In the last few weeks, we have heard Religious Right activists cite Bible verses to declare that those who do not have a proper “fear of the Lord” cannot be wise or have understanding and cannot be a good scientist or mathematician because they do not possess true knowledge.
Today, on his “Pray in Jesus Name” show, “Dr. Chaps” Gordon Klingenschmitt followed that pattern when he said that those who do not believe in God cannot be good because “God is not ruling in their heart and the Holy Spirit is what makes good inside of us.”
Citing Psalm 14:1, Klingenschmitt asserted that atheists are possessed by demonic spirits that cause them to defy God, meaning they are corrupt and vile; therefore there is no such thing as a good atheist:
