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In reply to the discussion: Holiday message: Atheists dub Jesus a 'myth' on Times Square billboard [View all]Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)61. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Yep, that's destructive stuff all right.
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Holiday message: Atheists dub Jesus a 'myth' on Times Square billboard [View all]
DaniDubois
Dec 2012
OP
I know what a Horcrux is, I was just wondering what Jesus would use as a Horcrux.
backscatter712
Dec 2012
#255
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
Just copied and pasted (with light editing) for my FB timeline. Many
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#331
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
Yes makes you wonder who thought of it. Spiritual is not popular in our society.
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#273
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
The "merry" on their sign is not about family, friends, or giving. It's about Santa Claus, a symbol
GiaGiovanni
Dec 2012
#115
The precursors to the corporate Santa did not require parents to buy tons of gifts in his name
GiaGiovanni
Dec 2012
#287
Someone who is not a theist (an atheist or agnostic) would also be lacking in objectivity
GiaGiovanni
Dec 2012
#211
Christianity pre-existed Santa Claus, and unlike the American Santa, is anti-greed
GiaGiovanni
Dec 2012
#268
Just because corporate entities have co-opted Santa doesn't mean Santa = Corporatism
MessiahRp
Dec 2012
#142
Well, the important thing is that you figured out a way to make yourself feel superior to everyone.
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#160
Santa is all about sharing and helping others. Santa is a hippie. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#301
That's sharing or giving and you just didn't hang out with the right hippies, or maybe you
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#309
Don't see how you could get that from the ad unless you were looking for it. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#125
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
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
OK, I never saw those billboards before, but they are just as stupid if not more so.
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#14
Me neither. Atheistic evangelism is obviously a bigger business than I realized (nt)
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#74
the funny thing is, the Christians who whine about the billboard in the first post
Terra Alta
Dec 2012
#20
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
And he did the same to Marxists, supporters of Lenin, and Communist Party members.
Ikonoklast
Dec 2012
#252
It is from that single story that has sprung one of the most destructive forces known to humanity.
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#51
"With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil..."
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#106
You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how wilfully ignorant it may be.
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#177
"A cult like devotion where one's family should be cut off if they don't believe."
cherokeeprogressive
Dec 2012
#102
Do we really need to go through the exercise where I rebut you with terrible things from the bible..
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#105
While ignoring the fact that Damascus was invading Europe before the Crusades pulled them back.
ieoeja
Dec 2012
#183
Organized religion, and especially christianity, has brought more death, destruction, and suffering
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#174
Hi. Why are you so persistently contentious, belittling and dismissive in any discussion
pinto
Dec 2012
#86
huh?? your point is not clear. plus what is the spirit energy the contains atoms?? eom
yawnmaster
Dec 2012
#209
you see, evangelism is usually equated with religion, yet this billboard is clearly...
yawnmaster
Dec 2012
#210
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
We can see that it revealed YOUR hostility, so it really was well thought out, wasn't it.
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#165
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
you don't make someone realize there is no God anymore than Christians make people realize
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2012
#294
there is a difference in fighting for you freedoms and trying to eradicate religion
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2012
#295
Anything short of utter silence on the part of atheists leads to pain and defensiveness among theist
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#161
"Their mythology is their business." - If that were the reality of the world, you would have a point
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#168
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
Well, I guess the 54 Christmas trees could be to throw us off the scent.....
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#313
As a christian I have no problem with this board. The locals complaining should spend their time
hrmjustin
Dec 2012
#78
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
Everyone has "myths," even atheists. Not polite to rub it in people's faces.
yellowcanine
Dec 2012
#138
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
I would challenge any historian that used the bible as a valid source to support an assertion
cleanhippie
Dec 2012
#278
So only religious people should advertise their beliefs but atheists should never speak up?
Arugula Latte
Dec 2012
#333
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
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
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
You know what? I'm nearly 50, and I've been hearing neverending noise about how "GOD IS REAL"
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#329
Too bad that can't be said for so many other religions and their practitioners that xtianity
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#307