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In reply to the discussion: ‘We Are Stronger’: Atheists To Hold Massive Rally On National Mall Next Month [View all]wickerwoman
(5,662 posts)140. Would do, but I'm already in New Zealand.
And if I'm honest, the death grip that the religious right has on American politics is a big part of why I'm not interested in coming back.
Anyone over here who said God told them to run for office would be laughed out of politics if not publically shunned. Ditto anyone who said atheists weren't real citizens or tried to plant the Ten Commandments in front of a courthouse. And yet none of those things even merits a blink in the US media.
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‘We Are Stronger’: Atheists To Hold Massive Rally On National Mall Next Month [View all]
Great Caesars Ghost
Feb 2012
OP
I'm an atheist going on record to say I wish organized atheists wouldn't pull acts like this in
blm
Feb 2012
#1
I rather agree, blm. Two dumbs don't make a right. They are already paranoid. Its like poking a bomb
roguevalley
Feb 2012
#28
no. what I am saying probably poorly is that if you poke at a bomb and it blows up in your face
roguevalley
Feb 2012
#98
I am disappointed in this post. Not because of your opinion but because you
rhett o rick
Feb 2012
#78
I keep it to my self. I get why people do religion and don't care what they believe till it's shoved
blm
Feb 2012
#91
Sure! Probably 80% of Americans are already largely secular; whether they know it or not
Brettongarcia
Feb 2012
#26
Hard to take you seriously when you just drop a turd and run. Tell me I am wrong
rhett o rick
Feb 2012
#97
Not the point. I don't think organized anti-religion is the cure for organized religion and it
blm
Feb 2012
#13
Good/God point. But? As an intermediary step? With some respect to tradition?
Brettongarcia
Feb 2012
#15
Does organized religion need a cure? Sounds too much like a certain guy from WW2.
Kurmudgeon
Feb 2012
#30
I think you misunderstood. He wasnt suggesting organized religion needed a cure.
rhett o rick
Feb 2012
#80
I don't care how it's perceived, when the flaw is with the people making the assessment.
AtheistCrusader
Feb 2012
#38
The "several prominent atheists" you referred to range from atheists to anti-theists and not a damn
AtheistCrusader
Feb 2012
#44
I'm sure they don't speak for all atheists, but they are responsible for the perceptions
humblebum
Feb 2012
#46
And with folks like you who perpetuate the bullshit, we need all the luck we can get.
cleanhippie
Feb 2012
#114
Good. then we are agreed. Organized atheism is anti-religious. Nice talkin' to ya.nt
humblebum
Feb 2012
#106
If you think I agreed with you, your comprehension skills must be severely lacking
Major Nikon
Feb 2012
#109
They ridicule and condemn the adverse actions of organized religion. Big difference.
Major Nikon
Feb 2012
#112
No. As a matter of fact, they do condemn and ridicule religion, and religious belief, as well. And
humblebum
Feb 2012
#113
Only in the way that ORGANIZED religion actively ridicule and condemn non-belief.
cleanhippie
Feb 2012
#117
History usually indicates something past, but that can be used as an indicator
humblebum
Feb 2012
#124
No, I don't realize that. I don't distrust people without them giving me reason to.
Kurmudgeon
Feb 2012
#36
In an election year, a very bad idea. I would expect Obama to distance himself
humblebum
Feb 2012
#57
I find your attitude to be so dishearteningly power-slaving that it borders on dehumanisation
stockholmer
Feb 2012
#103
Oh, nice one. Crusades. Yeah, you really got us there. And don't tell us to "control" ourselves.
lib_wit_it
Feb 2012
#66
Unfortunately, that's rarely the case. And that is just one of the reasons I am anti-religion. Not
lib_wit_it
Feb 2012
#68
I think some have different definitions of "anti-religious". You say you are not
rhett o rick
Feb 2012
#76
People like Hitchens crave the media ... the media crave people like Hitchens ....
SomeGuyInEagan
Feb 2012
#116
The mere fact that a group is discussing it, means it is happening far more than in the past
Brettongarcia
Feb 2012
#27
Lack of belief? I believe in plenty of things. Just not some made up man in the sky who hates fags.
lib_wit_it
Feb 2012
#70
It's not about believing in not believing, it's about believing in not being oppressed.
Scuba
Feb 2012
#100
Did not intend it to "sting" at all. It was intended to be a light-hearted
rhett o rick
Feb 2012
#96
Atheists and agnostics score higher in knowledge of world religions than "believers"
KansDem
Feb 2012
#92