It's funny.
Christians and others here are constantly yakking about atheists being smug, being forceful about their beliefs, etc etc etc....
Do you see atheists going around knocking on doors, trying to yak about their beliefs to you at home? Do they wander around in airports passing out cult pamphlets? Do they advertise every little charity they do to get face-time on TV or radio so they can look good? Have they ever tried to create legislation to curtail the ability of theists of any cult/sect to worship?
Are there any tax-free atheist "No-God" cult buildings in your neighborhood where they gather, try to recruit people, and influence little kids? Do any of them eat the flesh and drink the blood of Carl Sagan or Charles Darwin, or encourage kids to cannibalize like that??
Does the irony of these accusations even BEGIN to strike you? Or do you even think before making them?
2006-12-26 12:53:15 · 19 answers · asked by Jeebus is my Rectum 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is funny. For years now they have attacked everyone around them by trying to deny rights to homosexuals, trying to outlaw abortions, trying to keep women from obtaining equal rights, and trying to impose their own morals - many of them non-biblical - on the rest of society. Yet they still wonder why people fight back.
They also like to think they are being persecuted like the bible said they would when they really aren't. The leaders of the Christian Coalition are not being hung on crosses (Philippians 2:8). The leaders of the Family Research Council are not being stoned to death (Acts 7:59). The leaders of Focus on the Family are not being thrown to the lions (Daniel 6:16).
2006-12-26 12:55:42 · answer #1 · answered by acgsk 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Actually, I've had atheists come by my house before, which was surprising. Though, I had to admit they were a lot better spoken than the mormons (whome I've actually had to get a restraining order on since they love to try and convert me on holy days of other religious people) and Jehovah's Witnesses. They were mainly handing out flyers for some religious (or non-religious, whatever the proper term is) little festival that was being held near a park and stated some rather canon knowledge about Christinaity, Crusades and the like.
But, they were nice, polite, and thankfully didn't have any anti-muslim propaganda that nearly every Christian group around here seems to have now. The festival was fun, even though I am the furthest thing from being an athiest (polythiest) you can find. And the most wonderful thing is that I wasn't treated like my views were WRONG, which was glorious. So, I still have to say the door-to-door athiests which come by every year to hand out the festival flyer are a lot more palatable than those trying to convert me.
2006-12-26 13:09:49 · answer #2 · answered by bishonenofcacophony 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Do you see atheists going around knocking on doors, trying to yak about their beliefs to you at home?
YES ITS CALLED MAJOR MEDIA
Do they wander around in airports passing out cult pamphlets?
YES THEYRE CALLED HIPPIES
Do they advertise every little charity they do to get face-time on TV or radio so they can look good?
YES ITS CALLED THE EMMIES
Have they ever tried to create legislation to curtail the ability of theists of any cult/sect to worship?
YES ON MANY OCCASIONS AND PLANNING MORE
Are there any tax-free atheist "No-God" cult buildings in your neighborhood where they gather, try to recruit people, and influence little kids?
YES THAY ARE CALLED RAVES
Do any of them eat the flesh and drink the blood of Carl Sagan or Charles Darwin, or encourage kids to cannibalize like that??
WHAT?
2006-12-27 07:57:08 · answer #3 · answered by Danno_D_Manno 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Im not an atheist but i do agree with you about how jehovah witness do go knocking on doors to convert or tell people there is a god. I think people should belive in what they belive in and go on about there business. I dont like people knocking on my door telling me things i dont want to here. So i think people should keep there religion to themselves and recruit people that wantes to be recruited. Good point
2006-12-26 12:59:19 · answer #4 · answered by Toya 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No but I have had long talks with atheists some nice some not so nice.I wouldn't mind if they stopped by put out tracks they do all the time in Oct and April at our General conferance all the time. I love talking with them.
2006-12-26 12:58:47 · answer #5 · answered by dianehaggart 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 00:35:37 · answer #6 · answered by mulry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They might not knock on our homes or personally force their beliefs in our lives, because they don't have too. They have the media doing it for them. Every where we go we have society telling us that there is no God, that there is no heaven, or hell. The government took the word Christ out of Christmas, and replaced Merry Christmas with Happy holidays. They want to keep religious teachings out of public schools, and now you have gangs kids killing kids. It's like we don't even know who we are as a society any more. The Nativity story movie came out in theaters, and The movie 007 had more ratings in the theaters. All people want to see is violent, because they want to feel more entertained, and I think it's pretty sad.
2006-12-26 13:04:22 · answer #7 · answered by Dragonpack 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
No, I haven't, come to think of it. However, you could always start one up. But, then you would be a hypocrite. So, stay as well as you are. Well said, by the way.
2006-12-26 13:18:19 · answer #8 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Atheist do try to force atheism on kids by mixing it in with science class in nearly every public school. It isn't tax free, it is tax supported. No one eats or drinks the blood of Jesus, just wine and crackers in remembrance of what Jesus has done for us, our taxes don't pay for that food either, but yet I pay for public schools to run and don't see the atheist letting up at all on evolution. Evolution should be taught in private atheist schools. Just like Creation should be taught in private christian schools.
2006-12-26 13:03:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
The only christian who ever knock on my door are those who ask for donations to their charity(which I happily support).
2006-12-26 12:58:13 · answer #10 · answered by my alias 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋