Re:Does religion make you nice? Does atheism make you mean?
by giardini on Sunday November 09, 2008 @09:37PM
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I'll believe all Americans are equal when an atheist is elected President.
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Re:Does religion make you nice? Does atheism make you mean?
by sofal on Sunday November 09, 2008 @11:05PM
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So, in other words, equality in America will be accomplished when someone like you is elected President?
How inclusive. My turn...
I'll believe all Americans are equal when a gay, handicapped, unattractive Muslim woman who never attended college is elected President.
Re:Does religion make you nice? Does atheism make you mean?
by giardini on Wednesday November 26, 2008 @09:11PM
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No, that's not what I said.
I don't know why my post was modded down. Apparently atheists are highly discriminated against, even within "enlightened" groups.
To my astonishment a very recent Gallup poll indicated that, of many groupings, atheists were _least_ likely to be elected President of the US (e.g., _well_ behind Mormons, homosexuals, 72-year-olds, etc.):
http://www.gallup.com/poll/26611/Some-Americans-Reluctant-Vo...
I knew it was bad, but didn't realize just _how_ bad.
Re:Does religion make you nice? Does atheism make you mean?
by ars on Monday November 10, 2008 @01:48AM
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Are you saying you are a "gay, handicapped, unattractive Muslim woman who never attended college"?
:)
Re:Does religion make you nice? Does atheism make you mean?
by sgibat on Monday November 10, 2008 @03:29AM
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He's sayingg he's a straight, healthy, attractive atheist man who attended college with five arms.
Re:Does religion make you nice? Does atheism make you mean?
by time_management on Sunday November 09, 2008 @10:59PM
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We've never had an atheist president, but we've had deists (whom most evangelicals would discount as Christians) including Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln. We've also had Unitarian presidents, such as John Adams.
Re:Does religion make you nice? Does atheism make you mean?
by jganetsk on Monday November 10, 2008 @02:30AM
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When Jefferson was running for President... his opponents would smear him by calling him a "howling atheist".
Jefferson was deeply repulsed by Christianity, read his quotes: http://www.nobeliefs.com/jefferson.htm