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In reply to the discussion: "Persecuted" Atheists in America Need a New Perspective [View all]RegieRocker
(4,226 posts)51. Type here in DU does not make it fact. I have never been asked my religious or lack of
persuasion at any job. If they did I would say " I am a Satanist " with a menacing look. It's none if their business. That is why keeping your trap shut is a good thing about religion or lack thereof.
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they, why should atheists worry when a president says they should be stripped of citizenship.
unblock
Feb 2012
#1
And of course blacks and women have valid complaints about lack of representation
dmallind
Feb 2012
#6
Well if they didn't open their mouths no one would know they were an aetheist.
RegieRocker
Feb 2012
#3
Damn uppity atheists belong in the back of the bus, eh? Thanks for proving the article false.
dmallind
Feb 2012
#7
just because the faithful are delusional, a lack of faith must also be delusional?
ChairmanAgnostic
Feb 2012
#11
Atheists should ignore discrimination by Christians because Christians are murdered somewhere else?
immoderate
Feb 2012
#8
many believers feel offended or threatened at the mere notion that god might not exist
unblock
Feb 2012
#14
Type here in DU does not make it fact. I have never been asked my religious or lack of
RegieRocker
Feb 2012
#51
Oh, well, since everything was hunky-dory in your town it must be true everywhere.
darkstar3
Feb 2012
#81
What you absolutely refuse to see is that this is about far more than the workplace.
darkstar3
Feb 2012
#84
So you're saying that agnosticism is a middle ground between theism and atheism?
darkstar3
Feb 2012
#73
But knowledge is a different question than belief. No matter how superior you feel in your position,
darkstar3
Feb 2012
#80
A personal attack, no matter how clever or thinly veiled, means you cannot support your argument
cleanhippie
Feb 2012
#98
Why is it that the most vehement haters can never tell their detractors apart?
darkstar3
Feb 2012
#101
Probably because they are blinded by their rage and desire to be "right" all the time.
cleanhippie
Feb 2012
#102
The next time my kids come home crying because others were spewing their Christ-based vile at them,
ZombieHorde
Feb 2012
#36
If the religious kids come home crying because others were spewing their religion
RegieRocker
Feb 2012
#49
One of my communication teachers was teaching about projecting motives this week.
ZombieHorde
Feb 2012
#67
The most famous atheist in America, Madelyn Murray O'Hair, was murdered. Just a few years ago
Brettongarcia
Feb 2012
#60
It took 6 years for an apathetic Austin police dept. to really look for and find her (1995-2001).
Brettongarcia
Feb 2012
#70
Fuck this guy, just because atheists aren't killed on a daily basis doesn't mean we have it easy...
Humanist_Activist
Feb 2012
#71