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22. Blacks Say Atheists Were Unseen Civil Rights Heroes

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 02:12 PM

Apr 2015

But atheists didn't fit the narrative of all those church-going Xians leading the civil rights struggle. So they were sidelined and forgotten:

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-02-22/black-atheists-civil-rights/53211196/1

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9 Famous Women With the Perfect Response on Why They've Ditched Religion [View all] PunkinPi Apr 2015 OP

what amazes me is how the majority (but decreasing) ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2015 #1

Brainwashing works! People will DIE for billionaires. nt valerief Apr 2015 #6

people die because of billionaires too Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #8

Thanks for the article. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #2

suffering from the old white straight guy blinders that many of the "leaders" have. AlbertCat Apr 2015 #18

Um, unfortunately, at least 3 of the 4 horsemen of Atheism F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #21

And who is it that declared the the 4 horsemen? Goblinmonger Apr 2015 #24

Okay, the 4 horsemen might not have been the best choice of words. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #26

Misogynistic? onager Apr 2015 #35

Yes, I noticed what beam me up scottie said below. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #36

How about "disdain"? PassingFair Apr 2015 #50

I'm not aware of where the term came from. AlbertCat Apr 2015 #37

Thanks for these--think I've seen them before F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #38

That is not up for debate. AlbertCat Apr 2015 #25

If we compared those comments to those made by their oppisite numbers Lordquinton Apr 2015 #28

It's besides the point. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #30

The thing is that the whole "Atheism is sexist" is a strawman that we have to defend against Lordquinton Apr 2015 #31

I know, and I explicitly made clear in my post that I did not want to imply that. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #32

They have shown a consistent pattern of sexism AlbertCat Apr 2015 #39

Let me write up a post or a message to you on this at some point. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #40

Apologies if you think my posts have been over the top AlbertCat Apr 2015 #45

I would not be surprised if it was that way. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #47

Have you talked to women who know them well skepticscott Apr 2015 #41

I think I can see where the issue is here now Lordquinton Apr 2015 #58

Which is really the point skepticscott Apr 2015 #59

Everyone is sexist Lordquinton Apr 2015 #62

I think you said that very well. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #60

I'm sorry if I came off harsh Lordquinton Apr 2015 #61

F4lconF16 is awesome. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #63

Atheists are one of America's "most hated groups?" mountain grammy Apr 2015 #3

God loves everyone! Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #5

As Ron Reagan Jr says so eloquently: mountain grammy Apr 2015 #9

We should get him to run for office, make heads explode! Lordquinton Apr 2015 #29

... mountain grammy Apr 2015 #33

Slogan: "Vote for Reagan! He hates God!" Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #43

OMG! LOVE this! calimary Apr 2015 #14

Why thank you kindly, ma'am. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #42

You deserve a reward! Especially in honor of that penguin gif of yours! calimary Apr 2015 #44

Sah-weeeet! Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #46

The wording of the study was actually 'mistrusted' iirc. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #48

because some of the most prominent atheists also have a problem hiding their misogyny? AlbertCat Apr 2015 #4

If you think atheists are misogynists fasttense Apr 2015 #17

Exactly. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #27

Oh crap! Look at Emma Thompson... onager Apr 2015 #7

Emma Thompson is certainly not a right-libertarian LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #10

Thanks! Long time no see! onager Apr 2015 #15

She probably means libertarian anarchist in the manner of Louise Michel. PassingFair Apr 2015 #49

Perhaps an anarcho-syndicalist then. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #54

libertarian anarchists can fall into left or right camps. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #53

They didnt ditch Religion,,,,,,, Cryptoad Apr 2015 #11

Famous Women With the Perfect Response on Why They've Ditched Religion The CCC Apr 2015 #12

We'd probably be living in a nation in which blacks are 2nd-class citizens & de facto slaves Orrex Apr 2015 #13

religious based morals of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King AlbertCat Apr 2015 #19

Blacks Say Atheists Were Unseen Civil Rights Heroes onager Apr 2015 #22

Well we know where we were with the religious-based morals that came before Lincoln and King. n/t trotsky Apr 2015 #23

Abraham Lincoln's law partner, William Herndon, said that Abe was a non-believer. PassingFair Apr 2015 #57

I think Karl Marx said it best abakan Apr 2015 #16

"Religion began when the first con man met the first fool." hifiguy Apr 2015 #20

Not all of these people are atheists. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #34

Speaking personally, as a female atheist....I have never seen the "gender disparity" in real life... PassingFair Apr 2015 #51

Thanks PF, I had the same question. onager Apr 2015 #55

I go to CFI (Center for Inquiry) events when I can... PassingFair Apr 2015 #56

I know some amazing female atheists. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #52