In God We Must

[CountDeMoney]

But I don't want to fuck a Christian anyway.  They think Jesus told them that facials are evil; I'm not familiar with that verse myself.

Something about turning the other cheek, I think. Lulz.

Vegetarianism bothers people more, I think, because they think I'm secretly judging them.  And I totally am.

And they're judging you. That's the next cultural war, my friend.

[garbon]

Denial - switched churches because I thought I was just uncomfortable with how "hellfire and bloody damnation" the pastor and at least one of the elders was.
Anger - mostly took the form of condescension.  I took way too much glee in seeing everybody off to church upon the realization I could reclaim my Sunday mornings without being struck by lightning.
Bargaining - missed the community, plain and simple.  Made a few occasional church visits just to see people (which I was aware was totally missing the point of attending church in the first place), figured I'd suffer through the obnoxious hymns and prayers to get to hanging out with people after the service.
Depression - self explanatory, big way.  Possibly explains how I went from being generally dismissed as just another cynical kid to an adult with borderline-OCD tics that required antidepressants.
Acceptance - Mostly there.  Still working off the depression, but I've generally accepted that I'm not a freak or a superhuman for not needing religion, nor is anyone else an idiot or inferior for getting a positive boost from believing in something.

Drama queen much?

[The Brain]

I'm glad I didn't grow up in some weird cult.

[Razgovory]

I have been trying to understand why it is so offensive when Richard Dawkins says "your theology is wrong mine is right" it is offensive but when the pope says it it is somehow not offensive. I also do not understand why when Richard Dawkins encourages people to agree with him he is strident but when Rick Warren does so he is not.

Here's a hint.  Dawkin's offensive when he says "You theology is as harmful as child abuse".  But of course you and Marty have a hard time understanding things because bigots always do.

[dps]

If you're an atheist and are being discriminated against in employment, housing, etc., that's against the law, so you have legal recourse.

If you're an atheist and are whining because your neighbors and/or co-workers don't like you because of your atheism, suck it up.  There are lots of reasons that people don't like each other besides theological differences.  We all have do deal with the fact that some people just don't realize how awesome we are and dislike us.

[Ideologue]

But I don't want to fuck a Christian anyway.  They think Jesus told them that facials are evil; I'm not familiar with that verse myself.

Something about turning the other cheek, I think. Lulz.

Coverage is important.

Vegetarianism bothers people more, I think, because they think I'm secretly judging them.  And I totally am.

And they're judging you. That's the next cultural war, my friend.

All right, ground floor.

[Ideologue]

lol. I'm a relatively out atheist in the South and I've never had a problem.

But then again, I live in a real city, not Pig's Cooter, Texas.

It's hurt me, socially, on occasion.  But I don't want to fuck a Christian anyway.  They think Jesus told them that facials are evil; I'm not familiar with that verse myself.

Vegetarianism bothers people more, I think, because they think I'm secretly judging them.  And I totally am.

Actually, I feel the same about (vocal) Christians as I feel about vegetarians. You look like a normal person until we reach a trigger ("homosexuals are evil", "you should eat fish on Friday", "you shouldn't eat meat") and your insanity becomes disturbingly visible.

It's like finding out your best friend is into furry coprophagia.

Cool, I'm halfway there.  If I can get Tim to make pro-carnivorism statements too, the taint should be sufficient to get people off animals for good.

[Neil]

If you're an atheist and are whining because your neighbors and/or co-workers don't like you because of your atheism, suck it up.  There are lots of reasons that people don't like each other besides theological differences.  We all have do deal with the fact that some people just don't realize how awesome we are and dislike us.

If you're an atheist and all you can talk about is how much you love atheism and how stupid everyone who isn't you is, then that's probably why people don't like you.

[Eddie Teach]

Cool, I'm halfway there.  If I can get Tim to make pro-carnivorism statements too, the taint should be sufficient to get people off animals for good.

Maybe you ought to get them to mention that they like playing video games and watching television while you're at it.

[Viking]

Here's a hint.  Dawkin's offensive when he says "You theology is as harmful as child abuse".  But of course you and Marty have a hard time understanding things because bigots always do.

I take it you don't know how to use quotation marks. Dawkins did not say that. He said something completely different. I know that some people think that Dawkins is strident based on faked quotations and deliberatly misleading misrepresentations of what he said.

What he said, when asked about that misrepresentation he said "When you hear a child a child labelled as a christian child simply because it's parents are christian then that is child abuse." See, thats how you use quotation marks. It's the labelling that is the child abuse not the stuff you made up.

[HVC]

Still a stupid thing to say. Dawkins is an agitating self-righteous dick.


And before you go that route, I'm an atheist.

[Martinus]

If you're an atheist and are being discriminated against in employment, housing, etc., that's against the law, so you have legal recourse.

If you're an atheist and are whining because your neighbors and/or co-workers don't like you because of your atheism, suck it up.  There are lots of reasons that people don't like each other besides theological differences.  We all have do deal with the fact that some people just don't realize how awesome we are and dislike us.

I actually agree. Same goes really for being black, gay, Christian, Muslim, straight or a hipster. I think the right to dislike other people should be maintained.

[Martinus]

PS. I used to think differently not so long ago so dont point out inconsistencies.

[garbon]

PS. I used to think differently not so long ago so dont point out inconsistencies.

What changed?

[Martinus]

PS. I used to think differently not so long ago so dont point out inconsistencies.

What changed?

That may sound silly but listening to comedians make their case against humour censorship. Also a general desire to grow up. I dont think it's the society's duty to make people like each other. And if I dislike people for being stupid or religious, they have a right to dislike me for being gay or Polish. Drawing arbitrary line at race, nationality or sexuality makes no sense really.