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el_bryanto

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6. This is really simple - they want to cling to their stereotype of what religious people are like

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2014, 02:21 PM

Jul 2014

And when they are faced with someone who challenges that stereotype they have to prove that that person is either not really religious or they have to tear them down to confirm their stereotype of what believers are like.

I saw it all the time in the religion forum - there's a significant subset of people who cannot accept that a person might be a believer and decent person. So they might for a while try and convince a believe he or she doesn't really believe, and failing that, go on the attack.

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I don't get why people say President Obama is really an atheist. [View all] hrmjustin Jul 2014 OP

Many believe that calling someone an atheist is the worst slur you can make about their character. Arkansas Granny Jul 2014 #1

I agree with you but the question is why do they assumehe is lying about his faith? hrmjustin Jul 2014 #2

I can't answer that one. Maybe because he was active in church before he was elected, Arkansas Granny Jul 2014 #3

He goes to St. John's Episcopal across the strret every few weeks. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #4

Because if they didn't, they would have to call him a deluded, racist, misogynist homophobe as well. rug Jul 2014 #5

This is really simple - they want to cling to their stereotype of what religious people are like el_bryanto Jul 2014 #6

Fear is a powerful thing. UrbScotty Jul 2014 #7