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Friday, May 24, 2013

Are atheists Angry and Intolerant?

Atheists are constantly being told by the religious that they are angry and intolerant. We are always being asked, "why can't you just leave people's beliefs alone, they aren't hurting anyone.” But if they would step out of their bubble for a moment - they would see that religion is the main cause of harm in the world. It is overwhelming the main cause of terrorist attacks, it allows delusional people to think that a god is telling them to kill their children (Google Andrea Yates), it gives people a reason to discriminate, in many states atheists aren't allowed to hold public office, people are hanged for being gay, gays are denied the right to marry those they love, gays are constantly blamed for natural disasters by televangelists, many parents have let their children die of a treatable illness because they prayed instead of taking them to a doctor, children are molested by priest and the church covers it up, and the list goes on and on.

These injustices go on each day without the religious getting upset, but once an atheist points out how ridiculous their religion is – that’s where they draw the line.

Why is it that when atheists point out these injustices and immoral actions that the Bible or the Quran endorse, atheists are accused of being intolerant?

Pointing out that something is immoral doesn't make atheists “rageful” or “intolerant” just as it doesn't make a police officer intolerant for arresting a child molester. But what does it say about them for making this claim?

It says that they value dogmatic beliefs over actions - even when those actions are blatantly immoral (they may not agree with these actions but they aren't willing to stand up against them due to their religion). This demonstrates that religion has nothing to do with morality, but instead is about being submissive to authority and not caring about the injustices that take place underneath the banner of their religion. Yet they still like to claim moral superiority.

Atheists aren't angry or intolerant, most of us just care about equal rights and freedom of speech and even support religious freedom, but we draw the line when religion denies others of their rights.

2 comments:

  1. great words! and so treu . thanks from a belgium atheist .

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  2. Not an Atheist, but Agnostic even Pagan , but I now see how my failure to stand up against Monotheistic Religion will ultimately poison me and my Grandchildren, If not the Planetary environment.

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