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Today's Atheist Meme of the Day:
There is real discrimination against atheists, in the U.S. and around the world. Atheists have been fired, denied custody of their kids, threatened and denied promotion in the military, vandalized by neighbors, expelled from school, and more... because of their atheism. And in some countries, atheism is against the law, punishable by death. Pass it on: if we say it enough times to enough people, it may get across.
I find it ironic (and infuriating) that American Christians are all up in arms over "The War On Christmas" and shout from the pulpits that they are being "discriminated against" when rationalists insist on the separation of church and state as our country's founders intended. When they start having their children taken from them just for believing in god (and not for actually harming their children because their god said to), then I'll give weight to their complaints.
Until then, I cry "hypocrite".
There is real discrimination against atheists, in the U.S. and around the world. Atheists have been fired, denied custody of their kids, threatened and denied promotion in the military, vandalized by neighbors, expelled from school, and more... because of their atheism. And in some countries, atheism is against the law, punishable by death. Pass it on: if we say it enough times to enough people, it may get across.
I find it ironic (and infuriating) that American Christians are all up in arms over "The War On Christmas" and shout from the pulpits that they are being "discriminated against" when rationalists insist on the separation of church and state as our country's founders intended. When they start having their children taken from them just for believing in god (and not for actually harming their children because their god said to), then I'll give weight to their complaints.
Until then, I cry "hypocrite".
