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Arizona

angrychair

(10,080 posts)

12. We turn monsters into humans and humans into monsters

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Wed Feb 20, 2019, 10:15 AM

Feb 2019

A person that is “openly atheist” is spoken of as a social oddity.
Yet religious organizations from the Southern Baptist Convention to the Catholic Church have, as a policy and a practice, hidden and/or protected child molesters and rapists for a hundred years and more but are still revered for their religious piety and values.

While atheists are perceived as the people that should be hidden in shame.

I’m “openly atheist” and I’m not ashamed. I’m proud.

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Arizona Atheist Lawmaker Stands Up To Christian Bully [View all] Ptah Feb 2019 OP

Why are religious people usually the biggest dicks? RAB910 Feb 2019 #1

lol Cha Feb 2019 #3

They don't actually believe in their own beliefs. theaocp Feb 2019 #7

Putting "under God" in the pledge erlewyne Feb 2019 #15

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Feb 2019 #9

They are Supremacists HAB911 Feb 2019 #14

So true. Duppers Feb 2019 #29

Change biggest to littlest and you have a winner. malachi Feb 2019 #20

Because the ones who believe the Holy Spirit lives within can do whatever and will sit by Jesus. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #23

Because most of them don't really believe on anything they were taught in religion class Perseus Feb 2019 #25

It's a purity thing... 2naSalit Feb 2019 #27

I noticed that God's good buddy didn't get much applause, but... TreasonousBastard Feb 2019 #2

Athena Salman Ptah Feb 2019 #4

Yet again LogicFirst Feb 2019 #5

Mr. Holy Roller is nothing but an Arrogant Prick fascisthunter Feb 2019 #6

The rollers do believe in freedumb of religion, as long as it's theirs. NoMoreRepugs Feb 2019 #8

Must be a pretty liberal district to elect her IronLionZion Feb 2019 #10

They believe they are eternally *annointed* by God & can go *and sin* some MORE. Texin Feb 2019 #11

We turn monsters into humans and humans into monsters angrychair Feb 2019 #12

excellent post... dhill926 Feb 2019 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2019 #13

I disagree. AZ8theist Feb 2019 #16

I disagree. AZ8theist Feb 2019 #17

Unfortunately, I too live in Arizona... StarzGuy Feb 2019 #18

The weird part is that more people in AZ are atheist/agnostic people than Mormon LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #26

There isn't a true Christian on this planet, IMO DirtEdonE Feb 2019 #21

Bravo Rep Salman mountain grammy Feb 2019 #22

Thank you Rep. Salmon for your courage. BarbD Feb 2019 #24

BarbD, your post caught my attention. erlewyne Feb 2019 #28