Atheists make bad call, but when you think about it…
There are ways to win arguments and ways to turn arguments into fights.
One way to switch from debate to fisticuffs is to just start insulting
your opponent. Which is why THIS is a bad idea.
The sign, a new addition [to the holiday display]this
year, is sponsored by the Freedom from Religion Foundation. The sign
reads, “Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and
enslaves minds.”
There’s no real way to read this other than “You are an idiot for
beliving in god”.
Now, as an atheist, it is hard enough for me not to say this sort of thing
all the time. However, I also know it doesn’t help my cause any, and just
pisses people off (I do think there’s a time and a place for such
forcefullness).
However bad an idea it is for atheists to put up an insulting sign in a public
display that holds no legal meaning, it is much more understandable when you
realize that THIS IS ACTUALLY LAW!
An atheists-rights group is suing the Kentucky Office of
Homeland Security because state law requires the agency to stress
“dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the
Commonwealth.”
Now, if that doesn’t say “you are stupid for not believing in god and
w2e don’t
give a rats ass about you or your rights or the whole church and state thing”,
then I don’t know what does.
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