Does anyone else have a cheap, emotional "hate the atheists/VT" question to post?

Answer 1

no but my account got deleted so I hate everyone. I'm so annoyed I've turned emo.

Answer 2

Oh, Bettierage ignore those pseudo-Christians and trolls that are about as filled with Christ's love as I am of play-dough!!!

True Christians don't post things like that- it's contrary to what Jesus taught about "loving your neighbor as yourself."

Truth be told, Atheists can dish it out same as the fundies can. Anyone else see yesterday's "why aren't Christians classified as mentally ill?" That was a) incredibly offensive to those who have mentally ill friends/family and b) a trolling question asked for the millionth time. So it really goes both ways.

But I am kind of missing the atheist humor around here! Where are all my friendly debaters? I miss laughing out loud at I WALK FUNNY and the rest of the gang.

*sigh* where have all the atheists gone?

Answer 3

No, but I will shamelessly use this opportunity to say that I think the culprit is that too many children fall through the cracks. Too many children grow up abused and neglected.

Too many children grow up without adequate nutrition, education, emotional support, guidance, love, affection, training, confidence, security, friendship, goals.... The list is endless.

Too many children grow up in areas where they see life as hopeless. They see their race, culture or gender demonized or trivialized in the media. Their SAT scores are consistently lower than scores of their white counterparts. Their parents never escaped poverty and they don't see how they can, either.

Too many children grow up feeling worthless.

And I think it's time we asked ourselves if they are.

Are they worth enough to us to pay a little more in taxes so that "those people's kids" get a better education? Are they worth investing our time in volunteering? Are they worth our standing up and questioning why it is that our media can say that an "American beats out Kwan" in the Olympics, when Michelle Kwan _is_ an American - or why after Katrina hit, there were news stories that depicted black victims carrying goods as _looters_, while white victims carrying goods were seen as victims lucky enough to _find_ goods?

Abuse and neglect - any stress that increases cortisol - damages the part of the brain that is responsible for empathy. If we don't intervene, we have sociopathic adults. The time to stop this is when they are children being hurt, not when they are adults hurting others. In our area, we spend thousands of dollars per year per prisoner, but we spend less than $400.00 per student per year in school.

What's wrong with that picture?

I don't know if we can ever entirely stop this sort of thing, but we can lessen it when we decide all kids are worth it.

Answer 4

Okay....

"You people. Do you realize this is what happens when you take Jesus out of your schools?"

Like that? Although I would place the actual blame on a guy being a nut case, I guess you can spin anything the way you want if in a corner.

Answer 5

I'm actually usually pretty good at thinking outside the box.

But for this one I'd have to jump outside of the box, and climb into a whole other, very nasty box.

I tried, I couldn't. Sorry. I failed! That rarely happens :(

Answer 6

I'm still ducking for cover because I also belong to that *other* minority viewed with hatred and suspicion. I'm a...

Loner.
(We'd all get together and have a "Lone Pride" march, but there's this slight difficulty...)

Answer 7

Peace and love is all the world needs :P
HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

Answer 8

wait, let me think one up real quick


edit - I'll have to use another ID of course

Answer 9

No but I've got a friendship ((((hug))) for you. Ruhe mein frau.

_()_

Answer 10

Nah.....................