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In the discussion thread: Will atheists decide the next election? [View all]

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:41 PM

rug (47,287 posts)

17. I'm not an atheist.

To answer your question, people who want to keep religion out of government should just look around and see who's with them, join together and stop those who do want it. Crowing about belief or nonelief is not only irrelevant, it's annoying.

I don't think we disagree.

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22 replies	Author	Time	Post
Will atheists decide the next election? [View all]	trotsky	Nov 2012	OP
The GOP really appeals to me when they use "God" in every second sentence.	rzemanfl	Nov 2012	#1
As long as it isn't the mormons. nt	lyingsackofmitt	Nov 2012	#2
How does nonbelief affect politics?	rug	Nov 2012	#3
Knee-jerk reaction against the more religious party, perhaps?	LAGC	Nov 2012	#21
I like the term "religiously unaffiliated". You called it "atheist"	BlueStreak	Nov 2012	#4
Well said! nt.	Starboard Tack	Nov 2012	#5
Actually, "atheism" is quite explicit; lack of belief.	cleanhippie	Nov 2012	#6
Atheist implies you don't believe something.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#8
Then you cannot define a demographic group around it	BlueStreak	Nov 2012	#9
Sure you can: people who don't believe in gods.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#10
Which means precisely what, politically?	rug	Nov 2012	#11
It doesn't have to mean anything other than its identity.	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#12
I tend to agree but that belies the premise of the OP.	rug	Nov 2012	#13
Not really. It could happen that the bald men with ear hair demographic	Warren Stupidity	Nov 2012	#14
If that were the case, the reason would not be baldness.	rug	Nov 2012	#15
Back to the premise of this thread	BlueStreak	Nov 2012	#16
I'm not an atheist.	rug	Nov 2012	#17
No, I didn't.	trotsky	Nov 2012	#19
There's a good chance the next presidential election will be a woman against a man.	dimbear	Nov 2012	#7
How about we just let the people decide the next election	Angry Dragon	Nov 2012	#18
re:	Promethean	Nov 2012	#20
No. Not for decades; generations perhaps. Not even close. nt	dmallind	Nov 2012	#22

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