Atheists & Agnostics

AlbertCat

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16. movement atheism is political

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 12:14 PM

Apr 2012

Not entirely.

It's not really about grabbing power

It's more about diverting disaster. Dawkins, who everyone seems to think is the core, is British, not American. He, like me, feels it's just time to stop pretending religion is any kind of solution to the big problems we face, locally or globally. There's just no more time for fruitless debate about the supernatural when it comes to problem solving. You do solve problems thru politics, but also thru education. It's not just about the USA and Christians.

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Andrew Sullivan: Politicization of Christianity fuels atheism in U.S. [View all] Joseph8th Apr 2012 OP

I tend to agree with this concept. PassingFair Apr 2012 #1

Yah!... FFRF is good ppl. Joseph8th Apr 2012 #6

What's silly about this skepticscott Apr 2012 #2

Right! I thought... Joseph8th Apr 2012 #3

I agree Lucy Goosey Apr 2012 #5

I also wonder whether skepticscott Apr 2012 #7

I agree that if there's no religion, there would be no atheism. immoderate Apr 2012 #4

I do think that the movement to force beliefs on us all Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #8

Don't say that in R/T! laconicsax Apr 2012 #9

Again???? nt Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #10

Atheism should expand and grow and spread until it is irrelevant. dimbear Apr 2012 #11

Sounds good to me, too! nt Joseph8th Apr 2012 #12

Oh, I don't think it's fueling the growth of atheism Warpy Apr 2012 #13

Coming out of the closet is a very apt description.. Fumesucker Apr 2012 #14

What never ceases to amaze me is that the least christ-like party, has hijacked that religion... truebrit71 Apr 2012 #15

movement atheism is political AlbertCat Apr 2012 #16

It isn't political Christianity that is "fueling" atheism... Riktor Apr 2012 #17

The nuns put the fear factor in many of us as youngsters....... Namvet67 Apr 2012 #18