tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post114851092778506701..comments2024-03-25T17:35:02.238-04:00Comments on Debunking Christianity: America and Christian NationalismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-1148569011757441152006-05-25T10:56:00.000-04:002006-05-25T10:56:00.000-04:00I think that we need to be a little more open abou...<B>I think that we need to be a little more open about our atheism with friends, neighbors, in public settings, etc...</B><BR/><BR/>I agree wholeheartedly. Refusal to be unacknowledged is the first step towards establishing dialogue, and, hopefully, understanding.<BR/><BR/>A lot of people think that atheists only number around 3% of Americans, or less, but there are some really good reasons to think otherwise, and that many who prefer "not religious" or "agnostic" are "polite atheists". The most recent ARIS survey self-identified 14% of Americans as "no religion". That's telling.nsflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129382545589470620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-1148524372333156052006-05-24T22:32:00.000-04:002006-05-24T22:32:00.000-04:00Religion is very well politically organized and fu...Religion is very well politically organized and funded in this country. I think we need to be willing to do the same in the fight against theocracy. A few places I've given my money to recently:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.godlessamericans.org/" REL="nofollow">Godless Americans Political Action Committee</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://ffrf.org/" REL="nofollow">Freedom From Religion Foundation</A><BR/><BR/>Also, I think that we need to be a little more open about our atheism with friends, neighbors, in public settings, etc... "Evangelicalism" isn't for everyone, and I don't mean to imply that everyone needs to be a "warrior for reason", but the more that everyday ordinary average atheists speak up, the more people will realize that we are everywhere. Just like other successful social movements in this country, you have to raise a little hell up front before people begin to take you seriously.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11338993634025153018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-1148511298676817622006-05-24T18:54:00.000-04:002006-05-24T18:54:00.000-04:00This very thing is part of my motivation to join t...This very thing is part of my motivation to join this blog, and contribute elsewhere, in an attempt to expose the dangers and flaws of Christian belief.<BR/><BR/>What else is needed?nsflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129382545589470620noreply@blogger.com