Saw this article on Netscape homepage today. CNN held a panel discussion about atheism WITH NO ATHEISTS INVOLVED. Please look, it has a link to send a comment to CNN. I sent one. Thanks!
http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2007/02/07/cnn-panel-discussion-on-atheism-where-no-atheists-are-included/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.myspace.com%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3Dblog.view%26friendID%3D152444327%26blogID%3D226256376%26MyToken%3D2fec6ddb-0907-4625-be62-b1b8d262d98e&frame=true
2007-02-07 04:19:00 · 12 answers · asked by vehement_chemical 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Debbie Schlussel makes me proud to be an atheist. I hope I never, ever sound like her to anyone I speak to.
2007-02-07 04:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
HOLY ****. Reading that article makes me very glad I live in the North. I've never encountered that here. The only time I've come close to something even similar was in a little village I once visited. They were incredibly bgioted, towards everyone that was not WASP.
2007-02-07 04:37:43 · answer #2 · answered by Kharm 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the focus of the discussion. I didn't see it but if they were discussing religious peoples views of atheists, it would make sense that there would be no atheists.
2016-05-24 03:14:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that it was unfair. CNN isn't supporting it, though. They had the clip about the atheists. The second clip was about how religious people think about the results from studies about atheists, though, so it wasn't really discriminating against them.
2007-02-07 04:33:49 · answer #4 · answered by Julia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's really worrisome. Thanks for posting. I knew there was a reason I didn't watch CNN. Can you imagine that poor family who let them film them, thinking "Finally, someone sympathetic to our problems," then saw all the awful stuff that panel said after wards? That's betrayal.
2007-02-07 04:34:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
More evidence of the persecution of Christians.
Oh wait.
By the way, I can't help but be irked that people talk about "atheists are people who don't believe in God" -- the correct statement would be, "atheists who do not believe in Gods".
2007-02-07 04:31:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
There were some atheists, but the weight was toward religion.Here's a group designed to propound atheism.
2007-02-07 04:27:25 · answer #7 · answered by robert2020 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Debbie Schlussel is insane. Why anyone would have her on any panel is beyond me. She knows a lot of stuff, don't get me wrong, but the woman is certifiable!
Thanks for the link.
2007-02-07 04:24:57 · answer #8 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ugh...why does this not surprise me at all?
Anyway, I sent Paula Zahn my thoughts on the matter.
2007-02-07 04:44:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think it was unfair that an atheist was not present to defend themselves or tell their side of the story
2007-02-07 04:26:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋