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trotsky

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60. You do realize those were Communist governments run by dictators, right?

Sat Jun 29, 2013, 07:31 AM

Jun 2013

Who killed and imprisoned not because people weren't atheists (in reality, they killed and imprisoned atheists too), but because of the threat to their power?

If they killed in the name of atheism, or because they were atheists, I'd like to know why they also killed atheists.

No one is rewriting history here except those who want to equate extremist religious fundamentalists with "rude" atheists who call religion "silly."

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Being an atheist is okay (LOL) [View all] Playinghardball Jun 2013 OP

Is laughing at people who think the earth is 3000 old ok? N-t Logical Jun 2013 #1

Do all religions believe that? n/t hughee99 Jun 2013 #10

No, just the stupid ones Hydra Jun 2013 #11

Would an atheist consider any religion that believes in a higher power hughee99 Jun 2013 #36

You'd have to ask an atheist Hydra Jun 2013 #38

Name 'em, that believe that. demosincebirth Jun 2013 #57

Given the chance, I would do that to to Rudolph again. onehandle Jun 2013 #2

K&R Scuba Jun 2013 #3

sorry, religion IS silly... and I'm not going to stop calling it that scheming daemons Jun 2013 #4

Same here. DavidDvorkin Jun 2013 #5

Ditto. n/t RebelOne Jun 2013 #49

Mega-ditto MattBaggins Jun 2013 #62

Right. We all have the freedom to say what beliefs we think are ridiculous. Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #12

Nothing looks sillier tha somebody else's religion Warpy Jun 2013 #33

So how do you feel about people who are evangelists, religious people who go door-to-door, Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #47

I was a night nurse. I chased the door knockers off over a decade Warpy Jun 2013 #52

I guess I'm wondering why it's always okay for religious people to express their beliefs Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #56

I'm "out" on DU and ready to correct their misconceptions Warpy Jun 2013 #59

... SammyWinstonJack Jun 2013 #53

Because the nasty atheists are just as bad as the nasty Christians? NightWatcher Jun 2013 #6

Yeah, you know, they're just two sides of the same coin. trotsky Jun 2013 #7

+++ Whisp Jun 2013 #8

And the billboards! Don't forget the billboards! And bus ads! Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #13

+ 1,000 HarveyDarkey Jun 2013 #37

Atheist governments have done some horrific shit. Throd Jun 2013 #50

Yes some people forget that. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #55

You do realize those were Communist governments run by dictators, right? trotsky Jun 2013 #60

heh. bazinga! SammyWinstonJack Jun 2013 #54

I think respect is important. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #9

You won't get it here. Check out the responses thus far. n/t cordelia Jun 2013 #14

"Have respect!" often translates to: "Shut the f@#$ up!" Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #15

Well when I said respect it did not mean shut up. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #16

My interpretation of your post kentauros Jun 2013 #21

Yes! I always try to show respect but I sometimes fall short. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #23

What bothers me is when people think all Christians are bigoted. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #19

You find a LOT of that here. cordelia Jun 2013 #26

I really don't believe in hell. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #30

A Christian who believes he gets preferential treatment from a supreme being... immoderate Jun 2013 #34

If you mean that if a Christian believes that God only loves Christians I would say yes. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #35

According to doctrine, god can love you -- and send you to hell. immoderate Jun 2013 #39

Christians whether liberal or conservative have been interpeting Christianity there own way for hrmjustin Jun 2013 #40

Well it's all make believe, but we pretend it's real. immoderate Jun 2013 #41

You can believe it is all make believe all you want. I do not. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #42

But you can't say that about Christians in general. immoderate Jun 2013 #43

Maybe the Christians you know but not the ones I know. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #45

As long as you're not bothering someone by being "Christian," there shouldn't be an issue Hydra Jun 2013 #44

Sure I am gay and I always challenge people who think it is a sin. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #46

Trying to educate people via science is okay snooper2 Jun 2013 #17

Jesus was matter like you and I. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #18

well, if he really lived, when he died he want back into the earth snooper2 Jun 2013 #22

That is one thought. I elieve he rose again and he rose to heaven. I don't know what happened to hrmjustin Jun 2013 #24

where is heaven? snooper2 Jun 2013 #25

I prefer to believe in God. Where heaven is I do not know, but I don't think it is in this universe. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #27

I'm sorry snooper2 Jun 2013 #28

I have it is a great show! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #31

Mocking people who deny evolution is not even remotely like being a homophobe. Marr Jun 2013 #20

Wrong. Zoeisright Jun 2013 #29

Religion does not get a pass here. I get ridiculed at times for believing. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #32

Certain religions certainly do cause anguish and suffering. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #48

I agree that bullying and shaming based on beliefs is wrong. Just Saying Jun 2013 #51

The 'h' is always lower case. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #58

I do not care for religion at all but others do YeahSureRight Jun 2013 #61

Piffle. 99Forever Jun 2013 #63

Accusing atheists of be in league with Demons of Evil and formenting hate is not okay. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #64

But it is silly. Iggo Jun 2013 #65