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trotsky

(49,533 posts)
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 08:03 AM Dec 2015

Yay! Anti-atheist bigotry on HuffPo (again).

In this piece, Eli Verschleiser takes a rather unique spin to express his butthurt over religion in general being "under attack"

Every faith has its bad apples, as do atheists. But the fact is, no one goes around the world to fight AIDS or Ebola or dig wells or save children, or respond to disasters in the proud name of atheism. Faith-based groups do so routinely.


Implying, of course, that only the religious engage in charitable endeavors. Thankfully a couple of commenters have already taken him to task:

To make the claim that "no one goes around the world to fight AIDS or Ebola or dig wells or save children, or respond to disasters in the proud name of atheism" is very misleading.

There are many charitable organizations that are not affiliated with religion (Red Cross, Good Will, Doctors without Borders, etc). They simply don't refer to themselves as "atheist charities". Why would they? They do their good work without evangelizing.


Verschleiser continues his whine:

That's why those offended by the generic "Happy Holidays" and the Starbucks cups worry about a slippery slope.

Next thing you know Christmas is an optional work holiday, In God We Trust comes off the currency, the President is forbidden from using the Bible for his oath of office, and houses of worship lose their tax exempt status, all sacrificed on the altar of the ascendant Unaffiliated tribe.


Give me a fucking break!
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Yay! Anti-atheist bigotry on HuffPo (again). (Original Post) trotsky Dec 2015 OP
Seriously? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #1
Good to see the HuffPo isn't afraid to roll out right-wing horseshit when it suits them. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Dec 2015 #3
Yes, exactly this: trotsky Dec 2015 #4
Per Zactly! Duppers Dec 2015 #7
Exactly! Duppers Dec 2015 #8
Next thing you know Cartoonist Dec 2015 #5
With the Xmas season upon us like a mutating rash... onager Dec 2015 #6
None of those ideas sound bad n/t Brainstormy Dec 2015 #9
If I wanted to be entertained by bell ringing artislife Dec 2015 #20
I do good for the sake of humanity. JNelson6563 Dec 2015 #10
Oh, that slippery slope! Curmudgeoness Dec 2015 #11
Good ideas! NastyRiffraff Dec 2015 #12
They would all be signs... uriel1972 Dec 2015 #13
I honestly couldn't tell is that last line was serious or sarcasm Lordquinton Dec 2015 #14
Christmas is an optional work holiday AlbertCat Dec 2015 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author olddots Dec 2015 #15
Next thing you know Christmas is an optional work holiday, mountain grammy Dec 2015 #16
"Next thing you know..." Iggo Dec 2015 #17
In God We Trust comes off the currency, the President is forbidden from using the Bible for his oath AlbertCat Dec 2015 #18

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
1. Seriously?
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 08:12 AM
Dec 2015

Just what we need, more ammo for the idiots defending the faith in the war on Christmas/Christianity.





Eta: good point about non-religious/secular charities not referring to themselves as atheistic.

Act_of_Reparation

(9,116 posts)
2. Good to see the HuffPo isn't afraid to roll out right-wing horseshit when it suits them.
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 08:14 AM
Dec 2015

Do people really still read that rag?

Response to trotsky (Original post)

trotsky

(49,533 posts)
4. Yes, exactly this:
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 08:20 AM
Dec 2015
If someone does good works because they think it's making their faith look good to gain more followers, earning them a place in heaven, or keeping them out of hell, then they can go fuck themselves with their selfish motives!

You do good works because it helps relieve suffering and it's the compassionate thing to do for your fellow human beings.


Ramen!

Cartoonist

(7,532 posts)
5. Next thing you know
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 08:29 AM
Dec 2015

Reason returns to the world.

I would applaud those developments. So would anyone who is truly unbiased.

onager

(9,356 posts)
6. With the Xmas season upon us like a mutating rash...
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 09:29 AM
Dec 2015

Some of those ideas don't sound bad. Especially if they cut down on the number of Salvation Army bell-ringers around here, currently estimated at about 120,000.

If I want to be entertained by bell-ringing, I'll go watch "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

Oops, sorry DU Word Police. Of course I meant to say "The Differently Formed Person of Notre Dame."

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
10. I do good for the sake of humanity.
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 10:09 AM
Dec 2015

Not to win a golden ticket to some sort of paradise for myself. Additionally, I never do anything, good or bad, out of fear of an all loving bible god who would send believers to eternal torture for eating shrimp or wearing polyester. Fucking morons.

Julie

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
11. Oh, that slippery slope!
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 06:05 PM
Dec 2015

When will it happen??? I am not holding my breath, but I can't wait!

And fuck this shit about atheists not doing charitable things. Besides that we don't advertise it all the time (although maybe we should to shut them up), there are a lot of non-religious charities. This is not the realm of religion only. And we donate to charities, often without worrying about whether they are faith-based or not...it is how much good they are doing and how much money is going directly to helping.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
12. Good ideas!
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 07:29 PM
Dec 2015
Next thing you know Christmas is an optional work holiday, In God We Trust comes off the currency, the President is forbidden from using the Bible for his oath of office, and houses of worship lose their tax exempt status, all sacrificed on the altar of the ascendant Unaffiliated tribe.


Sounds good to me!

Lordquinton

(7,886 posts)
14. I honestly couldn't tell is that last line was serious or sarcasm
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 02:47 PM
Dec 2015

Cause it's like a list of things that really need to happen. The Christmas part is negotiable, I think we could go the other way and just have all major religious holidays as National days, because we need more not less.

Response to trotsky (Original post)

mountain grammy

(27,277 posts)
16. Next thing you know Christmas is an optional work holiday,
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 04:57 PM
Dec 2015

In God We Trust comes off the currency, the President is forbidden from using the Bible for his oath of office, and houses of worship lose their tax exempt status, all sacrificed on the altar of the ascendant Unaffiliated tribe.

Sounds like my kind of country.. are we there yet?

From a proud member of the unaffiliated tribe, and if we're ascendant, all the better.

Iggo

(48,271 posts)
17. "Next thing you know..."
Mon Dec 7, 2015, 06:20 PM
Dec 2015

"...Christmas is an optional work holiday, In God We Trust comes off the currency, the President is forbidden from using the Bible for his oath of office, and houses of worship lose their tax exempt status..."

Good!

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
18. In God We Trust comes off the currency, the President is forbidden from using the Bible for his oath
Thu Dec 10, 2015, 07:06 PM
Dec 2015

Well, It didn't used to be on money and everything was fine... as it can be in general.

Also, several presidents have used other texts already to be sworn in.


What an ignoramus Eli Verschleiser is!

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