Comments on: Are Atheists and Religious People in the United States Doomed to be Enemies? http://andrewclapper.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/are-atheists-and-religious-people-in-the-united-states-doomed-to-be-enemies/ Andrew Clapper discusses his views on many different topics. Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:32:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: loislane1939 http://andrewclapper.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/are-atheists-and-religious-people-in-the-united-states-doomed-to-be-enemies/#comment-66 loislane1939 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:07:25 +0000 http://andrewclapper.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/are-atheists-and-religious-people-in-the-united-states-doomed-to-be-enemies/#comment-66 I wrote a post criticizing a religious group that was going after the government in an attempt to save it because Obama meeting with a secular group and my co-blogger got harassed for days over it. I got called a bigot, and was told I was an idiot and spreading hate speech. I'm not in a particularly forgiving mood anymore. How are we supposed to work out which is a "real" Christian organization? One that follows the tenants and doesn't steal or bash people, I am assuming? So what do we do about the ones that do, write 1500 words essays making it clear that we know they are fake? What about the Left Behind books? Those guys were gleefully calculating how many people had to die to fill the valley in Israel with blood. 2 and 1/2 billion people. Is that not a real Christian? I honestly don't know, I hear the Old Testament mentioned a lot in gay rights discussions. I have never sent anyone an atheist book. When I have told my family, I got harassed. They continued to force me to attend church under threats of kicking me out of the house, they continue to send me bibles and all this other religious stuff. I have bought them religious books and things I personally found offensive, and have not had that returned in kind to me. ID is dragging religion into science in a major way, but I can't respond in kind. I get told religion and science are separate, right they are, but why do I have to take the moral high ground while watching people have to resort to suing to kick it out of science classes? There are secular humanist groups that are doing what you are suggesting. You might want to find one in your local community? Sorry, I'm still very angry. I wrote a post criticizing a religious group that was going after the government in an attempt to save it because Obama meeting with a secular group and my co-blogger got harassed for days over it. I got called a bigot, and was told I was an idiot and spreading hate speech. I’m not in a particularly forgiving mood anymore.

How are we supposed to work out which is a “real” Christian organization? One that follows the tenants and doesn’t steal or bash people, I am assuming? So what do we do about the ones that do, write 1500 words essays making it clear that we know they are fake? What about the Left Behind books? Those guys were gleefully calculating how many people had to die to fill the valley in Israel with blood. 2 and 1/2 billion people. Is that not a real Christian? I honestly don’t know, I hear the Old Testament mentioned a lot in gay rights discussions.

I have never sent anyone an atheist book. When I have told my family, I got harassed. They continued to force me to attend church under threats of kicking me out of the house, they continue to send me bibles and all this other religious stuff. I have bought them religious books and things I personally found offensive, and have not had that returned in kind to me.

ID is dragging religion into science in a major way, but I can’t respond in kind. I get told religion and science are separate, right they are, but why do I have to take the moral high ground while watching people have to resort to suing to kick it out of science classes?

There are secular humanist groups that are doing what you are suggesting. You might want to find one in your local community?

Sorry, I’m still very angry.

]]> By: detract http://andrewclapper.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/are-atheists-and-religious-people-in-the-united-states-doomed-to-be-enemies/#comment-43 detract Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:14:03 +0000 http://andrewclapper.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/are-atheists-and-religious-people-in-the-united-states-doomed-to-be-enemies/#comment-43 Detract says : I absolutely agree with this ! Detract says : I absolutely agree with this !

]]> By: Jesse http://andrewclapper.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/are-atheists-and-religious-people-in-the-united-states-doomed-to-be-enemies/#comment-39 Jesse Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:35:07 +0000 http://andrewclapper.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/are-atheists-and-religious-people-in-the-united-states-doomed-to-be-enemies/#comment-39 Doomed to be enemies? Not if religious people do nothing to infringe my liberties, or shred the rights of ALL. Doomed to be enemies? Not if religious people do nothing to infringe my liberties, or shred the rights of ALL.

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