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74. I'm a lifelong atheist and I agree with this. It's just a fact, not a big part of my

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Thu Sep 1, 2016, 02:28 PM

Sep 2016

life. All Dems have to do for me is keep the theocrats away from the levers of power as much as possible.

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Democrats diss atheists, but still count on our votes [View all] yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2016 OP

Democrats are generally not the party cheapdate Sep 2016 #1

I'm non religious madokie Sep 2016 #2

business as usual - because who else ya gonna vote for KG Sep 2016 #3

Post removed Post removed Sep 2016 #4

This. bigwillq Sep 2016 #8

Welcome to democracy. Nitram Sep 2016 #5

Atheists still at bottom of list on favorability polls... Panich52 Sep 2016 #54

Are atheists supposed to be a quasi-religious political movement now? Hortensis Sep 2016 #81

Why the link to religious zealotry? Panich52 Sep 2016 #107

I was hoping you'd make that connection, with Hortensis Sep 2016 #115

I used to "live & let live. Then... Panich52 Sep 2016 #135

Hortensis, you just summed up my own thoughts so very well. Maru Kitteh Sep 2016 #127

"In God We Trust. I don't believe it would Hortensis Sep 2016 #132

So they diss atheists and agnostics, but... Stellar Sep 2016 #6

Wait, I thought Democrats took ALL their voters for granted. That's what I keep hearing, anyway. betsuni Sep 2016 #7

I can hear it now, TexasProgresive Sep 2016 #9

I'm a pretty hard core atheist, but I understand politics FLPanhandle Sep 2016 #10

I'm a Christian sending you phylny Sep 2016 #75

I don't think most atheists dwell on the pintobean Sep 2016 #11

+1 joshcryer Sep 2016 #25

I'm a lifelong atheist and I agree with this. It's just a fact, not a big part of my Nay Sep 2016 #74

Agree SCantiGOP Sep 2016 #129

Try being Christian... ileus Sep 2016 #12

Especially here pintobean Sep 2016 #13

What pintobean said. Twice. WillowTree Sep 2016 #17

Trade? whatthehey Sep 2016 #15

You're saying that those things were/are the result of Democratic policies? Really? WillowTree Sep 2016 #18

What a strange question whatthehey Sep 2016 #19

The original post and the follow-ups aren't about the government in general, the media etc. WillowTree Sep 2016 #22

And the Democrats are part of both, and have done not one single thing to help atheists whatthehey Sep 2016 #28

I was a Christian for the first 16 years of my life... killbotfactory Sep 2016 #41

It's programmed into the religion itself. trotsky Sep 2016 #52

I'm guessing you guys don't see the irony. pintobean Sep 2016 #56

Oh yeah, major irony. trotsky Sep 2016 #58

Oh, my dog, we have to hear the word "God" once in a great while. pintobean Sep 2016 #60

Now who's missing the point? trotsky Sep 2016 #62

Lol. A special privilege. pintobean Sep 2016 #63

Yep, this guy was on your side. trotsky Sep 2016 #65

Along with 99 Senators and 401 House Reps pintobean Sep 2016 #69

Yes, you've already pointed out that I'm the bad guy in all of this. trotsky Sep 2016 #70

You're not a bad guy. I was just amused at the irony. pintobean Sep 2016 #71

At what irony, exactly? trotsky Sep 2016 #73

omg that cartoon! Egnever Sep 2016 #111

That makes me a bad guy too I guess. JNelson6563 Sep 2016 #64

Definitely. trotsky Sep 2016 #67

I'm sorry, but which states can you be fired in for being a christian? PoutrageFatigue Sep 2016 #79

No one is fired for being a Christian mdbl Sep 2016 #117

once in a great while. AlbertCat Sep 2016 #82

How often do you hear the pledge of allegiance? pintobean Sep 2016 #83

That's the context of my post. AlbertCat Sep 2016 #90

No, I don't. pintobean Sep 2016 #92

who uses cash anymore? AlbertCat Sep 2016 #97

I hear it every day. Goblinmonger Sep 2016 #94

I like how any wrong is just fine and dandy so long as you do not have to personally notice it. AtheistCrusader Sep 2016 #124

Be not afraid of enemies; the worst they can do is to kill you. AtheistCrusader Sep 2016 #86

Your name says it all pintobean Sep 2016 #88

As does yours. AtheistCrusader Sep 2016 #123

That's how people believe themselves to be "persecuted". rug Sep 2016 #91

those in congress are all such good Christians mdbl Sep 2016 #116

Lol. I am a Christian phylny Sep 2016 #76

Neither I nor anyone I know feels persecuted. AlbertCat Sep 2016 #87

Well, it's part of what's beend drummed into them as being a "holy" thing, so it seems that a synergie Sep 2016 #78

It's actually the backbone and the sop of christianity: Self-fulfilling prophesy. lindysalsagal Sep 2016 #105

most atheists in America did try being Christian- snooper2 Sep 2016 #51

What is there for you to complain about as a Christian? You get all the privilege... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #98

That's not how it is treestar Sep 2016 #14

Christians aren't treated any better. WillowTree Sep 2016 #16

By whom? whatthehey Sep 2016 #20

Try re-reading the title of this thread. WillowTree Sep 2016 #21

Try considering the thousands of Democratic speeches whatthehey Sep 2016 #27

"How again are we treated better than Crristians?" I never said that. Not once. Anywhere. WillowTree Sep 2016 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author whatthehey Sep 2016 #34

lol La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2016 #50

Well that's a load of bullshit, where's your evidence? n/t Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #99

Next time there's a thread around here....... WillowTree Sep 2016 #101

Actually such a thread exists... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #102

I've read that thread. WillowTree Sep 2016 #103

Yeah, we are seeing two different things in that thread, your privilege is showing... Humanist_Activist Sep 2016 #112

Two of the most reliable voting blocs (Latino and African-American) are religious. joshcryer Sep 2016 #23

Atheist vote for Democrats by about 60% margins. Not enough? whatthehey Sep 2016 #29

Notice how they dismiss it and get defensive? Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2016 #35

Defensive? joshcryer Sep 2016 #39

90% of them don't consider their atheism a defining factor. joshcryer Sep 2016 #37

Cite? whatthehey Sep 2016 #38

Stats? joshcryer Sep 2016 #40

Not seeing the claim you made that 90% consider it not defining whatthehey Sep 2016 #43

I read #6 that way. joshcryer Sep 2016 #44

Bit of a stretch really whatthehey Sep 2016 #49

"bit of stretch" is massively generous. Warren Stupidity Sep 2016 #95

From that Pew Research link. Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2016 #46

The Gallup Poll jamese777 Sep 2016 #125

No that is not what the poll data you cited said. Warren Stupidity Sep 2016 #84

There is no diss in the article. NCTraveler Sep 2016 #24

I'm a Dem Catholic. I love and respect a ton of good atheistic people and thinkers. Mc Mike Sep 2016 #26

It will never get better until religious people acknowledge their privilege. Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2016 #30

Yeah, that discussion won't happen...for along time. Behind the Aegis Sep 2016 #113

Yeah, I know. Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2016 #114

My background is heavy in science and technology, the real world. I don't believe RKP5637 Sep 2016 #31

if christians like me are treated badly here i think it is a reaction to the cra cra stuff elsewhere dembotoz Sep 2016 #32

Sincere question. Ever consider why there is little accorded distinction? whatthehey Sep 2016 #36

think we just like to label folks ...good bad, crazy sane dembotoz Sep 2016 #80

Possibly. Not sure I see relevance here whatthehey Sep 2016 #96

the only "bad treatment" christians get here is that their beliefs are not immune to ridicule. Warren Stupidity Sep 2016 #85

Had no idea that Atheists were so sensitive to criticism. tenderfoot Sep 2016 #42

It's more the marginalization really whatthehey Sep 2016 #45

Most of us fly under the radar. Throd Sep 2016 #77

So sorry to upset the Atheists.... I'll have the Flying Spaghetti Monster send prayers. tenderfoot Sep 2016 #106

They think any criticism is "making them shut up". Odin2005 Sep 2016 #119

Oh, the irony. rug Sep 2016 #133

We're used to it. Iggo Sep 2016 #47

Just wait till you hear about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. lpbk2713 Sep 2016 #48

My favorite. Iggo Sep 2016 #53

We will know there is progress when... HassleCat Sep 2016 #55

I would like to think so, but... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2016 #57

Political trends are often unavoidable... Panich52 Sep 2016 #59

Seems to me that they discussed "dissing" Sanders as an atheist ... dawg Sep 2016 #61

Awesome sales pitch, isn't it? Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #68

So one clown says something and it's reflective of the whole party? Blue_Tires Sep 2016 #66

There are also Republican atheists Warpy Sep 2016 #72

I'm an atheist and i don't feel the same way you do. JI7 Sep 2016 #89

i'm supposed to be pissed at the DNC Takket Sep 2016 #93

+1, nt stopwastingmymoney Sep 2016 #109

I am curious... GulfCoast66 Sep 2016 #100

You mean even after all the respect given to religious Democrats by atheists? Why I'm shocked Ohioblue22 Sep 2016 #104

Democrats diss intolerance IMHO Egnever Sep 2016 #108

Atheists and agnostics account for a lot more than 7.1% combined. Quantess Sep 2016 #110

"New Atheism" is an intelectual facade for Western Imperialism. Odin2005 Sep 2016 #118

New atheists are right-wingers and have nothing to do with this. cpwm17 Sep 2016 #120

If you use the reasoning of this article, yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2016 #122

Trying to dialogue with militant religionists is a futile practice. n/t demmiblue Sep 2016 #128

Here's the thing, supported by sociological research... people see church-going as good HereSince1628 Sep 2016 #121

And so they lend tacit support to bigotry instead of sticking up for what's right. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #126

I think things will improve Spew Sep 2016 #130

Forgive me for my question if it is in any way interpreted as critical. It is not meant to demean, cornball 24 Sep 2016 #131

Shouldn't that be "one Democrat dissed atheists"? (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2016 #134

Why Should Atheists RobinA Sep 2016 #136

All Athiests want is an apology. yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2016 #137