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edhopper

(33,567 posts)

24. So it's about his

Reply to cbayer (Reply #23)

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 09:09 AM

Jul 2014

beliefs, and not his actions?

Does Dawkins have his followers go door to door, or preach on street corners?
Does he condemn people to hell for not agreeing with him.

A funny T-shirt makes him equal to the christian missionaries?

That's your argument?

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Americans are losing their faith in religion [View all] SecularMotion Jul 2014 OP

That is a good trend IMHO edhopper Jul 2014 #1

That's encouraging. DavidDvorkin Jul 2014 #2

Or as I would say, "regaining their sanity." rock Jul 2014 #3

The real question is, in what are they putting their faith in instead. rug Jul 2014 #4

That is indeed the real question. cbayer Jul 2014 #5

Hopefully; themselves. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #6

To that I say "Good" and "Not fast enough." Iggo Jul 2014 #7

You need to get out there and do some deconverting. cbayer Jul 2014 #8

Dear God he shouldn't do that edhopper Jul 2014 #9

I know! It's really important that we show people the way and the truth cbayer Jul 2014 #10

No matter how idiotic, hateful, regressive or ignorant edhopper Jul 2014 #11

Never have I said anything remotely resembling what you are saying here. cbayer Jul 2014 #12

Maybe if you stopped edhopper Jul 2014 #13

I find evangelizers from either side objectionable. cbayer Jul 2014 #14

I got that edhopper Jul 2014 #15

Of course you find it absurd. cbayer Jul 2014 #17

I find it absurd edhopper Jul 2014 #18

Why do you always make these ridiculously extreme extrapolations from what I say? cbayer Jul 2014 #21

Who's atheistic proselytizing edhopper Jul 2014 #22

I, I don't know. Something about taking the position that there is cbayer Jul 2014 #23

So it's about his edhopper Jul 2014 #24

His t-shirt is not funny. It's offensive. cbayer Jul 2014 #25

To lighten the mood atreides1 Jul 2014 #27

The whole group seems to be getting less and less competent and I don't cbayer Jul 2014 #30

Just as we Democrats also try to convert. trotsky Jul 2014 #31

I guess i don't know the meaning of "exactly" edhopper Jul 2014 #32

Your parsing of each word I write keeps you from seeing my point, cbayer Jul 2014 #33

I was under the impression that you were saying edhopper Jul 2014 #38

Is it prosleytizing to point out when someone is wrong, about a non-religious belief? AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #35

Yes, I oppose the dissemination of all factual information. cbayer Jul 2014 #36

Well, that makes you consistent then. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #37

Not surprised by these numbers. Organized religion at tomes can leave a lot to be desired. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #16

Your on an iphone or a tablet? edhopper Jul 2014 #19

King of the typos. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #20

I substitute superstition for the word religion and use pretend instead of believe when brewens Jul 2014 #26

Since messengers in some religions are in step with those in politics just may be the Thinkingabout Jul 2014 #28

I'm not sure this means they reject religion, just a growing trend of avoiding labels Township75 Jul 2014 #29

The American people have about had a belly full of greedly liars. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #34