It's Begun

[j76]

They’ve officially launched the final assault on religion


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[sojourner]

They can't win. We're right. And they know it.

And it frightens them...

Bwah hahahahaha!

 

[kiwimac]

Looks like an interesting site to me.

 

[Don Penguinoini]

I hate it when atheists call religious people stupid and deluded. It is evident these people have no lives to live... All they want to do is spread Atheism.

 

[3.14]

will never work athiest understand the value of money they won't donate money just to give the finger to religion, they can do that fine on there own

 

[ChristineES]

I would think that atheists would be more offended by this site than theists- simply because it makes atheism into almost a religion. We all know that atheism is the lack of religion- in other words they aren't a religion, so they shouldn't act like one.

 

[ChristineES]

I hate it when atheists call religious people stupid and deluded. It is evident these people have no lives to live... All they want to do is spread Atheism.

You kind of get used to be called stupid and deluded. It used to bother me, too, but I know good and well that I am not stupid and that I am not deluded, so who cares what others may think about me. And I know good and well that you, DonP are not stupid and are quite mature for a 14 year old .

 

[Panda]

Interesting sight. It annoys me a bit but it is no different to any religion that wants to spread it's influence except it is promoting the eradication of all religion and not all minus one.

In my view people like this are needed just to get noticed. The same way the suffragettes got people to notice woman's rights but it was the suffragists that done most of the work.

 

[Panda]

I hate it when atheists call religious people stupid and deluded. It is evident these people have no lives to live... All they want to do is spread Atheism.

Don P of course you are deluded and stupid, I mean you think English people are better than Scottish people.

Ahhh nothing better than making digs at our southern neighbours

 

[Alla Prima]

I hate it when atheists call religious people stupid and deluded. It is evident these people have no lives to live... All they want to do is spread Atheism.

Same can be said of religion. I advocate everyone keeping their religion or non religion private. Send out flyers.

 

[themadhair]

will never work athiest understand the value of money they won't donate money just to give the finger to religion, they can do that fine on there own

I remember a certain bus ad that demonstrated otherwise....

 

[Storm]

They’ve officially launched the final assault on religion

Melodrama aside, the only way this could be "the final assault on religion" is if it results in the atheists giving up and going home. Somehow, I doubt that's going to happen.

 

[Don Penguinoini]

Don P of course you are deluded and stupid, I mean you think English people are better than Scottish people.

Ahhh nothing better than making digs at our southern neighbours

But we are better. Mentally and physically. For Gods sake, America has more bagpipe bands than Scotland. So much more retaining you culture.

 

[Don Penguinoini]

Same can be said of religion.

Yeah...

 

[Don Penguinoini]

You kind of get used to be called stupid and deluded. It used to bother me, too, but I know good and well that I am not stupid and that I am not deluded, so who cares what others may think about me. And I know good and well that you, DonP are not stupid and are quite mature for a 14 year old .

Out of furbals

Thank you

 

[themadhair]

He's 14...???

****, I know 34 year olds that could use some of that maturity.

 

[Bedlam]

Looks interesting - thanks for sharing.

*twothumbsup*

 

[themadhair]

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[Don Penguinoini]

He's 14...???

****, I know 34 year olds that could use some of that maturity.

Don't put yourself down!

 

[linwood]

I would think that atheists would be more offended by this site than theists- simply because it makes atheism into almost a religion.

Some of us are.

We all know that atheism is the lack of religion- in other words they aren't a religion, so they shouldn't act like one.

This is the thing that annoys me most about Sam Harris.

He`s a lousy atheist and yet he seems to have grabbed the mantle of atheist representative.

Harris wouldn`t be able to properly define skepticism if it bit him on the ***.