Tonight at 8 pm eastern time, CNN will be examining the persecution of atheists on Paula Zahn... probably good for theists and atheists alike to watch... could make for some good questions and answers later...
Anybody interested?
2007-02-12 10:45:01 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Alex... the preview looked like she was maybe having a "redo"
2007-02-12 11:04:13 · update #1
Last time it was just a bunch of theists discriminating against Atheists... seriously. They opened the panel and it was just atheist bashing the whole way through. The women especially were disparaging of atheists.
Apparently this time Richard Dawkins will be on the programme, and that will make it far more interesting.
2007-02-12 10:56:04 · answer #1 · answered by Mike K 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The persecution of atheists is evident by some of the responces found right here.
It should be very good since Richard Dawkings will be present to provide a rebutal to this segment that aired about a week ago. If you wanna see the real persecution and how it exists even in the media look for the footage of the previous airing of this segment on youtube.
It features 2 christians and a jew all agreeing that A). Atheists should shut up and are really mad because they don't have as good of marketing as Christians do and B). that America is a Christan nation----even though all the founding fathers were deists and "The United States is, in no sence, a Christian Nation" John Adams, 2nd President of the United States. Oh and that whole not making any laws that favor one relgion over another thing.
2007-02-12 11:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by myspace.com/starfishj031 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes I'm quite excited to see this one. I think they're doing this because their last try didn't turn out well. They had a panel of fundamentalist Christians and one Jew, no atheists, so the whole thing turned in an atheist bash-fest.
And apparently Richard Dawkins (Author of The Selfish Gene, The Extended Phenotype, and The God Delusion) is going to be on it. Can't wait.
2007-02-12 10:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by SomeGuy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think of each group is persecuted to three quantity. Atheists interior the U. S. have it the worst, i'd say. The stereotype of the atheist is they are devil-worshipping criminals. I bear in mind whilst the word "atheist" grew to become into grimy to me. I truthfully have, of direction, grown out of that, however the unfavorable connotation continues to be for many individuals.
2016-10-02 01:05:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Part one was terrible. It couldn't have been more biased towards theists--the panel (all three of them) were theists, 2 Christians and a Jewish woman. We weren't even represented in the discussion on whether or not we are persecuted!! Total garbage.
2007-02-12 10:50:12 · answer #5 · answered by N 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
She did this already, didn't she? You can find the video on Youtube. And then she held a panel on atheism, but didn't invite any atheists, just Fundie Xians. She just stood there looking dumb while the panel bashed atheists. Is it a repeat of this, or is she doing it again?
2007-02-12 10:49:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds interesting
2007-02-12 10:49:14 · answer #7 · answered by Sun: supporting gay rights 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'll be checking that out. I was watching c-span (I know!) yesterday and the debate was called religion and reason. One author was this muslim expert and the other was Sam Harris, you know author "Letter to a Christian Nation" and "End of Faith"
2007-02-12 10:49:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow, cool! I wish we had CNN. I will check their web page to see if they have the video. Smarty, I am counting on you to ask some great questions later.
2007-02-12 10:50:12 · answer #9 · answered by sngcanary 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What Aaron said, the geekfest must continue...
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That, and I avoid most kinds of news at all cost...
2007-02-12 11:00:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋