Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

MineralMan

(147,606 posts)
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 10:18 AM Jun 2019

Proselytizing Atheists Take Over Public Spaces at Universities!

A new wave of "missionaries" is heading toward a college quad near you. The "NoGod Squad" is sending out hordes of enthusiastic atheist speakers, fully trained in the doctrines of atheism, to colleges and universities across the nation.

Their goal: To set up in public areas at those universities and harangue theistic students with insults, name-calling, and epithets, all designed to convince those religious students to put away their Bibles and read Christopher Hitchens, instead. Thousands of these New Atheism Evangelists (NEAs) will preach the gospel of atheism in the public square, taking a lesson from Christian evangelists from the past, like "Holy Hubert" and his fellows.

Wielding psychological tools like swords, they will cut through the superstition and apologetics and show theists the "true path" to freedom from mythology and early childhood indoctrination in churches all across America. We talked to one bewhiskered recent graduate from the NoGod Evangelism Center (NGEC), who told us, "We're gonna slice and dice Christianity right out of those college students. Our message of amorality and license is carefully designed to plow through the mud of theism and replace it with the clear waters of disbelief."

Watch for these evangelists of rationality at a quadrangle near you soon!



5 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Proselytizing Atheists Take Over Public Spaces at Universities! (Original Post) MineralMan Jun 2019 OP
I'm guessing this will get picked up somewhere Merlot Jun 2019 #1
Oh God, I can hear it now - another "War on Christianity" alert. walkingman Jun 2019 #2
Wonder how long it will take for this to hit Faux News? bigbrother05 Jun 2019 #3
Best idea I've heard in months! Pantagruel Jun 2019 #4
Well, if it actually happened, we'd see a huge outcry MineralMan Jun 2019 #5

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
1. I'm guessing this will get picked up somewhere
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 10:23 AM
Jun 2019

Somewhat like an Onion article, and the religious will be up in arms and looking for NEA's.

Could keep them busy for quite a while.

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)
3. Wonder how long it will take for this to hit Faux News?
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 10:30 AM
Jun 2019

Fully expect the Dotard to put it in a tweet:

"It's being reported on the looney left that Atheists are organizing to indoctrinate our students!"

If only.

 

Pantagruel

(2,580 posts)
4. Best idea I've heard in months!
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 10:40 AM
Jun 2019

I know it's sarcasm but we need our citizens weaned off the insanity of religion. I blame a lot of the 63 million Trump votes on the lack of critical thinking that comes with "faith" believers of all stripes. Ron Reagan's ads for atheism are brilliant and needed.

MineralMan

(147,606 posts)
5. Well, if it actually happened, we'd see a huge outcry
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 11:47 AM
Jun 2019

at the "persecution" of Christians. Which is my point with the satire. It's OK if they do it, though.

Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Religion»Proselytizing Atheists Ta...