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AlexSatan

(535 posts)
247. Lots of Atheists used to be involved in the church or even ministry
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 05:30 PM
Dec 2012

""You know, they are fooling us, there is no God...all this talk about God is sheer nonsense" " - Stalin

He was forced to train as a priest by his parents and was expelled from seminary because he was always making excuses to leave the seminary.

Sorry, but I believe his own words over what you claim he believed.

Here's one of the best things I saw on Facebook: Zoeisright Dec 2012 #1
That sums up nicely... agtcovert Dec 2012 #2
Come on, it all makes perfect sense Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #3
I was religious when I was younger marlakay Dec 2012 #68
hrmm... nobadeeftw Dec 2012 #327
Zombie. DireStrike Dec 2012 #4
Technically, he's a lich pokerfan Dec 2012 #40
Very educational! DireStrike Dec 2012 #45
Thanks to xchrom! pokerfan Dec 2012 #58
Bloody brilliant n/t white_wolf Dec 2012 #71
Someone that understands undead. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #126
Each of the undead is special in his or her own way Politicub Dec 2012 #172
So basically he was Voldemort? hifiguy Dec 2012 #223
This message was self-deleted by its author backscatter712 Dec 2012 #227
J.K. Rowlng's take on a traditional lich's phylactery white_wolf Dec 2012 #248
I know what a Horcrux is, I was just wondering what Jesus would use as a Horcrux. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #255
Hmm maybe a part of the cross? white_wolf Dec 2012 #256
D'oh! I self-deleted the wrong post! backscatter712 Dec 2012 #259
The nails would be good! backscatter712 Dec 2012 #285
Voldermort was loosely based off the concept of a lich. white_wolf Dec 2012 #229
Wikipedia has a lich list pokerfan Dec 2012 #244
No. Zombies eat people. musical_soul Dec 2012 #92
And Xians eat the (symbolic) body & blood of Jeebus. stopbush Dec 2012 #257
inaccurate nobadeeftw Dec 2012 #323
It makes you wonder doesn't it? I can't wrap my head around it, but know many who do and DaniDubois Dec 2012 #5
Freaking Perfect malaise Dec 2012 #7
so much women-hating in old religions. Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #21
Love it! cleanhippie Dec 2012 #44
+1000000 Taverner Dec 2012 #83
That's perfect! Politicub Dec 2012 #169
Just copied and pasted (with light editing) for my FB timeline. Many coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #331
So keep the commercial and dump the spiritual GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #6
Sounds rather Republican, doesn't it? cordelia Dec 2012 #8
It sounds very corporate-facist, actually GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #9
So, if Santa didn''t exist, there wouldn't be a reason to buy presents for lived ones? brooklynite Dec 2012 #265
Without Santa Claus mythology, there would be no reason for kids to have unreasonable expectations GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #266
well actually nobadeeftw Dec 2012 #324
Yes makes you wonder who thought of it. Spiritual is not popular in our society. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #273
Sounds Republican? Republicans are all about jesus and spirits. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #47
You can "make merry" and spend little or no money obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #11
Ah, but the Cratchit's were religious. cbayer Dec 2012 #12
Yes, they were GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #15
There is more to the holidays than black Friday and Jesus Christ. progressoid Dec 2012 #24
The atheists who put up that sign would disagree with you GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #29
From the posts you have made, it would seem that it is you who are not informed. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #49
Actually, the atheists who put up that sign are not informed that there is an alternative GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #114
I really do not see what you do. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #121
You see two myths; I see two value systems. GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #284
No, progressoid Dec 2012 #66
The "merry" on their sign is not about family, friends, or giving. It's about Santa Claus, a symbol GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #115
Strange semiosis you have there dmallind Dec 2012 #147
The semiotics of the Coca-Cola created Santa image is very clear GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #286
Santa is only about that if you let it liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #292
It should be noted theKed Dec 2012 #148
The precursors to the corporate Santa did not require parents to buy tons of gifts in his name GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #287
Uh Oh. progressoid Dec 2012 #167
You may wear whatever you wish GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #288
Yeah, they must be idiots. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #90
Their poster speaks their opinion. I don't have to read their minds. GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #116
I agree. I think this billboard was not well thought out. cbayer Dec 2012 #25
It's quite simplistic in its thinking, actually GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #31
Much better. Something like, one doesn't need christ to share the spirit cbayer Dec 2012 #38
I agree. GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #42
Yeah, and I have some beachfront property in Nevada to sell you, too. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #50
That makes no sense GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #117
Sure it does, it's just over your head. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #157
Ad hominem arguments don't help your case GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #197
HA HA HA HA HA OMG LOLOLOLOL Skittles Dec 2012 #208
You're an avowed and outspoken Theist tkmorris Dec 2012 #204
I am? Wow. cbayer Dec 2012 #207
I think you've been very measured and respectful in your responses GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #212
Thank you. And those that make assumptions about what or who I am have their cbayer Dec 2012 #214
It's not just about you, I think GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #216
I know of what you speak. I am a hostess in the Religion group. cbayer Dec 2012 #217
Unfortunately, I think you're right GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #221
Someone who is not a theist (an atheist or agnostic) would also be lacking in objectivity GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #211
Sure, if you're dumb jeff47 Dec 2012 #62
^^^THIS^^^ cleanhippie Dec 2012 #113
Look at the sign itself. Their message is clear. GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #118
Or you could actually look at the sign instead of making assumptions jeff47 Dec 2012 #134
Santa Claus as we know him is a corporate invention GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #198
Santa Laochtine Dec 2012 #262
Christianity pre-existed Santa Claus, and unlike the American Santa, is anti-greed GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #268
Santa Claus as you know him is a corporate invention jeff47 Dec 2012 #275
Read the history of Santa Claus in America GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #280
Again, corporations only get to define him if you want them to. jeff47 Dec 2012 #299
Just because corporate entities have co-opted Santa doesn't mean Santa = Corporatism MessiahRp Dec 2012 #142
So... are you dumb, then?? Ghost in the Machine Dec 2012 #124
The holidays do not have to be different. jeff47 Dec 2012 #133
Santa does not automatically equal commercialism. MessiahRp Dec 2012 #145
Well, the important thing is that you figured out a way to make yourself feel superior to everyone. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #160
That's my favorite thing about the season. I don't get Politicub Dec 2012 #175
Except Santa isn't in that at all AlexSatan Dec 2012 #218
Companies abuse Santa because there's no trademark. jeff47 Dec 2012 #274
No reason except for reality AlexSatan Dec 2012 #279
According to corporations and the media jeff47 Dec 2012 #300
Really? AlexSatan Dec 2012 #303
There's a difference between expecting gifts and expect a mountain of gifts. jeff47 Dec 2012 #304
Please show me where I claimed that. AlexSatan Dec 2012 #306
Can't read your own thread responses? jeff47 Dec 2012 #308
"I apologize" would have been the correct response AlexSatan Dec 2012 #311
Not when you're the one that's wrong. jeff47 Dec 2012 #314
You claimed I said something I didn't AlexSatan Dec 2012 #315
Santa is all about sharing and helping others. Santa is a hippie. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #301
The only thing Santa does AlexSatan Dec 2012 #305
That's sharing or giving and you just didn't hang out with the right hippies, or maybe you Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #309
That spiritual part has been working so very, very well so far, too! cleanhippie Dec 2012 #46
Dump the commercial and dump the spiritual. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #60
Asking people to dump their religion is not the answer GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #282
Don't see how you could get that from the ad unless you were looking for it. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #125
Didn't have to look, it was there. GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #283
Wow. I think you are projecting here. I'm not angry in the least, but you seem to be rather hostile. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #289
I stand by my comments to you GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #290
Well, I went back and looked at the OP, then at my reply and I still think it is you Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #291
it doesn't actually say that nt Deep13 Dec 2012 #276
I don't care whether it's 100% accurate; I love the story. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #10
It's probably because they see so many things like this all year long DaniDubois Dec 2012 #13
OK, I never saw those billboards before, but they are just as stupid if not more so. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #14
There are thousands of billboards just like those Mariana Dec 2012 #23
THOUSANDS? Really? Bake Dec 2012 #69
Me neither. Atheistic evangelism is obviously a bigger business than I realized (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #74
Have never seen this billboards. Where do you live? GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #16
I live in a very conservative area Terra Alta Dec 2012 #34
That makes sense GiaGiovanni Dec 2012 #36
Even in the areas where they're relatively more common Mariana Dec 2012 #97
the funny thing is, the Christians who whine about the billboard in the first post Terra Alta Dec 2012 #20
Wow, that's fucking stupid sakabatou Dec 2012 #26
I spent a good part of 2011 as an Over The Road trucker traveling the lower 48. Never saw a single cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #101
If God and I are different, then a larger 'understanding' is needed for us to have a relation sanatanadharma Dec 2012 #103
Why do religious people feel threatened by atheists? Logical Dec 2012 #32
I don't. But some certainly do. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #37
There's no need to travel all that way to find them. Mariana Dec 2012 #41
Read the sign and re-ask the question Ter Dec 2012 #65
Nobody likes being mocked or insulted. I think it's that more than pnwmom Dec 2012 #70
If you believe in mythical sky beings, prepare to be mocked LOL snooper2 Dec 2012 #140
Why do athiests feel threatened by religious people (namely Christians)? nt Skip Intro Dec 2012 #93
Because Christianity has a two thousand year history one can research. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #146
So, in 2012, athiests fear mobs of Christians will murder them? Skip Intro Dec 2012 #193
Any question prefaced with a "So,..." creates a Straw Man. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #200
How about a mob Laochtine Dec 2012 #264
Yes, and Stalin was a warm cuddly guy in the name of atheism. (nt) AlexSatan Dec 2012 #220
Reaction to Imperial Rule backed by the Orthodox Church. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #242
Lots of Atheists used to be involved in the church or even ministry AlexSatan Dec 2012 #247
And you claimed he killed in the name of Atheism. That's not true. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #249
Didn't you just say AlexSatan Dec 2012 #250
And he did the same to Marxists, supporters of Lenin, and Communist Party members. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #252
George W. Bush is a Christian, yortsed snacilbuper Dec 2012 #254
Madelyn Murry O'Hair said it well; A HERETIC I AM Dec 2012 #258
I believe you're confusing "threatened" with "annoyed" Union Scribe Dec 2012 #237
It is from that single story that has sprung one of the most destructive forces known to humanity. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #51
Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #61
Good point. randome Dec 2012 #72
"With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil..." cleanhippie Dec 2012 #106
Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. white_wolf Dec 2012 #77
And good point. randome Dec 2012 #80
That's my problem with moderate Christianity. white_wolf Dec 2012 #81
I hear you but most do NOT accept the Bible as the word of God. randome Dec 2012 #82
But they DO accept it that way, for exactly the reasons you listed. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #108
Oh bloody hogwash - LTX Dec 2012 #162
You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how wilfully ignorant it may be. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #177
Remarkable - LTX Dec 2012 #178
Maybe not, but only because believers broke the irony meter eons ago. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #180
I don't know why that's relevant to the point, but LTX Dec 2012 #188
I am not very familiar with that. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #191
All depends on your definition of supernatural. LTX Dec 2012 #194
"A cult like devotion where one's family should be cut off if they don't believe." cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #102
Scary, isn't it. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #107
Zactly. We differ on which we believe is the worst though... cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #111
You just may be right. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #112
I've noticed that too liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #293
Do we really need to go through the exercise where I rebut you with terrible things from the bible.. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #105
That's all well and good theKed Dec 2012 #151
None of which are original or unique to Christianity jberryhill Dec 2012 #159
You seem to be reversing cause and effect jberryhill Dec 2012 #158
This is traditionally the point where someone brings up the Crusades (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #166
While ignoring the fact that Damascus was invading Europe before the Crusades pulled them back. ieoeja Dec 2012 #183
There were no wars prior to the Crusades? jberryhill Dec 2012 #184
Organized religion, and especially christianity, has brought more death, destruction, and suffering cleanhippie Dec 2012 #174
How is your point made? jberryhill Dec 2012 #186
that is the most absurd thing I have ever read, other than that billboard nobadeeftw Dec 2012 #320
Greed and nationalism based on imaginary lines on map? LanternWaste Dec 2012 #235
Agreed ^^ nobadeeftw Dec 2012 #321
Lol. Union Scribe Dec 2012 #241
evangelizing atheism! now that's got some irony!! yawnmaster Dec 2012 #17
it's all about freedom of speech. Terra Alta Dec 2012 #22
hmmmm....if the myth is dumped as they ask, they have gained a convert! yawnmaster Dec 2012 #43
Convert to what? cleanhippie Dec 2012 #53
To atheism! there is even an organization and a website! eom yawnmaster Dec 2012 #206
! cleanhippie Dec 2012 #263
Allowed to, sure AlexSatan Dec 2012 #222
Yup. There are fundie atheists, too, pnwmom Dec 2012 #30
Well, if it makes you feel better to tell yourself that... cleanhippie Dec 2012 #54
I think you are a prime example. kwassa Dec 2012 #76
Judge not lest ye be judged? cleanhippie Dec 2012 #109
Hi. Why are you so persistently contentious, belittling and dismissive in any discussion pinto Dec 2012 #86
I know you don't. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #110
Sorry. truebluegreen Dec 2012 #63
Yeah except fundie atheists carry books and microphones. white_wolf Dec 2012 #79
lemme fix that for you theKed Dec 2012 #152
Or you can say evangelizing science... snooper2 Dec 2012 #141
huh?? your point is not clear. plus what is the spirit energy the contains atoms?? eom yawnmaster Dec 2012 #209
Why is that ironic? ieoeja Dec 2012 #185
you see, evangelism is usually equated with religion, yet this billboard is clearly... yawnmaster Dec 2012 #210
All advertising for a cause of some sort is technically evangelism. Bradical79 Dec 2012 #215
definition two below yawnmaster Dec 2012 #239
Fox News didn't like it one bit pokerfan Dec 2012 #18
Are you surprised? Terra Alta Dec 2012 #27
For some people, that's one of the benefits of being a Christian. Mariana Dec 2012 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #67
Atheists wrap Anchorage buses in ads saying "Imagine no religion" Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #19
I can imagine a world with no religion, and in it... yawnmaster Dec 2012 #48
True, but the less tools for destruction we have at our disposal, the better. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #55
it won't make any difference. The unintended consequences alone are not worth it. eom yawnmaster Dec 2012 #205
why? Enrique Dec 2012 #28
I see no reason to dump the myth theKed Dec 2012 #153
I'm not appalled by religious people believing absurd things. baldguy Dec 2012 #33
Saying Jesus doesn't exist is no more or less offensive RedCappedBandit Dec 2012 #39
This is why I don't call myself an atheist. randome Dec 2012 #52
I say I'm not a theist. Or a deist. Or a skiist. nt valerief Dec 2012 #56
What about a 'bee-ist'? What's not to like about bees? randome Dec 2012 #57
I love me some honeybees! I'm a beeist, for sure. :) valerief Dec 2012 #59
Very mean and militantly hostile for no reason Ter Dec 2012 #64
....or they made a few realize that there is, in fact, no god Taverner Dec 2012 #84
No. No they didn't. What they did do is create cordelia Dec 2012 #95
Those people were already hostile to atheists Warpy Dec 2012 #98
And this badly thought out sign is going to help? cordelia Dec 2012 #132
We can see that it revealed YOUR hostility, so it really was well thought out, wasn't it. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #165
I just object to creating churn where and when it's cordelia Dec 2012 #182
There it is! There is that christian love I hear so much about. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #190
You don't get it Warpy Dec 2012 #246
That hostility already existed. If it did anything, it pulled back the curtain on that hostility. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #164
I don't see how someone who is not hostile toward atheists would suddenly be filled with rage. Bradical79 Dec 2012 #219
Oh, I see AlexSatan Dec 2012 #224
Thing is, logically, if you spell it out, there is no god Taverner Dec 2012 #232
You belief in God or not is irrelevant AlexSatan Dec 2012 #236
I was converted to a composter because of a billboard Taverner Dec 2012 #251
you don't make someone realize there is no God anymore than Christians make people realize liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #294
I agree. nt Skip Intro Dec 2012 #89
This atheist agrees loyalsister Dec 2012 #104
I'll Tell You Why... WiffenPoof Dec 2012 #120
there is a difference in fighting for you freedoms and trying to eradicate religion liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #295
Here's one answer to your question Fumesucker Dec 2012 #122
Not seeing the connection to what I was talking about loyalsister Dec 2012 #149
Anything short of utter silence on the part of atheists leads to pain and defensiveness among theist Fumesucker Dec 2012 #161
Jeez loyalsister Dec 2012 #173
You know I've never knowingly met another atheist? Fumesucker Dec 2012 #230
Really? loyalsister Dec 2012 #260
talk to some young people liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #297
"Their mythology is their business." - If that were the reality of the world, you would have a point cleanhippie Dec 2012 #168
A public she sign is directed at public consumption loyalsister Dec 2012 #201
your post is the best post of the thread liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #296
Oh gimme a break. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #131
That's fine those fucking idiots are a dying breed... snooper2 Dec 2012 #143
"Very mean and militantly hostile" cleanhippie Dec 2012 #163
You can't see it Union Scribe Dec 2012 #243
Stop it Smalls, you're killing me!!! cleanhippie Dec 2012 #261
Of course, how could we have missed it for so long! It's the atheist's fault. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #302
BTW the Obamas have no less than 54 Christmas Trees (not "Holiday Trees") in the White House, Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #73
Don't tell the religious right that. musical_soul Dec 2012 #94
I have heard right wingers treestar Dec 2012 #310
Well, I guess the 54 Christmas trees could be to throw us off the scent..... Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #313
Whatever. mn9driver Dec 2012 #75
As a christian I have no problem with this board. The locals complaining should spend their time hrmjustin Dec 2012 #78
I wish I could rec this post Marrah_G Dec 2012 #135
Isn't the Crucifixtion more of an Easter thing? Bok_Tukalo Dec 2012 #85
It would, but people view the Nativity scene with such affection that Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #88
There's a parade where I live close to Thanksgiving and Easter. musical_soul Dec 2012 #99
Ermmm.. have you seen where atheists rank in tests of religious knowledge? dmallind Dec 2012 #150
god, protect me from your followers! yortsed snacilbuper Dec 2012 #87
Isn't it funny..... musical_soul Dec 2012 #91
Few adults base their political opinions on a profound belief in Santa Claus Fumesucker Dec 2012 #123
The difference is one is a fairy tale people know is made up, the other fairy tale snooper2 Dec 2012 #144
How many laws have been Laochtine Dec 2012 #267
Is this really the most positive message? SpartanDem Dec 2012 #96
Some group ran that kind of ad on buses Mariana Dec 2012 #100
Oh the horror!! The poor Christians must feel so put-upon. gtar100 Dec 2012 #119
Oh my, how sensitive the fantasy believers are. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #127
Santa is weird choice for the first pic, because Santa is a myth. nt ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #128
Good Evidence That Jesus Was A Myth Created By The Romans cantbeserious Dec 2012 #129
I have no problem with the board but why feed the idiots at FOX? gordianot Dec 2012 #130
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #136
Ah, capitalism gollygee Dec 2012 #137
Everyone has "myths," even atheists. Not polite to rub it in people's faces. yellowcanine Dec 2012 #138
Really? Like what? What myths do atheists share? cleanhippie Dec 2012 #170
Not saying atheists share the same myths. How did you get that? yellowcanine Dec 2012 #199
That they're smarter than everyone else, for starters. Union Scribe Dec 2012 #238
The myth is the date, place and holiday. mmonk Dec 2012 #139
What evidence is that? apart from the Bible that is? hobbit709 Dec 2012 #154
Here are some links. Mind you, the historical Jesus was just a person, not a god. mmonk Dec 2012 #179
I tend to lean towards him existing, but the links are pretty worthless on their own. Bradical79 Dec 2012 #231
no evidence what so ever that he was some sort of magical being...... bowens43 Dec 2012 #155
This is true. I did not claim there was. mmonk Dec 2012 #156
The date, place, holiday, miracles, words he supposedly said... Bradical79 Dec 2012 #225
Words that contradict the message or are problematic mmonk Dec 2012 #228
Not sure I understand Bradical79 Dec 2012 #233
The Gospels, letters, etc. have many mmonk Dec 2012 #245
There is? Can you point me to where I might see this ecidence for myself? cleanhippie Dec 2012 #171
Here ya go. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #181
. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #189
More (actual books as opposed to the internet)...... Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #192
They all use the bible as a source. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #269
Amongst historians, the Bible is considered a valid secondary source.... LanternWaste Dec 2012 #271
I would challenge any historian that used the bible as a valid source to support an assertion cleanhippie Dec 2012 #278
That's a false conclusion nobadeeftw Dec 2012 #328
It's not just bible sources there are Roman historial SpartanDem Dec 2012 #312
Christians will point to the Annals by Tacitus. yortsed snacilbuper Dec 2012 #317
+infinity! cleanhippie Dec 2012 #319
This is why atheists continue to have an image problem. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #176
Point taken nobadeeftw Dec 2012 #326
So only religious people should advertise their beliefs but atheists should never speak up? Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #333
Score one for the good guys! datasuspect Dec 2012 #187
Do they have one for Hanukkah as well? Or are they afraid of Israel? The Straight Story Dec 2012 #195
Judah Macabee was arguably a violent extremist, but he likely had an objective historical existence. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #203
Why? mmonk Dec 2012 #213
I like truth in advertising moobu2 Dec 2012 #196
ZOMG!!! TEH FIEEEENDS! ZOMG O NO Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #202
The money for that billboard could have gone to the Atheist soup kitchens, AlexSatan Dec 2012 #226
Lol. Union Scribe Dec 2012 #240
There certainly are a lot of people telling me how best to celebrate a holiday... LanternWaste Dec 2012 #234
'atheists' who would bother to spend the money for this aren't really atheists. IOW: "Who cares?" Bill USA Dec 2012 #253
no true scotsman nt Deep13 Dec 2012 #277
It would be nice to define one's own beliefs without dumping on someone elses Matariki Dec 2012 #270
What about church signs that tell us we're going to burn if we don't believe? Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #316
Those are so common, they don't attract much attention. Mariana Dec 2012 #318
Are you five years old? SpartanDem Dec 2012 #322
You know what? I'm nearly 50, and I've been hearing neverending noise about how "GOD IS REAL" Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #329
I'm just pointing out that there is poutrage over one sign in NYC Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #332
What if somebody put up a billboard saying Santa Claus wasn't real? undeterred Dec 2012 #272
I prefer the Good without God signs liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #281
Christianity has survived a lot more than silly signs. Zax2me Dec 2012 #298
Too bad that can't be said for so many other religions and their practitioners that xtianity Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #307
True nobadeeftw Dec 2012 #325
Right, and no one ever tells them to shut up. Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #334
TEH FIENDS!~!!!! Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #330
I wonder if Joe McDonald knows about this one? yortsed snacilbuper Dec 2012 #335
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