Uh oh...

[uriel1972]

4. It's not about prosecuting crimes, it's about not covering things up...

It's not about Shermer using any "Atheist Authority" to commit crimes. I believe it is of note for atheists because what prominent figures do reflects upon the rest of us. Unfairly I might add.

We have already seen the "Atheists do it too" card played in the arguments about misogyny and sexism. Given all the hoo ha about the RCC and protecting their own, it wouldn't be beyond the realms of possibility for this to be leveled at us too.

No, not all atheists are the same, and there is no Atheist organization we all belong to, but we do belong to message boards, go to conferences and talk to each other. It might not be tight community, but it remains a community.

As fractured and fractious as it might be we are thought of as one big(!) lockstep brigade, impinging the religious freedoms of the Earth. Again what one does, especially if they are prominent reflects upon us all, whether we like it or not.

And for the link... http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula