An Atheist Forest Ranger: Difference between revisions

“Here, beaver dam. I’m supposed to find you. Come to Landon! Boy, you beavers sure do make your dams hard to find. And this Oregon rain doesn’t help either. I suppose you beavers are staying nice and cozy in your lodge. But couldn’t you mark it with a flag or something?” mumbled Landon Hardy as he walked through the Willamette National Forest. Landon was a high school intern from Butte, Montana who had come to Oregon to study beavers under the supervision of Forest Director Kyle Johansen. Kyle was a friendly man who knew almost everything there is to know about the forest and its creatures. Landon liked Kyle immensely; however, in everything Kyle did, he pointed out how God created those baby cougars or how He painted that butterfly. Landon ignored Kyle’s continuous mention of God, mostly because he wanted nothing to do with God. He often challenged Kyle on his beliefs. Every single time though, Kyle gave reasonable answers – even Landon admitted that. Still, Landon shut God out of his life and tried to retain his curiosity when Kyle talked about God’s relationship with people.