I am an atheist. I don’t care about religion in any form, but enjoy Free Republic tremendously and support it financially each year.
I believe in treating people equally (all of us have inviolate human rights and economic freedoms) but I don’t base those sentiments on any kind of theology.
I am not interested in theology or afterlife discussions.
Others should be free to develop those faith-based models as they feel necessary or important.
Most of those who believe in a God tend to be supportive of self-responsible conduct and respect for equal rights. I appreciate that, whatever the origins of their beliefs.
Practical reciprocity, core human decency, or deity based.
It’s all good.
Human liberty, whatever the belief system from which it is argued or based, is the goal for a humane and just society.
Good for you, APL.
I try not to be a wench about it, but there are so many threads on here devoted to the religion faction, and dissent is not allowed. Fine. I stay off those threads. But when an atheist dies, I hate them coming over here smirking and wagging their tails. I figure if I have the decency to stay off their turf, they ought to stay away from this and just let the man be buried in peace without their self-righteous twaddle.