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At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life.
Gotta love Paula
Tue, 02/06/2007 - 19:59 — kebernet
I just want to say, Paula Zahn's round-table discussion of atheists in America was patently offensive. Aside from the fact that you couldn't seem to be bothered to even include a atheist on the panel, the background text of "Why do Atheists inspire such hatred?" was completely out of line. If that had been "Why do Mexicans inspire such hatred?" or "Why do Jews inspire such hatred?" it would have been called exactly what it was: bigoted and inflammatory. I can't even begin to express the unanswered sentiments expressed by the panelists: "Atheists are weak," "they don't believe in anything," the implication that somehow Atheists are unable to combat religious extremism was certainly the icing on the cake. Maybe next time you can get someone from the Klan, someone from the Aryan Nation and someone from StormFront to discuss affirmative action. I bet that would make for a great segment too.
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OMFG - I only listened to
OMFG - I only listened to the first 30 seconds, but I heard enough abject ignorance in just that time to hold me over for a few days.
"What do they believe - nuthin", "We have taken prayer out of schools, what now are we going to take in God we trust off our money?" Uh, yes, hello! If we want to call ourselves a country where "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Until we change that, which it is apparent these people want us to do, then this is stupid.
"We are a Christian country . . . " No, actually we are not. In point of fact the entire reason people "came to this country" (which was not a country when they came, but I digress) was to escape the state sanctioning and governing (forcing) religion. Check out our "founding fathers", yeah, go back and read your high school history books, some of them were religious, some were most certainly NOT, but all of them understood the "separation of church and state." (Which, once more for these stupid people, benefits both.)
This is real simple people, the government should not be involved in anything religious, in any manner. No "in god we trust on the money" (which was added in the 50's people!), no "Under God" (which was ALSO added in the 50s! - look out for the commies! the sky is falling!) and of course no "prayer" FROM schools - which is different than "in" schools (and it should not be state endorsed in courtrooms, congress, the military, etc - anywhere public money is involved - there should be no "chaplain" on the government payroll, anywhere, ever).
None of that means there cannot be prayer, or religion, or etc. The point is that mixing government and religion leads to . . . . Iran, or Alabama - take your pick (that was an Alabama *joke*, the point though, with Roy Moore types, being that regardless of which religion a government sanctions, you still end up worse off, your religion is not "better" than another). Have all the "ten commandments" statues you want on private land, have all the prayers you want, for whatever religion without using public money to do it (congress people, soldiers, kids in school, no one cares if they "pray" or not, that is not the debate, but the GOVERNMENT should never be in the business of sanctioning or providing any religious services, ever, period).
This is not about "atheists" or what "they" believe.