Re: ATHEISM - A Side-Effect of Religious Stupidity

curtjester1 wrote:
> On 9 May, 10:11, Rod <icom...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Bibon wrote:
>>> TUPELO, Miss., -- A federal court of appeals has ruled in favor of an
>>> inmate who claimed that Wisconsin prison officials violated his rights
>>> under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment because they
>>> refused to allow him to create a study group for atheists.
>>> The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that prison officials erred
>>> because they “did not treat atheism as a ‘religion.’” The court said,
>>> “Atheism is [the inmate’s] religion, and the group that he wanted to
>>> start was religious in nature even though it expressly rejects a
belief
>>> in a supreme being.”
>>> Brian Fahling, senior trial attorney for the American Family
Association
>>> Center for Law & Policy, described the court’s ruling as “a sort of
>>> Alice in Wonderland jurisprudence.”
>>> “Up is down, and atheism, the antithesis of religion, is religion,”
>>> stated Fahling.
>>> The Supreme Court has said that a religion need not be based on a
belief
>>> in the existence of a supreme being. In the 1961 case of Torcaso v.
>>> Watkins, the Court described “secular humanism” as a religion.
>>>                                 ************
>>> Yes, atheism is a religion and is recognized as such by Federal Courts
>>> in the USA. More ammo for you to use against those who doubt your
FAITH!
>>    Atheism is not a religion..the fact that a judge and lawyers see it
>> as such is just another indication of the mentality of sickness that
>> permeates society today. Atheism is a mode of existence, a means of
>> living ones life free of unjustified restraint.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
> 
> What exactly are you freeing yourself of?  Is society or religion
> forcing you to have to have one of their belief system's?  "Unjustifed
> Restraint"?  What a hoot!

   Really ? Have you walked a mile in another mans shoes ? Have you ever
   been refused a job because you wouldn't join a church or pray ? Have
   you ever received good reviews from an employer until a supervisor
   found out that you are not a follower of christ or believe in a god ?

   I have. As a matter of fact I filed, fought and WON just such a
   lawsuit 7 years ago against a christian trucking company that
   canceled a contract because I am not a christian. I beat
   the pants off of them in court and I'm not done with them yet.

   And this only is scratching the surface of what has been happening
   to people all across this country. Personally, your bible forcasts
   that christians will be persecuted by non believers and evil men..
   my life experience tells me that at least a small ****tion of the
   christian population has brought these repercussions upon themselves.

   Of course I'm guessing now, but I'm inclined to believe that you're
   going to respond with a patent denial of a case that has already been 
proven in a court, and as one preacher put it, "this was nothing more
   than a paint job done by an atheist on an innocent christian
   company and it's owners solely out of hatred."

   Well my christian friend, hatred has a cause, but feel free to prove
   me wrong at any time....

> 
> The fact is, anything is and can be umbrelled under religion.
> Hedonism, government followers....  they are all basically
> 'lifestyles' that people side up on.   Atheism *IS* just another
> religion because they embrace and prosetelyze a system that they don't
> care for, a belief in a higher power.

   The very fact the you have convinced yourself to believe that
   your statement applies to any and all atheistic peoples simply
   goes to demonstrate your ignorance of human nature and progressive
   will of the human spirit.

   I've done without the help of the imaginary figure for quite a spell
   now. As a matter of fact, I'm still in awe that he didn't put in
   an appearance in the courtroom to defend his "innocent christian
   cor****ation"....




>  They have no way to actually
> prove it, but their religion is to downgrade, debunk, or demoralize
> people that do.


   Actually I'm about to make a liar of you in my case. My wife is a 
christian. I don't beat her, degrade her, belittle her for her faith,
I don't rape her daily or tell her to fetch my news paper, and I don't 
make her take out the trash. I love her. Thats right christian, atheists 
feel love just as you do. I've even helped the members of her church set
up and get going a greenhouse, and I did it all without taking a single
christian life !

   Thats amazing, isn't it ?? I knew you'd see it that way !


   Rod



>  I find their argument that an answer(s) in a book
> thing also amusing, in that usually they use books all the time to
> promote, degrade..and whatever they do to keep their *religion*
> alive.
> 
> CJ