tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post6910926997718543861..comments2024-03-27T01:27:21.576-08:00Comments on The Immoral Minority: Another Atheist comes out to run for the office in Arizona. Gryphenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356503547155430235noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-44598920994659482412016-03-07T17:23:35.076-09:002016-03-07T17:23:35.076-09:00I have the same dream. Someday one's religion ...I have the same dream. Someday one's religion or lack of one won't cause people to prejudge them out of fear. We raised our kids without religion, left it up to them at the age of consent. All three are married and so far, no problems. Anita Winecoolernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-36363390649695338222016-03-07T12:32:26.008-09:002016-03-07T12:32:26.008-09:00"Atheism is the new Gay" I love that!"Atheism is the new Gay" I love that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-15347625535397465602016-03-07T08:09:00.968-09:002016-03-07T08:09:00.968-09:00The Legislature in Arizona is not Christian. It i...The Legislature in Arizona is not Christian. It is Mormon / rock solid. They are referred to as The 90 Dwarfs and they have a stranglehold on our State.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-6695052301553240122016-03-07T06:13:25.070-09:002016-03-07T06:13:25.070-09:00I'm hoping it happens sooner in the U.S., and ...I'm hoping it happens sooner in the U.S., and that displaying one's religion in public becomes an impediment to obtaining elective office because people finally realize that separation of church and state is the way to go for everyone's best interests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-81654680947725373442016-03-07T06:11:41.173-09:002016-03-07T06:11:41.173-09:00Great comment, thanks!Great comment, thanks!CorningNYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-55748192249894009232016-03-07T06:10:23.538-09:002016-03-07T06:10:23.538-09:00This is a great way to cause some cognitive disson...This is a great way to cause some cognitive dissonance in the old guy which will make it very hard for him to cling to his preconceived notions about you. Keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-25884578519865008122016-03-07T06:04:46.215-09:002016-03-07T06:04:46.215-09:00Good for her, and great to see, but "I want t...Good for her, and great to see, but "I want to embody my life after that"? Aaaarrrghh....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-21250605544935104012016-03-07T05:54:48.844-09:002016-03-07T05:54:48.844-09:00I don't know -- the warm smile, lively eyes. S...I don't know -- the warm smile, lively eyes. She looks very comfortable in her Arab/Mexican skin. Atheist? There must be something wrong with this picture! Some very clever Instagram filter to hide the evil lurking beneath. She's probably a baby body parts salesman. <br /><br />(Irony alert)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-20180443598713458262016-03-07T05:44:50.269-09:002016-03-07T05:44:50.269-09:00Fun Fact. The website arkansashouse.org has a bio...Fun Fact. The website arkansashouse.org has a bio of each representative and for each person their religion is specified. Every one names a Christian denomination, sometimes a very specific denomination. Any atheists in the group... ? Yeah, it really is "coming out" in some states.Smilingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-23761215656982530302016-03-07T05:37:24.669-09:002016-03-07T05:37:24.669-09:00I've been saying this for years -- Atheism is ...I've been saying this for years -- Atheism is the new Gay. It's wonderful to see this woman and others coming out. <br />The political candidate floodgates have been breached... <br />It just takes the few to encourage the many and then we soon have a tipping point.<br /><br />In my lifetime...<br /><br />A Catholic president: will never happen! <br />A Black president: will never EVER happen! Two terms.<br />A woman president: will never happen...<br />An atheist president: you bet! I intent to live long enough to see it. Barbara Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463074148195784152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-12445298952530642982016-03-07T05:06:34.707-09:002016-03-07T05:06:34.707-09:00Gryphen, I also share the hope that some day I wi...Gryphen, I also share the hope that some day I will see "the day when a person's faith or lack of faith is no longer a determining factor in their ability to be elected"<br /><br />Being a seasoned citizen, I am convinced it will take many hundreds of years til the influence of the militant evangelicals has waned to the point where religion doesn't matter any more in the western democracies.<br /><br />This can only happen IMHO, as the oldsters die off, and new generations become more educated and consquently believe less in mythology.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I don't see how that can happen for many countries that have large cohorts of Muslims, especially in the mid-east.<br /><br />Religion is so entrenched around the world in places like Pakistan, Indonesia, and Turkey that it may take thousands of years for Islam to lose its influence.<br />A. J. Billingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-44680094285511344672016-03-07T02:16:52.027-09:002016-03-07T02:16:52.027-09:00Really, thanks for posting articles like this. Th...Really, thanks for posting articles like this. The hubby and I are atheists, just moved to a quiet mountain road in conservative NC. Old dude down the street comes up to meet and greet and the first thing he says after the introduction is, "Where will you be after death?" and my heart sank. Damn! 3 things you don't discuss when you first meet someone, according to my grandmother's society rules: sex politics and religion.<br /><br />Well, the old dude knows we're non-believers, but we had to make nice cos were new here. Aaaand, I go down to the old dude's neglected flower beds by the road and work in them. His wife died 5 yrs ago and she did those beds. He really misses her, and has no idea what to do with flowers. But I do. I'm bringing those beds back to life, and showing the old christian what doing good for good's sake is all about. I take him my homemade bread, and he gave us veg from his garden. <br />He CAN'T think we're the devil, cuz we keep shwoing him we're not. We're just average peeps who don't believe in anything really, but the golden rule, I guess. <br />Any sane person knows that the only real sin is the intentional harming of a non-consenting vulnerable victim.<br /> Anything else is just made up bullshit by some asshole trying to control you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com