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To: Tzimisce; Celtjew Libertarian; Coyoteman
re 34: I've been saying that Atheism is a religion for YEARS. About time someone read my blogs.

Maybe you should actually read the Bible and what Jesus says. Y'know, like in Matthew 6, "Be ye not like the hypocrites who believe their constant repetitions will be heard."

Atheists have no alter boys, no prayers, no church establishments, no tax-exemption, no record of sex scandals, no pastors, preachers, or priests, no coming-of-age rituals like Bar Mitzvah or confirmation, no holidays, no banned books or statements about heresy and blasphemy, no record of burning witches or heretics, no public displays of prayer or piety, no holy book supposed to contain "All Truth', no recited creed, no mythological 'transubstantions', no edifices with crosses.

These are attributes of organized religion, priests and preachers with an agenda to keep being supported despite doing little productive.

Maybe you are ignorant of the reason cult doctrines are not succeeding is because cults are not actually accepting the Gospel.

41 posted on 05/27/2006 7:14:11 PM PDT by thomaswest (Just curious)
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To: thomaswest
If nothing else, Atheism most certainly has preachers -- Those who proclaim (not just believe) there is no god and that religious is foolishness (And so we're back to Dawkins) fit that category. To a certain extent, the Darwin fish, even if in response to the Christian fish is taking on many of the aspects of public display of piety, complete with religious symbol.

As for the rest, well, it depends on the denomination of atheism. Certainly communism fit many of the descriptions of an atheist faith and had many of the attributes you list.

43 posted on 05/27/2006 7:24:44 PM PDT by Celtjew Libertarian
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To: thomaswest


Atheists have no alter boys,

EVER HEARD OF THE ACLU?

no prayers,

YOU MEAN LIKE MATHEMATICAL FORMULAS AND STUFF?

no church establishments,

...YOU MEAN LIKE A SCIENCE LAB?

no tax-exemption, no record of sex scandals, no pastors, preachers, or priests,

THERE ARE TONS OF ATHEIST PEDOPHILES. THERE ARE TONS OF ATHEIST TEACHERS.

no coming-of-age rituals like Bar Mitzvah or confirmation,

EVER HEARD OF SEX ED?

no holidays, no banned books or statements about heresy and blasphemy,

...YOU MEAN LIKE 'THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES'? HOW ABOUT NOT BLINDLY ACCEPTING THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIG BANG?

no record of burning witches or heretics,

...COMMUNISTS (WHO ARE ATHEISTS) KILL PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE (AND CONTINUE TO PRACTICE RELIGION) ALL THE TIME...

no public displays of prayer or piety,

...AGAIN SCIENTIFIC LAWS...

no holy book supposed to contain "All Truth',

...AGAIN ORIGIN OF SPECIES...

no recited creed,

...THERE ARE TONS OF SCIENTIFIC CREEDS FROM THE HYPOCRATIC OATH THAT DOCTORS TAKE ON DOWN...

no mythological 'transubstantions', no edifices with crosses.

...JEWS, HINDUS, MUSLIMS AND OTHERS DON'T BELIEVE IN THESE THINGS EITHER - ARE THEY NOT RELIGIONS?

These are attributes of organized religion, priests and preachers with an agenda to keep being supported despite doing little productive.

THERE ARE TONS OF IVORY TOWERED SCIENTISTS LIVING ON GOVERNMENT GRANTS RIGHT NOW WHO DO NOTHING AND PUT ALL THEIR *FAITH* IN LOGIC AND REASON.

Maybe you are ignorant of the reason cult doctrines are not succeeding is because cults are not actually accepting the Gospel.

WHY DO YOU JUST ASSUME I'M A CHRISTIAN?


89 posted on 05/27/2006 11:56:29 PM PDT by Tzimisce (How Would Mohammed Vote? Hillary for President! www.dndorks.com)
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To: thomaswest
Maybe you are ignorant of the reason cult doctrines are not succeeding is because cults are not actually accepting the Gospel.

Nawww... Cults are alive and well.

198 posted on 05/29/2006 10:01:40 AM PDT by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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To: thomaswest
Atheists have no alter boys, no prayers, no church establishments, no tax-exemption, no record of sex scandals, no pastors, preachers, or priests, no coming-of-age rituals like Bar Mitzvah or confirmation, no holidays, no banned books or statements about heresy and blasphemy, no record of burning witches or heretics, no public displays of prayer or piety, no holy book supposed to contain "All Truth', no recited creed, no mythological 'transubstantions', no edifices with crosses.

Of course not:

It's all about ME!

257 posted on 05/31/2006 10:38:43 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
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