Jester13 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Sharp while I obviously will agree 100% with your post I feel I must say that the fear of speaking out when they see something is amiss due to religion is a major issue I have with a lot of atheists...We are really not that small of a minority when you think about it...and if every single one of us would raise our voices when there are issues such as this one, or any other kind of injustice due to religious pandering, we may actually be able to DO something about it instead of blogging about it on the internet or kicking back, reading God Is Not Great, among others, nodding our heads in agreement, but not having the balls to stand up and say "We're as mad as hell, and we're not going to take this anymore" weakens our position a great deal...If we want to actually cause a viable change in the apparent stranglehold the major religions have over a lot of world governments...we HAVE to start being more pro-active about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaytanic Wehrmacht Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 As a fellow atheist I have to disagree with you on this one. Where would us humanists be if Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens et al never spoke up? How else are we supposed to be pro active? The internet is the best way to spread the word of facts and to let it be known that it is ok to believe in mythical, superstitious non-sense but to simply keep it to yourself and keep it our of politics especially. Blogging, foruming, tweeting, etc IS being pro active IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Funny how that works, huh? Hey, when people in my area question me about being an atheist..I just tell them "You're almost an atheist yourself...difference between you and me is I believe in just one god fewer than you do." When politicians of any kind start referencing specific holy texts...they have to know that there will be a bit of a backlash, don't they? And as far as the athlete thing goes...it'd be refreshing indeed to hear one praise Allah or Thor or even Satan for allowing them to score a touchdown to win the game...be a lot better than turning on ESPN and listening to Tim Tebow's personal televangelism session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I think you misread the post and its message, my friend...I was actually calling for MORE action than just blogging, for example, I would like to see every human being who shares our way of thinking have the balls to stand up against religious pandering and the negative effects it has on our society as a whole...Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris...are among my heroes...I would never tell anyone in our group not to speak out...read the post again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaytanic Wehrmacht Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Hitchens once said "every religious person in the world is secretly an atheist because there is at least one God that they don't believe in." Hahaha. This is the funniest part of religion, out of thousands and thousands of Gods they all claim to know the one and only true God, some even claim to know the true multiple Gods lol. I saw a picture on twitter the other day that instead of reading "God hates f@&s" read "God hates facts" LMFAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmployeeoftheMonth Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Which kind is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaytanic Wehrmacht Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Any kind that doesn't agree with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SukhKular Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Atheist or not. She shouldn't be making public decisions based on the bible, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drybone Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Christian principles? How's that women's equality working out for the Christians? Oh right, it's not and now they can vote... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Atheist or not. She shouldn't be making public decisions based on the bible, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 You dont get to decide what the rules are. You simply suffer the concequences when it all goes down. But like every Satanis........I mean Atheist......... you hide behind nothing and point the finger at others. You cannot survive without putting others down. Times ticking buddy................Tick tock, tick tock........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Evil Twin Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 You dont get to decide what the rules are. You simply suffer the concequences when it all goes down. But like every Satanis........I mean Atheist......... you hide behind nothing and point the finger at others. You cannot survive without putting others down. Times ticking buddy................Tick tock, tick tock........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Without Satan to scare people, churches of Christ would be mostly empty. good cop,bad cop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Light Racicot Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 You dont get to decide what the rules are. You simply suffer the concequences when it all goes down. But like every Satanis........I mean Atheist......... you hide behind nothing and point the finger at others. You cannot survive without putting others down. Times ticking buddy................Tick tock, tick tock........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaytanic Wehrmacht Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 You dont get to decide what the rules are. You simply suffer the concequences when it all goes down. But like every Satanis........I mean Atheist......... you hide behind nothing and point the finger at others. You cannot survive without putting others down. Times ticking buddy................Tick tock, tick tock........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 You dont get to decide what the rules are. You simply suffer the concequences when it all goes down. But like every Satanis........I mean Atheist......... you hide behind nothing and point the finger at others. You cannot survive without putting others down. Times ticking buddy................Tick tock, tick tock........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajusta Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Here are my final thoughts on the original topic: As people vote in a democracy, they choose the right candidate that represents them the most. To vote for someone or a political party, each voter should consider their political views, passions, and values. It's hard to digest, but voters expect their candidate to make decisions based on those things, no matter where those values come from. To discriminate the Bible as a poor source of values would also be like discriminating a certain candidate that comes from a certain school, culture, or upbringing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaytanic Wehrmacht Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Without Satan to scare people, churches of Christ would be mostly empty. good cop,bad cop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaytanic Wehrmacht Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Here are my final thoughts on the original topic: As people vote in a democracy, they choose the right candidate that represents them the most. To vote for someone or a political party, each voter should consider their political views, passions, and values. It's hard to digest, but voters expect their candidate to make decisions based on those things, no matter where those values come from. To discriminate the Bible as a poor source of values would also be like discriminating a certain candidate that comes from a certain school, culture, or upbringing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Evil Twin Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Now we just need a Satanist in power. Then we'll see just how "accepting" all the Christians who've been voting in their brethren are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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