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Atheists & Agnostics

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5. I shouldn't have to...

Thu May 22, 2014, 07:03 AM

May 2014

it's simply an obvious choice-- have faith or live in fear.

In fear of what? You have to ask them.

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Sign on a church I passed today... [View all] uriel1972 May 2014 OP

a gaggle of ironies. n/t defacto7 May 2014 #1

The "opposite" of faith is not the point. TreasonousBastard May 2014 #2

Care to explain? intaglio May 2014 #4

I shouldn't have to... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #5

Well it's not obvious intaglio May 2014 #6

Why are you taking this so seriously? It's just a slogan... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #7

A Slogan? And you think slogans are harmless? intaglio May 2014 #8

Peace, yo. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #10

Churches often use false dichotomies like this intaglio May 2014 #3

I don't have faith or fear. Hmmm. More Christian lies. JNelson6563 May 2014 #9

In most cases "faith" springs from fear. Arugula Latte May 2014 #11

"Fear is the basis of the whole thing." - Bertrand Russell pokerfan May 2014 #14

Let me settle this libodem May 2014 #12

*facepalm* sakabatou May 2014 #13

Faith and fear Curmudgeoness May 2014 #15

I saw a similar one a few years ago. progressoid May 2014 #16

I think the facebook comedian going by "god" LostOne4Ever May 2014 #17