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Saturday, July 03, 2010

In the name of Madalyn

Atheism, just another religion
USA Today Touts Atheist Summer Camp

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In “Summer camp caters to kids of atheists, agnostics,” Meredith Heagney touted Camp Quest as being just like any other summer camp, but she admitted that, while there is an “emphasis on open-mindedness, poking fun at faith isn’t forbidden.”

One teenage camper stated that they “do talk sometimes about how silly … [other] religions are and what they to do.”

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Rodger the Real King of France 7/03/2010 05:28:00 AM 13 Comments

"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. "
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Anonymous said...: I think it can be traced to envy. People want what they don't have yet see in others, intangibles such as peace, hope, joy. When the can't get these intangibles through their own means, envy then couples with anger at which point they attack and seek to destroy that which confounds them rather than build or work towards some meaningful belief system that would allow such happiness. Or as the evolutionists would have it, some people never get beyond sitting in their own feces and flinging it at others ... - Vice Sgt Boone; 7/3/10, 7:45 AM
Theodora von Wisenheimer said...: They seem to have a strong need for affirmation. Atheism requires faith (ironically) and faith means doubt. Assembling in a "congregation" lets them reinforce their beliefs. Mocking the faiths of others is optional, but permitted. I suspect there's going to be a lot of it though, because in my observation, avowed atheists are more anti-religion than anti-God.; 7/3/10, 8:32 AM
Anonymous said...: Seems like Vice Sgt Boone is our psychological profiler, he nailed it.

Thought this was interesting - http://www.globemagazine.com/story/520

Yannow the tabloids are where the real truth is, just ask the "Men in Black"; 7/3/10, 10:51 AM
Kristophr said...: Confident Atheists don't require summer camps, and don't need to bad mouth the beliefs of others, provided those others don't use belief as an excuse to do harm to them.

Is live and let live so hard?; 7/3/10, 11:56 AM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: I'm with you entirely Kristopher. The problem lies in the definition of "do us harm." Is an atheist harmed when subjected to listening as others recite the Lord's Prayer, for instance? Or does that fall within the "live and let live" rubric?

Ultimately, in this country anyway, the real question is will atheists accede to the notion of a historical belief in God, and adherence to a set of moral codes suggested by that belief? Those codes provided us with a salutary reference point and guardrails now largely replaced, willy-nilly, by the new god - government.; 7/3/10, 1:13 PM
DougM said...: Kristopher,
True.
Confident believers don't need to bad-mouth the non-belief of others, either.

The trick is in teaching a kid the difference between bigoted bad-mouthing, criticizing with reasoned debate, and good-natured tweaking. You know, like this.; 7/3/10, 1:17 PM
Anonymous said...: Kristopher,
"True.
Confident believers don't need to bad-mouth the non-belief of others, either."
I agree completely, heretic!
RAK; 7/3/10, 2:18 PM
pdwalker said...: One of the strengths of Western culture is religion. Tear that away, and the West becomes weaker as a result.

I see it as just another part of the war against our civilization.; 7/3/10, 9:12 PM
DougM said...: RAK,
*sigh*
Heretic is so, so last-week.
It's now Infidel-American.
(then again, I haven't seen
the latest NAAHP newsletter); 7/3/10, 10:39 PM
Kristophr said...: Rodge: "Do harm" = using immediate physical violence to cause pain or lower my lifespan.

Only you are responsible for bad feelings between yer ears. Not someone else who is merely making noise, writing, or fashioning a symbol.; 7/3/10, 11:46 PM
Kristophr said...: And our judicial system is based on the Roman one ... you don't need to be a christian to realize that allowing murder and theft is bad for you.; 7/3/10, 11:47 PM
Anonymous said...: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."; 7/4/10, 9:18 AM
Anonymous said...: Of course Atheists sometimes need to be reminded how their religion has treated other religions. Ask any of the nearly 20 million Orthodox Christians martyred in Russia. I dont think even Islam can compete with such numbers.; 7/5/10, 12:32 PM

Saturday, July 03, 2010

In the name of Madalyn

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