "Ye must be born again".