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Sadly, it is pretty clear reading many of the posts on this forum that this is the case.
In this season when we purportedly celebrate the birth of someone who is honored for attempting to bring love of one's neighbor to the forefront, maybe, just maybe it is time to regard that "log" in our own eyes.
"GENEVA -- Atheists and other religious skeptics suffer persecution or discrimination in many parts of the world and in at least seven countries can be executed if their beliefs become known, according to a report issued Monday.
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But it also points to policies in some European countries and the United States that favor the religious and their organizations and treat atheists and humanists as outsiders."
Good. I'm glad this is being discussed. I believe the U.S. is undergoing a big transition in the way we look at freedom, liberty, and individual rights. It'll be good if more atheists feel comfortable coming out of the closet. There are still many parts of the country where being openly atheist can lead to discrimination and social ostracism.
Good. I'm glad this is being discussed. I believe the U.S. is undergoing a big transition in the way we look at freedom, liberty, and individual rights. It'll be good if more atheists feel comfortable coming out of the closet. There are still many parts of the country where being openly atheist can lead to discrimination and social ostracism.
No we aren't. The problem is liberals are selective with what freedom and liberty are. For example, according to the left gays have a right to get married, women have a right to an abortion; but I don't have a right to smoke marijuana (Dems have been just as complicit in the war on drugs as the GOP has), I don't have a right to my own income. Until the left corrects their hypocrisy, I'll never take them seriously with regard to individual rights.
boo hoo hoo, poor wittle atheists are society's victims and martyrs, persecuted for their religion
Funny how your so gung ho about the "war on christmas" but when it's something you don't agree with you don't care a thing about it. How very christ like of you
Funny how your so gung ho about the "war on christmas" but when it's something you don't agree with you don't care a thing about it. How very christ like of you
Take that pie chart and replace "Christian" with black and the rest of the pie chart with "white" and then apply it to South African apartheid. Are you still laughing now?
When Atheists are constantly in the news this time of year for attacking public displays that represent the religious beliefs of the majority of Americans, is there any wonder that it reflects poorly on Atheists as a whole? Moderate Atheists should shun these people who spend their time in the spotlight making all Atheists look like petty, condescending jerks.
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