Brother Jeff Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Just posted these thoughts to Facebook, but the Spook of Kryasst who is also somehow magically Him magically inspired me to share them here too. Glory! We live in a world where religious insanity rules the day. Muslim fundamentalists blow themselves and others up by the hundreds (if not thousands), and wreak havoc in countries such as Iraq. And, of course, they do so in many other parts of the world as well. Christians blow up abortion clinics (though, thankfully, that hasn't happened in a while that I am aware of) and loudly and proudly hate gays. Just recently, and quite publicly, prominent Christians have commented with a smile that homosexuals should be put to death (a megachurch pastor and a politician in Oklahoma). Christians in this country actively work to undermine our public educational system by insisting their ridiculous ancient religious myths receive "equal treatment" in our science classes alongside real, evidence-based, verifiable science. Ancient myths vs. REALITY? I don't personally think there is much of a contest or a controversy... Millions of people in this country and billions of people worldwide remain convinced, despite the complete and total lack of evidence for it, that there is an invisible man living in the sky who loves them and cares for them and will heal them of their illnesses (whether it be a hangnail or cancer) and take care of their problems large and small, and then welcome them to an awesome place for eternity, if they believe the right ancient myths in the correct way. Oh, and an ancient collection of contradictory myths and legends and bad "history" loaded down with atrocities and absurdities from the word "go" (Genesis 1:1) known as the Bible is "God's Word" and is true forever for everyone regardless of the time in which they live or their culture. And, if you don't believe this "Good Book" that is filled with atrocities and shocking violence and barbaric doctrines, you will go to a place called Hell forever to be tormented endlessly without any hope of reprieve -- but God loves you!... Yeah, right. But when I or other atheists dare to speak out publicly against this insanity, we are the bad guys? Excuse me? Give me a fucking break. We are NOT the bad guys. We are ones who CARE enough to speak out against the evil and insanity of religious belief and the suffering and havoc it causes all over the world. We are the GOOD GUYS, and we are out to save the world! Yet, sadly, many Christians will watch movies such as "God is Not Dead", which badly misrepresents atheists, and will accept the false and uninformed opinions expressed in it as the "Gospel Truth". Something else that us GOOD GUYS must publicly speak out against and correct... I reject religious belief totally and do not believe in God and I seriously doubt that there is an afterlife of any kind (though, admittedly, I find the NDE phenomenon intriguing). Yet I am not one of the bad guys. I am one of the GOOD GUYS, and yes, I am damned proud of it! I take a lot of healthy pride in being one of the GOOD GUYS who CARES enough to speak out! Glory! LINK: http://religionisbullshit.me/atheists-good-guys/ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBluegrassSkeptic Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Christians still blow things up. And they get gays executed on the daily. You just have to go snooping around Africa and parts of South America to see this treachery going on since they cannot get away with it in the States anymore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoGodsNoMasters Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Don't forget that they also actively contribute to spreading the AIDS epidemic in 3rd world countries by spewing lies and propaganda about safe sex. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jeff Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Christians still blow things up. And they get gays executed on the daily. You just have to go snooping around Africa and parts of South America to see this treachery going on since they cannot get away with it in the States anymore. Good point, Sister! Thanks and Glory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jeff Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Don't forget that they also actively contribute to spreading the AIDS epidemic in 3rd world countries by spewing lies and propaganda about safe sex. Good point, Brother! Thanks and Glory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
directionless Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Several people I know thought "God's not Dead" was a wonderful movie. There was an interesting link posted by rachel15: I came across this blog yesterday by David Rattigan which had an interesting article about leaving fundamentalism, as he explains that stories are how we make sense of the world around us. http://davidlrattigan.com/leavingfundamentalism.htm The link explains that people understand situations by inventing stories. The movie "God's not Dead" is inspiring to fundamentalists because it reinforces the story of fundamentalism. It's not inspiring because Christians actually have a negative view of real-life atheists. It's a cognitive dissonance thing where these Christians can believe that atheists are bad guys for purposes of their story while simultaneously being friends with real-life atheists. That is my explanation anyway. You will join a community where the big story will be told over and over again, whether explicitly or implicitly, in the songs you sing, the sermons you hear, the conversations you have, the language you use and the rituals in which you participate. Present-day fundamentalists may well see themselves as part of a story about how society is getting worse and worse as standards decline and the ungodly have their wicked way, a story about how people have overcome by resisting this decline and how you too can overcome. ... As in all good stories, there is a cast of characters, of heroes and villains. The world is divided up unambiguously into Believers and Unbelievers, the Saved and the Unsaved. The Believers are faithful, Bible-believing, valiant defenders of eternal truth, heavenbound. Unbelievers are godless, blinded, hellbound. http://davidlrattigan.com/leavingfundamentalism.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jeff Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Several people I know thought "God's not Dead" was a wonderful movie. There was an interesting link posted by rachel15: I came across this blog yesterday by David Rattigan which had an interesting article about leaving fundamentalism, as he explains that stories are how we make sense of the world around us. http://davidlrattigan.com/leavingfundamentalism.htm The link explains that people understand situations by inventing stories. The movie "God's not Dead" is inspiring to fundamentalists because it reinforces the story of fundamentalism. It's not inspiring because Christians actually have a negative view of real-life atheists. It's a cognitive dissonance thing where these Christians can believe that atheists are bad guys for purposes of their story while simultaneously being friends with real-life atheists. That is my explanation anyway. You will join a community where the big story will be told over and over again, whether explicitly or implicitly, in the songs you sing, the sermons you hear, the conversations you have, the language you use and the rituals in which you participate. Present-day fundamentalists may well see themselves as part of a story about how society is getting worse and worse as standards decline and the ungodly have their wicked way, a story about how people have overcome by resisting this decline and how you too can overcome. ... As in all good stories, there is a cast of characters, of heroes and villains. The world is divided up unambiguously into Believers and Unbelievers, the Saved and the Unsaved. The Believers are faithful, Bible-believing, valiant defenders of eternal truth, heavenbound. Unbelievers are godless, blinded, hellbound. ... I think we're beginning to see the problem of fundamentalism and its underlying story. By its very nature it is exclusive, because it's a story about how we, the fundamentalists, are saved and the rest of the world is going to hell in a handbasket. It's a story that does not tolerate other stories, that will not accept experiences and knowledge that comes from outside its own story, precisely because being exclusive, being the sole bearers of truth in a corrupt, not-to-be-trusted world, is the main part of the story itself. http://davidlrattigan.com/leavingfundamentalism.htm Thanks for the glorious link, Brother. I will check it out! Glory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fweethawt Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Preach it, Brother! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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