He served in the Great War. When I was about ten he took me to the local shop and bought me a pair of white gym shoes. On the way back, walking through the park, our conversation turned to Christianity; life and death anyway. How this came about I have no idea. I recall him saying: "When you die you are buried in the ground and that is the end." This statement shocked me.
Stories for my Grandchildren, Isobel Spence
Fancy not believing in God after serving in WWI. Really, WWI was a PR disaster for God. All those Christians slaughtering each other for no real reason. Mind you, it took the wind out of the sails of “human reason leading us to a better world” brigade as well.
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