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I usually hold back, but this comment on onegoodmove.org is EXACTLY how I feel. So here you go...

Posted by: BobC September 29, 2008 1:17 PM

All Catholics believe in the resurrection of Jebus into a zombie who flew up to the clouds. That's just plain stupid and no belief could possibly be more crazy, therefore all Catholics are idiots.

Also, are there any Catholics in the world who don't teach their children Jebus was a god-man? Probably not. Lying to children is child abuse, therefore all Catholics (and Christians and Muslims and religious Jews) are stupid assholes.

They might be nice people most of the time, but there's no excuse for brainwashing gullible children. They deserve nothing but contempt and ridicule, no matter how moderate they think they are.

Also, everyone who believes there's a magic fairy hiding in the clouds is insane. The fact that millions believe this bullshit doesn't make it any less idiotic.

Anyone who isn't an atheist has something seriously wrong with them. The magic fairy belief is a very serious mental illness. Claiming that some religious people are not nuts is sucking up to the religious insanity that is good for nothing but violence, genocide, ignorance, and misery.

Quotes

Whatever we cannot easily understand we call God; this saves much wear and tear on the brain tissues. -Edward Abbey

The Government of the United States is in no sense founded on the Christian religion. -
John Adams, 2nd President of the United States

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. - Seneca the Younger

I have no need for religion, I have a conscience. - Anonymous

For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can’t readily accept the God formula, the big answers don’t remain stone written… We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need to be a command or faith a dictum.I am my own God. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us. -Charles Bukowski-

http://atheistblogger.com/2008/02/15/101-atheist-quotes/

http://www.chrisbeach.co.uk/viewQuotes.php

And to spice things up:

I've heard the call. I believe God wants me to run for president. -- George W Bush

Obama and Jesus

Wrote this for gods4suckers:

I heard a research piece on public radio the other day (Fresh Air July 14th) - Ryan Lizza. The content is oddly different from the parallel New York article (7/21/2008).
From the interview, here’s the deal with Obama. He’s in Chicago, running around to churches, doing the get out the vote thing, and one of the preachers (or more than one) asks which church HE belongs to. And one (or more) suggests he’ll be more successful with his efforts if he actually belongs to one of the churches (at 16:28 and FROM HIS BOOK). So the man goes home, does some soul searching, and bing bang boom, Jeebus shows up at his door. Nice coincidence, given Obama’d have no chance to be “the big man” without Jeebus. So is he a “real Christian” or a Christian by necessity?

Other very interesting tidbit in the story - Michelle is BGFs with Jesse Jackson’s daughter Santita (who is now godmother to their daughter)(at 11:55). So BO and JJ KNOW each other. So what the hell with all the “name calling”?

Really, it’s like watching professional wrestling.

What's what? Cayce? Abundant life? and FSM, of course...

Trying to figure this one out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Cayce

http://skepdic.com/cayce.html

What's with people? Why would you "follow" this guy? I can sort of imagine believing in god almighty, creator of all things - but spending your time "following" a guy who healed people by going into a trance after reading a letter? And prolific use of castor oil?

And someone mentioned to me yesterday that she is going to do "abundant life" counseling...

I am suspicious that abundant life is a code for, well, something.

http://www.lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-602-32,00.html

http://www.ewtn.com/series/abundant/index.htm

I met a lovely, lovely homeschooler a few months back. She was telling me that there's this approach to homeschooling - telling the kids that the world is abundant. And that she had decided she would teach her kids that the world is "sufficient". So I get back from the conference where I met her, and there's this stream of conversations on the freethinking unschoolers group about this person Sandra Dodd and the message of abundance. And now, today, I run into this term again. And I find that it may well be some kind of code for some kind of crazy shit.

Totally unrelated topic. I saw this on a car in my office parking lot today. I almost copied my printout of the noodly last supper (posted discretely in my office) and slipped it under the windshield wiper, but ended up being too busy working. I need to get one of these things and start witnessing to my true faith.

Bless the Boxers / Rush

Members of the St. James United Church of Christ in Michigan plan to take 150 boxer shorts to the altar Sunday for a blessing. The shorts have been modified for wounded veterans who wear bulky prosthetics or braces on their legs.

http://wtopnews.com/?nid=456&sid=1443252


New Rush song - Faithless:

I don’t have faith in faith
I don’t believe in belief
You can call me faithless
But I still cling to hope
And I believe in love
And that’s faith enough for me

Starting Salvo

In response to a crazy "hypothetical" post about kids not being allowed to learn about hinduism from hindu gram and gramps because the xian parents don't want them "indoctrinated" in Hinduism, I wrote this:

If a child's christian faith is something they can be indoctrinated out of, then how can it be "the truth"? Only by seeing the real world, and choosing your path, can you be a TRUE follower of whatever faith you select.

But, of course, I spelled choosing wrong, so now I look like an idiot.

We cannot convince believers that God does not exist, and they cannot convince "us" that God does exist. So we can stop trying.

But we can be good neighbors, and good citizens of the earth. So for today, that's what I'll do.