Comments on: Atheism: why no one reaches out http://myzenarcade.com/2008/08/24/atheism-why-no-onw-reaches-out/ Its craptastic! Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:56:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: moleboy http://myzenarcade.com/2008/08/24/atheism-why-no-onw-reaches-out/comment-page-1/#comment-400 moleboy Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:37:58 +0000 http://myzenarcade.com/2008/08/24/atheism-why-no-onw-reaches-out/#comment-400 Man has a point. I suppose that I suppose Miami seems cool and breezy compared to, say, an equatorial rain forest. Or whatever. Story on point I like to tell. I liked (still do, basically) John Edwards. Thought he'd make an interesting president and seriously considered supporting him. Until... Edwards gets asked where he stands on gay marriage. He responds with 'I am supporting civil unions but my religious beliefs prevent me from supporting gay marriage' That was pretty much it for me right there. Your religious beliefs??? Where else will those come before the rule of law? I assume he believes in the 10 Commandments and we'd soon have to keep the sabbath. Oh, and have no other god before you-know-who. Truly, I am sick of this. I have yet to understand why 'faith' is seen as a positive attribute. Is it because it takes great strength to believe in something that goes against all evidence before you? If so, then we should probably embrace paranoids as amazing people. Of course, 'faith' really only means judeo-christian faith (or something not too far from it). Faith is magic or faeries or anything other than mainstream faith is simply delusional and those people probably shouldn't be allowed to raise children. Man has a point. I suppose that I suppose Miami seems cool and breezy compared to, say, an equatorial rain forest.
Or whatever.
Story on point I like to tell.
I liked (still do, basically) John Edwards. Thought he’d make an interesting president and seriously considered supporting him.
Until…
Edwards gets asked where he stands on gay marriage.
He responds with ‘I am supporting civil unions but my religious beliefs prevent me from supporting gay marriage’
That was pretty much it for me right there. Your religious beliefs??? Where else will those come before the rule of law?
I assume he believes in the 10 Commandments and we’d soon have to keep the sabbath. Oh, and have no other god before you-know-who.

Truly, I am sick of this. I have yet to understand why ‘faith’ is seen as a positive attribute. Is it because it takes great strength to believe in something that goes against all evidence before you? If so, then we should probably embrace paranoids as amazing people.
Of course, ‘faith’ really only means judeo-christian faith (or something not too far from it). Faith is magic or faeries or anything other than mainstream faith is simply delusional and those people probably shouldn’t be allowed to raise children.

]]> By: Samuel Skinner http://myzenarcade.com/2008/08/24/atheism-why-no-onw-reaches-out/comment-page-1/#comment-399 Samuel Skinner Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:23:18 +0000 http://myzenarcade.com/2008/08/24/atheism-why-no-onw-reaches-out/#comment-399 The Democrats are secular? You are kidding, right? That person is confusing them with the ACLU- we haven't had a secular Democrat since...1800. The recent Dems haven't been secularists as much as they were not theocrats, which stands in a large contrast to their Republican opponents. The Democrats are secular? You are kidding, right? That person is confusing them with the ACLU- we haven’t had a secular Democrat since…1800. The recent Dems haven’t been secularists as much as they were not theocrats, which stands in a large contrast to their Republican opponents.

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