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19. Oh, those pesky atheists, attacking believers with leaflets?

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 10:59 PM

Dec 2015

That's so much worse than what religions do to atheists..

(if it were true that atheists bother to canvass door to door like theists, but they don't)

Atheists face death in 13 countries, global discrimination: study
GENEVA | BY ROBERT EVANS
In 13 countries around the world, all of them Muslim, people who openly espouse atheism or reject the official state religion of Islam face execution under the law, according to a detailed study issued on Tuesday.

And beyond the Islamic nations, even some of the West's apparently most democratic governments at best discriminate against citizens who have no belief in a god and at worst can jail them for offences dubbed blasphemy, it said.

The study, The Freethought Report 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-religion-atheists-idUSBRE9B900G20131210

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Texas removes mock nativity from Capitol after governor calls it 'tasteless' [View all] Eugene Dec 2015 OP

The Constitution, tasteless? Precious. Yorktown Dec 2015 #1

a "juvenile parody." rug Dec 2015 #3

But the fictitious nativity story is not juvenile? Yorktown Dec 2015 #5

No. Sqeezing pimples, posting smileys and Lego messiahs are all juvenile. rug Dec 2015 #7

Smileys are efficient shortcuts. Nativity stories are fairy tales. Yorktown Dec 2015 #12

For a proponent of nonbelief, you should contemplate what what actually"expresses nothing". rug Dec 2015 #14

Atheism does not define an individual Yorktown Dec 2015 #15

And there's a fine example of doing just that. rug Dec 2015 #16

Sure, rug, sure. Yorktown Dec 2015 #17

Here's an oldie rug Dec 2015 #18

Oh, those pesky atheists, attacking believers with leaflets? Yorktown Dec 2015 #19

Greg wants to lose another lawsuit Gothmog Dec 2015 #2

Not this one. rug Dec 2015 #4

Greg is establishing one religion as being the true faith which is against establishment clause Gothmog Dec 2015 #20

Not if other religious groups are allowed. rug Dec 2015 #23

You and Abbott see it as mockery edhopper Dec 2015 #31

You and Harris see Islam as dangerous. rug Dec 2015 #33

But the Nativity in a Government Building edhopper Dec 2015 #34

That is the law, whether you or I like it or not rug Dec 2015 #37

The government routinely loses court cases when it tries to censor things deemed offensive Major Nikon Dec 2015 #41

That display is permissive, not of right. rug Dec 2015 #42

If they permit one, then it's a right for all Major Nikon Dec 2015 #43

They can sue. And then they'll lose. rug Dec 2015 #44

... Major Nikon Dec 2015 #46

. . . . rug Dec 2015 #47

I like this one edhopper Dec 2015 #6

That one's on private property. rug Dec 2015 #8

yeah, just think it's cool. edhopper Dec 2015 #9

I agree. They don't belong there. Flags don't belong in churches, temples or mosqes either. rug Dec 2015 #10

I haven't noticed edhopper Dec 2015 #11

They're actually inside the bildings, in or near the sanctuary rug Dec 2015 #13

"Tasteless sarcasm," is the best kind. (nt) mr blur Dec 2015 #21

LOL trotsky Dec 2015 #22

Ugh. What is it with Texas electing f--kheads to the Governor's office all the time? 47of74 Dec 2015 #24

Here is a picture of this edhopper Dec 2015 #25

Kneeling to the Constitution is even stupider than I thought. rug Dec 2015 #26

You realize edhopper Dec 2015 #27

Of course. rug Dec 2015 #28

Or is he simply bending down edhopper Dec 2015 #29

He's genuflecting, not bending down. rug Dec 2015 #35

Again edhopper Dec 2015 #36

Frankly, ed, interpreting preschool fingerpainting wold be harder. rug Dec 2015 #38

Reverence to the Constitution is stupid to you edhopper Dec 2015 #39

Kneeling to it in imitation of Magi is. rug Dec 2015 #40

Some here are blinded by their own privilege Lordquinton Dec 2015 #45

Spoilsport! nt 2naSalit Dec 2015 #30

Abbott is getting more dickish by the day RussBLib Dec 2015 #32