One seldom reads the biography of a writer without feeling a certain sympathy for their life partner, and in the case of Michal Williams, one's sympathy is especially acute. (firstthings.com)
At the same time, I have felt a certain sympathy with more traditional Christians who have argued that many liberals have undersold one» vital element of the faith an actual, loving God. (religion-online.org)
To make the point he quotes Dawkins» own «perceptive» summary of Lot in The God Delusion: «If this dysfunctional family was the best that Sodom had to offer by way of morals, some might begin to feel a certain sympathy with God and his judicial brimstone» (Cheekily adding, «Well, Rabbi Dawkins, I think I'm very happy with that gloss!») (premierchristianity.com)