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Hi. I'm a militant atheist. Do you fear me? [View all]
Some folks on DU find militant atheists threatening:
because militant atheists want to kill believers
And burn churches, that is not ok. Anyone calling themselves a militant atheist is in the same groupnas hicks and does not belong on this site.
And burn churches, that is not ok. Anyone calling themselves a militant atheist is in the same groupnas hicks and does not belong on this site.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1218&pid=182630
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When did the preferred adjective for atheists change from "rabid" to "militant"?
Fumesucker
Feb 2015
#7
seriously? 64 years old somehow I haven't heard that one until now.. but I tend to use the term ...
2banon
Feb 2015
#59
I think the whole problem is that you don't mean the word the same way others understand it.
Rainforestgoddess
Feb 2015
#8
Your insistence on fighting a (losing) battle over the semantics of "militant"
Maedhros
Feb 2015
#79
I don't fear you and congrats on someone starting a mocking thread in the other room.
hrmjustin
Feb 2015
#84
Well i am not going to judge how they run their room but the threads speak for themselves
hrmjustin
Feb 2015
#94
I honestly hope you get a straight answer, because I'm at a loss. n/t
Rainforestgoddess
Feb 2015
#101
OK, I'm getting the picture. You are these two things but they are not related to
cbayer
Feb 2015
#121
If you self identify with a term that's insulting to atheists and is used by violent atheists
EvolveOrConvolve
Feb 2015
#130
Oh, I get it. You're comparing your experiences here to stigmatization homosexuals face.
Act_of_Reparation
Feb 2015
#143
An absurd and self-indulgent thread, moderators would have removed it back in the day.
NYC_SKP
Feb 2015
#166