Now I see how violent communist dictators are always atheist. Can you see why?

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Let's not have parents have rights over what they teach their kids.

I sure am glad atheists only constitute 0.4% of the US population.
http://atheistempire.com/reference/stats/index.html
The last thing you want is a mob of angry atheist taking over a country. Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot... what a bloody mess. More people killed under their regimes than all religious wars in history combined.

Answer 1

Oh please...Most of the killing in this world has been done in the name of religious zealots and not atheists. The mess we are in today is due to self righteous right wing republicans thinking they know what is best for the rest of the world. You never saw Jesus start a war, but boy, his followers don't seem to remember that.

Answer 2

I do not drive too fast, even if i don't agree with the rules. I give too much change back to the girl behind the counter in the supermarket. When i find a wallet on the street, i return it to the owner without expecting a reward ,because the relief on your face is worth more to me than money. In a bar i'll talk to you, when you are standing alone. I will never jugde or disrespect you on your looks, not even on your charactre.

And i do that without any God telling me to do that

I give to charity, i seperate my garbage for a better environment. I rather put on an extra sweater, than to put up the heater. I never throw my chewing-gum on the street. Every week i buy the paper from a homeless person. I will help and support you if you're attacked by drunken guys on the street, i'll avoid the fight, but i'll never leave you alone. I help the old lady cross the street, i'll bring the crying lost little girl back to her mother.

And i do that without any God telling me to do that

I know no rules, except my own thoughts. After thinking everything through, i have to conclude that there must be 'something' to make this all happen. I've looked around and inspite of all the misery, the poorness, the crime, the hate, i don't see humans as sinners, but as people with choices. I don't think that i will be lost if i do not meditate on a mountain or pray under a cross. I don't even believe that the guy who blows himself up between a group of schoolkids will burn eternally.

And i think that without any God telling me to think that

Every person has something good inside. Sometimes on the surface, sometimes deep hidden inside. I hope that the God they all talk about, is not the guy with the beard sitting on a cloud. The God i have faith in, is just a metaphore. A feeling. A sence of all the goodness inside the people. Nothing more than that. And more clear: nothing less than that. The goodness in our heart is the most important thing we have. My God has an extra 'O'...Good.

And i am good, without any God telling me that

Good has no need for symbols. No cross, no boring books, no big fat guy, no cow, no buildings with colored glass windows. Good is everywhere and is eternal. There is no need to pray for something good, because it will always be there. There is also no need to pray to end something bad, because the bad will also always be there. Sure there are bad people. These people are to dumb to understand the good. Goodness, kindness can relieve you. Badness only creates more badness. We can never beat the badness. A bad guy with a gun can only be beaten by a good guy with a gun. But a good guy doesn't use a gun.

And even if the Good will always loose, I'll always try to be Good.

Everything has its time, and its place. In our sadness, in our anger, in our happyness, in our love we can see our humanity. These things make us to be the people we are, they shape us, they teach us, they make us really feel. And in every deep misery, there is always a hidden hope, cause we all know anything can always be done differently. This earth is our playground, to feel, to laugh, to cry, to love and to live.

And i live. And that's good.

Answer 3

Well communism had atheism as part of its "ideology" so its almost like saying "have you noticed how violent atheist dictators are always atheist". Don't be fooled - there have been plenty of states both religious and oppresive. Franco was very religious (Christian), the basis of Iran is religion (Islam), Napoleon, Torquemada, the Conquistadors, European aggression in Africa, "absolute" monarchs in Europe, Chinese Emporers - the list goes on. There are nasty atheist and nasty religious people - the faith of a b****d makes little difference.

Answer 4

Don't you see that there were even more riots and crazy stuff happening because of religious conflicts?! And not all atheists are like that. Christians too were bad. They transported the blacks to their own place as slave and mistreated them. According to historical evidence they tried to justify their actions by saying the name of god. What kind of crap are you talking about? Don't you see that it is the people who are causing trouble and not the believes they have???

Answer 5

Your confused...Atheist is not a certain kind of person, it is a certain kind of belief a person may have.