[EveningStar]

I could never be an atheist, but I did find this article to be interesting.

[skeeter]

One of the problems with citing a religious foundation for freedom and Americanism is that these arguments tend not to appeal to those who don’t share your faith.

Unfortunately for this guy's thesis is there is a religious foundation for our freedom and Americansim.

It sounds as though he really has a problem with co-existing with this reality. Why can't he/they just be content to enjoy those freedoms, which hold that you don't have to be a Christian to benefit from our system?

[muir_redwoods]

One of the differences I’ve long noted between leftists and constitutionalists (”liberal” and “conservative” don’t mean much anymore) is that those on the left demand lock-step agreement on all issues and constitutionalsts tend to enjoy the areas where we agree and ignore those areas where we disagree. I know few people on the right who would disavow someone on the basis of religion alone. In this crowd, Jews, Catholics, Baptists and others seem to be more interested in what’s held in common than in seething over differences. Usually.

[celmak]

...as a general rule Christians tend to be annoyingly nice critics

Count me as an annoyingly nice critic.

[PieterCasparzen]

Tempatation.

[cripplecreek]

I don’t mind atheists as long as they mind their own business and don’t promote it as if it were a religion.

[Hugh the Scot]

What atheists have to offer the right? They are wrong about fewer things than Obama is?

[reasonisfaith]

Without belief in God there can be no rational basis for a belief in individual liberty.

This demonstrates atheistic conservatism to be logically incoherent.

[tophat9000]

You have a god if you have a truth you seek to follow.. so are you really an atheist?

[ansel12]

What we see over and over is that strong Christians stick to their guns and have a deeper commitment to conservatism, it is a natural part of their faith and world view, there is a reason that republicans get so few votes from atheists, while the practicing Christians oppose democrats.

[aimhigh]

The article lost me when it said George Will was a conservative. He speaks to the right on issues of little consequence, but veers left with it matters.
No God = no moral compass.

[Publius]

I'm an atheist, and I'm far more comfortable here than I would be at DU.

The last time I looked at DU, I had to go through a lengthy decontamination process and have my tetanus shot updated.

[right way right]

Jesus loves atheists too.
That's all I have to say to an atheist.

[jmacusa]

“Atheists don’t believe in God. But the Devil does’’.— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen.

[Impy]

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