Ms. Peabody

nonplussedbyreligion:

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noxlupus:

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I haven’t taken the time to verify this quote, but I think what this says is the reason why we are suddenly seeing such a big rise in “militant” atheism.  The push to get extreme religion into politics has been very strong of late.  People who otherwise would not care have been becoming vocal because a line is being crossed that should not be crossed.  ~ Steve

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Just when I thought I couldn’t approve of him more…

Heres the thing people never seem to get. Atheism is a religion. It is the belief in nothing. But still a belief. They have no more right to demand the absence of Christianity or any other religion than we have the right to demand the absence of them. A militant atheist is no better than a militant Christian or Muslim. Get off your high horses people. You aren’t better than me because you believe in nothing. And if you attack my religion in the name of yours then i will shed your blood too. Im a militant Christian.

Atheism, my dear person, is not a belief; it is not a religion.  It is the absence of belief in a god - the rejection of religion as the only basis for moral thought.  It is as much a belief as not-sky-diving is a hobby.  We merely think that things that are verifiably and repeatedly proven true should be the basis of our government.  ”Beliefs” are things that cannot be subject to verification.  This is our, “high horse”.  Radical and dangerous, I know.

The separation of church and state is a rather passionate issue with me, as it was with our founding fathers.  It may not be important to you, but it is extremely important to us.  You are free to believe what you want to believe, but you are not allowed to impose those beliefs onto our government.

And atheists are not talking about blood.  The have never, at any time, talked about blood.  You are the one who brought up blood.  The “militant” atheist is about justice, fairness, and equality, and will actively promote these ideals loudly and persistently.  If you try to use blood in your effort to violate the U.S. Constitution, we would prefer that the law deal with you as the dangerous person that you are.  We will not, however, back down from this fight simply because religious militants threaten us with violence.

Peace,

~ Steve

Yes to what Steve had to say. @ noxlupus, “And if you attack my religion in the name of yours then i will shed your blood too,” proves you’ve not only missed the point of atheism, but Christianity as well.  If you want to know how to deal with those who dispute your religion, you only need to look to your Bible.

Matthew 5:11-16  ¹¹ “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. ¹² Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you ¹³ “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot ¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. ¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:21-22 ²¹ “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ ²² But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sisterwill be subject to judgment… And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.

These aren’t the ramblings of Paul, but actual words in red, ‘spoken’ by Jesus. We shouldn’t have to teach you about your Bible, but we’re more than capable of doing so.  When militant atheists fight against legislation, Christians like you also benefit from it.  If atheists didn’t fight to keep religion out of public schools, your children would have to allow Muslims to have times of prayer during the school day.  Equal opportunity would have to be given to students of all religions and belief system.  Religious education classes would be required to teach positively about all religions, not just Christianity.  Religion does not equal Christianity.

The word militant may be where you encountered a problem.  It does not always mean a call to arms, or a threat of violence, something that you seemed to miss.  Militant atheists tend to fight with our minds.  The bloodshed seems to be a religious thing. ~ Kim

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