Hostility Toward Religion: The Source

[sealybobo]

....traced to Progressive and Liberal institutions that persuade the most malleable.....

Woodrow Wilson’s speech as president of Princeton: “Our problem is not merely to help students to adjust to themselves to world life…[but] to make them as unlike their fathers as we can.”
Michael McGerr, “A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America, 1870-1920,” p. 111



"U.S. President Barack Obama gives the commencement address to the graduating class of The Ohio State University at Ohio Stadium on May 5, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the root of all our problems. Some of these same voices also do their best to gum up the works. They'll warn that tyranny always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices."
Obama To Grads: Reject Voices That Warn About Government Tyranny | RealClearPolitics




This is why university graduates tend to be hostile toward the main influence in the founding of this once great nation.


1. "Ohio State University teaches Christians are stupider than atheists

2. ..... Psychology 1100 is a required core class for all students. A quiz offered in that class poses this question:
Theo has an IQ of 100 and Aine has an IQ of 125. Which of the following statements would you expect to be true?
 Theo is more liberal than Aine.
 Theo is an atheist, while Aine is a Christian.
 Aine earns less money than Theo.
 Aine is an atheist, while Theo is a Christian

3. .... the correct answer is the last choice: Aine, with her superior IQ, should be expected to be an atheist. Theo, we assume, should be expected to starve to death trying to figure out how forks and spoons work.





4. According to its class description, OSU’s Psychology 1100 class teaches “Application of the scientific method to the empirical study of behavior with emphasis on individual and cultural differences.”

5. ..... we would like to suggest the following question for the next Psychology 1100 quiz at Ohio State University:
You are a professor of psychology here at OSU. (Go Buckeyes!) Which of the following statements would you expect to be true?
 You are an arrogant, painfully provincial hack.
Ohio State University teaches Christians are stupider than atheists





6. "The whole thing would be too silly to comment on, except for one thing. Ohio State is a publicly funded university, which means that most of its money comes from taxes paid by Christians. I’d say they deserve a refund.

Funny, isn’t it? All the great universities of the Western world were founded by Christians.
In fact, the university was invented by Christians. While you contemplate that, let’s play all the great, soul-stirring music composed by atheists.



Besides which, anyone can play that game. Like so:
Joe has an IQ of 125 and Moe has an IQ of 100. Which of these statements would you expect to be true?
*Joe works for a living and creates wealth, while Moe is a university professor.
*Joe is politically conservative, while Moe is still waiting for Obama to lower the sea levels.
*Joe is married with three children, while Moe lives with his mom, smokes a lot of dope, and has sex with his students.
And the correct answer is, “All of the above.”
Your Tuition Dollars at Work: Ohio State Teaches Atheists are Smarter than Christians | Lee Duigon

The Greeks probably invented the university back when we still thought the earth was flat and they worshipped Zeus. Who cares if "Christians" founded this country. Luckily for the rest of us they didn't make it only for Christians. They were smart enough to keep religion at a safe distance.

Anyways, if you believe in a fairy tale and require no proof, how smart can you really be? You could be intelligent on some things but this one belief is holding you back from being really what someone would call intelligent or evolved.

The validity of a claim, such as the existence of god, is not governed by the intelligence of the minds which hold it. Evidence and reason are the deciding factors.

Sir Isaac Newton, one of history’s greatest scientists, was not only intensely religious but also believed in alchemical transmutation. Alchemy is, however, fully incorrect given our modern understanding of chemistry, the atom and nucleosynthysis.

The fact that an intelligent person holds an irrational belief is simply evidence that our brains are able to compartmentalize world-views and models from one another, usually in order to maintain a state of ‘ignorant bliss’ and escape the discomfort of cognitive dissonance.

Either you are stupid or you believe because you want to believe. It all boils down to those two choices.

 

[sealybobo]

Christians possess no 'monopoly' on morals and values – neither do any other religions, for that matter; and in the case of many theists, far from it.

God has absolute monopoly on morality.

What does that even mean?

I'm an atheist. If I do something good are you saying god gets credit? And if I do bad the devil gets credit? So I'm innocent either way?

 

[Agit8r]

God has absolute monopoly on morality.

Except for all the hate crimes he condones (according to the Bible)

 

[MaxGrit]

Christians possess no 'monopoly' on morals and values – neither do any other religions, for that matter; and in the case of many theists, far from it.

God has absolute monopoly on morality.

What does that even mean?

I'm an atheist. If I do something good are you saying god gets credit? And if I do bad the devil gets credit? So I'm innocent either way?

All good is from God's Providence. Evil is simply the lack of Good.

No human is innocent. All should go to Hell. God grace is Salvation in Faith in Jesus Christ.

 

[MaxGrit]

God has absolute monopoly on morality.

Except for all the hate crimes he condones (according to the Bible)

Think big!

His holy omnipotent morality is infinite. It is perfectly moral for God to destroy the entire universe, since He created the universe. God can accomplish it instantly and effortlessly if he wills.

Fear God, Lord of the Hosts, and tremble before his Glory.!

 

[Agit8r]

God has absolute monopoly on morality.

Except for all the hate crimes he condones (according to the Bible)

Think big!

His holy omnipotent morality is infinite. It is perfectly moral for God to destroy the entire universe, since He created the universe. God can accomplish it instantly and effortlessly if he wills.

Fear God, Lord of the Hosts, and tremble before his Glory.!

That's all fine and well. I'm sure you can see though, how those of us who don't believe in that would see no value there that applies to making one a better citizen.

 

[MaxGrit]

....traced to Progressive and Liberal institutions that persuade the most malleable.....

Woodrow Wilson’s speech as president of Princeton: “Our problem is not merely to help students to adjust to themselves to world life…[but] to make them as unlike their fathers as we can.”
Michael McGerr, “A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America, 1870-1920,” p. 111



"U.S. President Barack Obama gives the commencement address to the graduating class of The Ohio State University at Ohio Stadium on May 5, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the root of all our problems. Some of these same voices also do their best to gum up the works. They'll warn that tyranny always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices."
Obama To Grads: Reject Voices That Warn About Government Tyranny | RealClearPolitics




This is why university graduates tend to be hostile toward the main influence in the founding of this once great nation.


1. "Ohio State University teaches Christians are stupider than atheists

2. ..... Psychology 1100 is a required core class for all students. A quiz offered in that class poses this question:
Theo has an IQ of 100 and Aine has an IQ of 125. Which of the following statements would you expect to be true?
Theo is more liberal than Aine.
Theo is an atheist, while Aine is a Christian.
Aine earns less money than Theo.
Aine is an atheist, while Theo is a Christian

3. .... the correct answer is the last choice: Aine, with her superior IQ, should be expected to be an atheist. Theo, we assume, should be expected to starve to death trying to figure out how forks and spoons work.





4. According to its class description, OSU’s Psychology 1100 class teaches “Application of the scientific method to the empirical study of behavior with emphasis on individual and cultural differences.”

5. ..... we would like to suggest the following question for the next Psychology 1100 quiz at Ohio State University:
You are a professor of psychology here at OSU. (Go Buckeyes!) Which of the following statements would you expect to be true?
You are an arrogant, painfully provincial hack.
Ohio State University teaches Christians are stupider than atheists





6. "The whole thing would be too silly to comment on, except for one thing. Ohio State is a publicly funded university, which means that most of its money comes from taxes paid by Christians. I’d say they deserve a refund.

Funny, isn’t it? All the great universities of the Western world were founded by Christians.
In fact, the university was invented by Christians. While you contemplate that, let’s play all the great, soul-stirring music composed by atheists.



Besides which, anyone can play that game. Like so:
Joe has an IQ of 125 and Moe has an IQ of 100. Which of these statements would you expect to be true?
*Joe works for a living and creates wealth, while Moe is a university professor.
*Joe is politically conservative, while Moe is still waiting for Obama to lower the sea levels.
*Joe is married with three children, while Moe lives with his mom, smokes a lot of dope, and has sex with his students.
And the correct answer is, “All of the above.”
Your Tuition Dollars at Work: Ohio State Teaches Atheists are Smarter than Christians | Lee Duigon

The Greeks probably invented the university back when we still thought the earth was flat and they worshipped Zeus. Who cares if "Christians" founded this country. Luckily for the rest of us they didn't make it only for Christians. They were smart enough to keep religion at a safe distance.

Anyways, if you believe in a fairy tale and require no proof, how smart can you really be? You could be intelligent on some things but this one belief is holding you back from being really what someone would call intelligent or evolved.

The validity of a claim, such as the existence of god, is not governed by the intelligence of the minds which hold it. Evidence and reason are the deciding factors.

Sir Isaac Newton, one of history’s greatest scientists, was not only intensely religious but also believed in alchemical transmutation. Alchemy is, however, fully incorrect given our modern understanding of chemistry, the atom and nucleosynthysis.

The fact that an intelligent person holds an irrational belief is simply evidence that our brains are able to compartmentalize world-views and models from one another, usually in order to maintain a state of ‘ignorant bliss’ and escape the discomfort of cognitive dissonance.

Either you are stupid or you believe because you want to believe. It all boils down to those two choices.

Yawn. A. terrible argument with fallacies galore.

I highly suspect that you lack the capacity to understand complex concepts that goes beyond the prison of your worldview.

 

[hobelim]

Mans problem is a heart problem. Not a mind problem. The heart is exceedingly wicked. Who can know it? Only God knows the heart of a man. God looks upon the heart. Not upon the outer man.

In ancient times people believed that the spirit of man, consciousness, was seated in the organ of the heart. We now know that consciousness, our term for the spirit, is seated in the organ of the brain. With this in mind you can now know that whenever scripture is speaking about what is going on in the heart, they are referring to what is going on in the brain where everything, thoughts, dreams, hopes, beliefs, emotions, - everything- is perceived..

The heart only pumps blood and may be affected for good or bad by whats going on in the brain, but nothing is perceived in the organ of the heart. It is not possible for a heart to be exceedingly wicked, but the mind of man can be...

This is but one of the many things that causes you to stumble into error in thought and belief...

Your problem is indeed a problem of the mind.

I don't have any problem with my mind, Hobelim. We are made in the image of God, body, soul and spirit. We are a trichotomy made in the image of God - God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. It is 1 x 1 x 1 = 1 We do not refer to ourselves as 3 persons but 1. 1 x 1 x 1 = 1. Eventually this math is going to sink in and then we can settle that problem in your mind - ( multi gods versus One God - Hear O Israel the LORD thy God is One ) permanently. In the meanwhile the soul is the seat of the emotions, will, the mind, where your error is - is in your listening to truth with the mind of a lawyer... while others are presenting the truth of the Word of God to you - you are already working up your argument to deny whatever is being said. You refuse to allow your "heart" to receive the truth, Hobelim. You've hardened your heart against it which is why you reject Jesus Christ being God. Still - Jesus Christ is God whether you believe it or not.

I said something very simple, a truth, a historical fact; people used to believe the mind resided in the organ of the heart.

They were wrong. If you gave a crap about the truth, at the very least you should adjust your own thinking about the organ of the heart as written about in scripture knowing it is just the writers misidentifying where the mind, the soul or the spirit, their words for consciousness, is seated..

There is no such thing as a heart that is the seat of the emotions or a heart that has lustful thoughts, or a heart that is exceedingly wicked.. Everything is perceived in the mind. Emotions are perceived in the mind as well as thoughts, beliefs, opinions, dreams. everything.

You respond with 1x1x1 bullshit trying to justify your iniquitous belief and worship of a trinity.

If you don't have a problem with your mind, what's causing it to malfunction?


If you can't see that your problem or anyone's problem if they have a problem is a problem of the mind, you must have lost yours.

 

[AtheistBuddah]

....traced to Progressive and Liberal institutions that persuade the most malleable.....

Woodrow Wilson’s speech as president of Princeton: “Our problem is not merely to help students to adjust to themselves to world life…[but] to make them as unlike their fathers as we can.”
Michael McGerr, “A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America, 1870-1920,” p. 111



"U.S. President Barack Obama gives the commencement address to the graduating class of The Ohio State University at Ohio Stadium on May 5, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the root of all our problems. Some of these same voices also do their best to gum up the works. They'll warn that tyranny always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices."
Obama To Grads: Reject Voices That Warn About Government Tyranny | RealClearPolitics




This is why university graduates tend to be hostile toward the main influence in the founding of this once great nation.


1. "Ohio State University teaches Christians are stupider than atheists

2. ..... Psychology 1100 is a required core class for all students. A quiz offered in that class poses this question:
Theo has an IQ of 100 and Aine has an IQ of 125. Which of the following statements would you expect to be true?
 Theo is more liberal than Aine.
 Theo is an atheist, while Aine is a Christian.
 Aine earns less money than Theo.
 Aine is an atheist, while Theo is a Christian

3. .... the correct answer is the last choice: Aine, with her superior IQ, should be expected to be an atheist. Theo, we assume, should be expected to starve to death trying to figure out how forks and spoons work.





4. According to its class description, OSU’s Psychology 1100 class teaches “Application of the scientific method to the empirical study of behavior with emphasis on individual and cultural differences.”

5. ..... we would like to suggest the following question for the next Psychology 1100 quiz at Ohio State University:
You are a professor of psychology here at OSU. (Go Buckeyes!) Which of the following statements would you expect to be true?
 You are an arrogant, painfully provincial hack.
Ohio State University teaches Christians are stupider than atheists





6. "The whole thing would be too silly to comment on, except for one thing. Ohio State is a publicly funded university, which means that most of its money comes from taxes paid by Christians. I’d say they deserve a refund.

Funny, isn’t it? All the great universities of the Western world were founded by Christians.
In fact, the university was invented by Christians. While you contemplate that, let’s play all the great, soul-stirring music composed by atheists.



Besides which, anyone can play that game. Like so:
Joe has an IQ of 125 and Moe has an IQ of 100. Which of these statements would you expect to be true?
*Joe works for a living and creates wealth, while Moe is a university professor.
*Joe is politically conservative, while Moe is still waiting for Obama to lower the sea levels.
*Joe is married with three children, while Moe lives with his mom, smokes a lot of dope, and has sex with his students.
And the correct answer is, “All of the above.”
Your Tuition Dollars at Work: Ohio State Teaches Atheists are Smarter than Christians | Lee Duigon

The Atheist community is hostile towards religion because religion is hostile towards us. There are states in this country with laws still on the books that prohibit atheists from running for public office. These laws are unenforceable thanks to the Constitution but the hostility and mistrust for atheists by the religious majority is still clearly shown. We simply resent the way that the religious majority treats us and other minorities that don't fall in line with their worldview.

 

[PoliticalChic]

....traced to Progressive and Liberal institutions that persuade the most malleable.....

Woodrow Wilson’s speech as president of Princeton: “Our problem is not merely to help students to adjust to themselves to world life…[but] to make them as unlike their fathers as we can.”
Michael McGerr, “A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America, 1870-1920,” p. 111



"U.S. President Barack Obama gives the commencement address to the graduating class of The Ohio State University at Ohio Stadium on May 5, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the root of all our problems. Some of these same voices also do their best to gum up the works. They'll warn that tyranny always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices."
Obama To Grads: Reject Voices That Warn About Government Tyranny | RealClearPolitics




This is why university graduates tend to be hostile toward the main influence in the founding of this once great nation.


1. "Ohio State University teaches Christians are stupider than atheists

2. ..... Psychology 1100 is a required core class for all students. A quiz offered in that class poses this question:
Theo has an IQ of 100 and Aine has an IQ of 125. Which of the following statements would you expect to be true?
 Theo is more liberal than Aine.
 Theo is an atheist, while Aine is a Christian.
 Aine earns less money than Theo.
 Aine is an atheist, while Theo is a Christian

3. .... the correct answer is the last choice: Aine, with her superior IQ, should be expected to be an atheist. Theo, we assume, should be expected to starve to death trying to figure out how forks and spoons work.





4. According to its class description, OSU’s Psychology 1100 class teaches “Application of the scientific method to the empirical study of behavior with emphasis on individual and cultural differences.”

5. ..... we would like to suggest the following question for the next Psychology 1100 quiz at Ohio State University:
You are a professor of psychology here at OSU. (Go Buckeyes!) Which of the following statements would you expect to be true?
 You are an arrogant, painfully provincial hack.
Ohio State University teaches Christians are stupider than atheists





6. "The whole thing would be too silly to comment on, except for one thing. Ohio State is a publicly funded university, which means that most of its money comes from taxes paid by Christians. I’d say they deserve a refund.

Funny, isn’t it? All the great universities of the Western world were founded by Christians.
In fact, the university was invented by Christians. While you contemplate that, let’s play all the great, soul-stirring music composed by atheists.



Besides which, anyone can play that game. Like so:
Joe has an IQ of 125 and Moe has an IQ of 100. Which of these statements would you expect to be true?
*Joe works for a living and creates wealth, while Moe is a university professor.
*Joe is politically conservative, while Moe is still waiting for Obama to lower the sea levels.
*Joe is married with three children, while Moe lives with his mom, smokes a lot of dope, and has sex with his students.
And the correct answer is, “All of the above.”
Your Tuition Dollars at Work: Ohio State Teaches Atheists are Smarter than Christians | Lee Duigon

The Atheist community is hostile towards religion because religion is hostile towards us. There are states in this country with laws still on the books that prohibit atheists from running for public office. These laws are unenforceable thanks to the Constitution but the hostility and mistrust for atheists by the religious majority is still clearly shown. We simply resent the way that the religious majority treats us and other minorities that don't fall in line with their worldview.

1. "AtheistBuddah"....is that 'buddah' as in the churning of milk or cream....the way we say it in NYC???



2. "The Atheist community is hostile towards religion because religion is hostile towards us."
This can only be the product of a fevered imagination.

Which group puts up signs on buses and billboards disparaging the other?
You know.




3. "There are states in this country with laws still on the books that prohibit atheists from running for public office. These laws are unenforceable thanks to the Constitution..."

So...there really are no such laws?
The good thing about arguing with yourself is you can't lose.




4. "...hostility and mistrust for atheists by the religious majority is still clearly shown."
Do you know what 'clearly' means?

How about 'shown'?

But...I admit to a certain hostility and mistrust of really, really stupid folks.
Don't expect an invite to dinner.





5. "...the way that the religious majority treats us...."

"Girl, I want you here with me
But I'm really not as cool as I'd like to be
'Cause there's a red, under my bed
And there's a little yellow man in my head

And there's a true blue inside of me
That keeps stoppin' me, touchin' ya
Watchin' ya, lovin' ya

Paranoia, the destroyer
Paranoia, the destroyer"
Read more: Kinks - Destroyer Lyrics | MetroLyrics


So....how do ya' like how I'm treatin' ya'.....so far?

 

[AtheistBuddah]

....traced to Progressive and Liberal institutions that persuade the most malleable.....

Woodrow Wilson’s speech as president of Princeton: “Our problem is not merely to help students to adjust to themselves to world life…[but] to make them as unlike their fathers as we can.”
Michael McGerr, “A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America, 1870-1920,” p. 111



"U.S. President Barack Obama gives the commencement address to the graduating class of The Ohio State University at Ohio Stadium on May 5, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the root of all our problems. Some of these same voices also do their best to gum up the works. They'll warn that tyranny always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices."
Obama To Grads: Reject Voices That Warn About Government Tyranny | RealClearPolitics




This is why university graduates tend to be hostile toward the main influence in the founding of this once great nation.


1. "Ohio State University teaches Christians are stupider than atheists

2. ..... Psychology 1100 is a required core class for all students. A quiz offered in that class poses this question:
Theo has an IQ of 100 and Aine has an IQ of 125. Which of the following statements would you expect to be true?
 Theo is more liberal than Aine.
 Theo is an atheist, while Aine is a Christian.
 Aine earns less money than Theo.
 Aine is an atheist, while Theo is a Christian

3. .... the correct answer is the last choice: Aine, with her superior IQ, should be expected to be an atheist. Theo, we assume, should be expected to starve to death trying to figure out how forks and spoons work.





4. According to its class description, OSU’s Psychology 1100 class teaches “Application of the scientific method to the empirical study of behavior with emphasis on individual and cultural differences.”

5. ..... we would like to suggest the following question for the next Psychology 1100 quiz at Ohio State University:
You are a professor of psychology here at OSU. (Go Buckeyes!) Which of the following statements would you expect to be true?
 You are an arrogant, painfully provincial hack.
Ohio State University teaches Christians are stupider than atheists





6. "The whole thing would be too silly to comment on, except for one thing. Ohio State is a publicly funded university, which means that most of its money comes from taxes paid by Christians. I’d say they deserve a refund.

Funny, isn’t it? All the great universities of the Western world were founded by Christians.
In fact, the university was invented by Christians. While you contemplate that, let’s play all the great, soul-stirring music composed by atheists.



Besides which, anyone can play that game. Like so:
Joe has an IQ of 125 and Moe has an IQ of 100. Which of these statements would you expect to be true?
*Joe works for a living and creates wealth, while Moe is a university professor.
*Joe is politically conservative, while Moe is still waiting for Obama to lower the sea levels.
*Joe is married with three children, while Moe lives with his mom, smokes a lot of dope, and has sex with his students.
And the correct answer is, “All of the above.”
Your Tuition Dollars at Work: Ohio State Teaches Atheists are Smarter than Christians | Lee Duigon

The Atheist community is hostile towards religion because religion is hostile towards us. There are states in this country with laws still on the books that prohibit atheists from running for public office. These laws are unenforceable thanks to the Constitution but the hostility and mistrust for atheists by the religious majority is still clearly shown. We simply resent the way that the religious majority treats us and other minorities that don't fall in line with their worldview.

1. "AtheistBuddah"....is that 'buddah' as in the churning of milk or cream....the way we say it in NYC???



2. "The Atheist community is hostile towards religion because religion is hostile towards us."
This can only be the product of a fevered imagination.

Which group puts up signs on buses and billboards disparaging the other?
You know.




3. "There are states in this country with laws still on the books that prohibit atheists from running for public office. These laws are unenforceable thanks to the Constitution..."

So...there really are no such laws?
The good thing about arguing with yourself is you can't lose.




4. "...hostility and mistrust for atheists by the religious majority is still clearly shown."
Do you know what 'clearly' means?

How about 'shown'?

But...I admit to a certain hostility and mistrust of really, really stupid folks.
Don't expect an invite to dinner.





5. "...the way that the religious majority treats us...."

"Girl, I want you here with me
But I'm really not as cool as I'd like to be
'Cause there's a red, under my bed
And there's a little yellow man in my head

And there's a true blue inside of me
That keeps stoppin' me, touchin' ya
Watchin' ya, lovin' ya

Paranoia, the destroyer
Paranoia, the destroyer"
Read more: Kinks - Destroyer Lyrics | MetroLyrics


So....how do ya' like how I'm treatin' ya'.....so far?

Wtf??? Most of what you just said makes no coherent sense whatsoever and the rest was just you taking quotes out of context in order to make yourself seem right. You aren't. And I'm not even going to dignify you with any further responses.

 

[PoliticalChic]

The Atheist community is hostile towards religion because religion is hostile towards us. There are states in this country with laws still on the books that prohibit atheists from running for public office. These laws are unenforceable thanks to the Constitution but the hostility and mistrust for atheists by the religious majority is still clearly shown. We simply resent the way that the religious majority treats us and other minorities that don't fall in line with their worldview.

1. "AtheistBuddah"....is that 'buddah' as in the churning of milk or cream....the way we say it in NYC???



2. "The Atheist community is hostile towards religion because religion is hostile towards us."
This can only be the product of a fevered imagination.

Which group puts up signs on buses and billboards disparaging the other?
You know.




3. "There are states in this country with laws still on the books that prohibit atheists from running for public office. These laws are unenforceable thanks to the Constitution..."

So...there really are no such laws?
The good thing about arguing with yourself is you can't lose.




4. "...hostility and mistrust for atheists by the religious majority is still clearly shown."
Do you know what 'clearly' means?

How about 'shown'?

But...I admit to a certain hostility and mistrust of really, really stupid folks.
Don't expect an invite to dinner.





5. "...the way that the religious majority treats us...."

"Girl, I want you here with me
But I'm really not as cool as I'd like to be
'Cause there's a red, under my bed
And there's a little yellow man in my head

And there's a true blue inside of me
That keeps stoppin' me, touchin' ya
Watchin' ya, lovin' ya

Paranoia, the destroyer
Paranoia, the destroyer"
Read more: Kinks - Destroyer Lyrics | MetroLyrics


So....how do ya' like how I'm treatin' ya'.....so far?

Wtf??? Most of what you just said makes no coherent sense whatsoever and the rest was just you taking quotes out of context in order to make yourself seem right. You aren't. And I'm not even going to dignify you with any further responses.

"Most of what you just said makes no coherent sense whatsoever...."


See....I can speak your native tongue!