These stupid articles always center around reactions and rebuttals from christian groups. How come whenever a priest molests a child, news outlets don't immediately ask atheist's their opinions?

Atheists could put up a billboard that says "'Have a good day' - Courtesy of the Freedom From Religious Foundation" and people would still complain.

Britney Spear's Speculum: These stupid articles always center around reactions and rebuttals from christian groups.

I want to hear from the Jews.

I don't agree with flat out calling christmas a myth, especially where they put Santa on the billboard. There are better, more clever ways to deal blows to the religion industrial complex. Maybe switch Santa out with Satan.


/leave santa alone

Kelbel: Thanks for driving your opinion on me. I don't buy billboards to push my beliefs.

Man if you think a billboard is distasteful and is pushing religious beliefs, then don't. for your own sanity, look at the back of a dollar bill. DON'T DO IT!

Kelbel: Huh? I spend the money to keep the economy going. I don't look at other than the value of what it is.

The US government puts "In God We Trust" on the back of billions and billions of dollars printed. But you're gonna biatch and moan at the people who disagree with this when they voice their objections. Got it.

Kelbel: Britney: How much money did you spend this week?

38 grand. On my medical school tuition.

It's exactly like not collecting stamps.

fta But atheists aren't the only group looking make their mark on the holidays.

In what the Washington Post defines as the "war over Christmas," several groups including humanists and Christians have launched their own movements to reclaim the season.

Begun, the dingbat season has

A picture would have sufficed, did not watch TFV.

violentsalvation: I thought the whole bit about atheists all having lisps was a rumor. Huh. I learn a lot on Fark.

Chrythmyth?

FTA: "Only the most dense and simple-minded person would put [Jesus] in the same category as the other three. Clearly, even those who lack a personal commitment to Jesus recognize that there was in fact some historical figure by this name -- religious leader and teacher -- around 2,000 years ago."

... And? Even if that were true, so what?

Kelbel: Thanks for driving your opinion on me. I don't buy billboards to push my beliefs.

And I don't come to Fark to read posts from stupid people, yet here you are.

This seems like it would be pretty ineffective. Those of us that know that Jesus was likely born around August and who still choose to be Christians probably won't change our mind because of a billboard, and people who are determined to be Christian no matter what will just be resentful.

I think that if atheists really want to convince other people that religion is just fairy tale bullshiat, they should step back and let the Dominionist types do their work for them. A nutcase like Michele Bachmann makes me question my own faith way more than any atheist's viewpoints ever have.

An atheist like a mofo, but i do enjoy some family myths when everyone is (somewhat) off.

"Only the most dense and simple-minded person would put [Jesus] in the same category as the other three. Clearly, even those who lack a personal commitment to Jesus recognize that there was in fact some historical figure by this name -- religious leader and teacher -- around 2,000 years ago."

That's some fine delusional cognitive dissonance. Bottle that and sell it.

well, christ IS a myth
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/myth

"a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature."

and yet, people are still gonna have a problem with this.

FishyFred: Britney Spear's Speculum: Atheists could put up a billboard that says "'Have a good day' - Courtesy of the Freedom From Religious Foundation" and people would still complain.

That's why. The mere existence of atheists drives religious people crazy.

How would you know?? I am a Christian and I have no problems with Farkers, atheists, FSM followers, jews...to each his/her own. The gospel is an invitation that can be rejected...does not affect me whatsoever.. What does irk me is people who say that are opposed to blind intolerance practicing the same. Put your broad brush back in it's holster. We agree more than we disagree but I am not the kind to explain myself unless I really think you care. You probably don't. This is fine. Atheists can be closed minded and blind as well.

Christmas isn't a myth. It's a public holiday that occurs every year. What a bunch of idiots.

As an atheist, I don't really support things like this. Let people believe what they want to believe, quit being a douche. Yeah I get it, God is a fairy tale and there's a bunch of pedophile priests. There's also millions of every day people like you and me that have religious believes which help give their lives meaning. Let them be.

Britney Spear's Speculum: Kelbel: Thanks for driving your opinion on me. I don't buy billboards to push my beliefs.

Man if you think a billboard is distasteful and is pushing religious beliefs, then don't. for your own sanity, look at the back of a dollar bill. DON'T DO IT!


Ahh, the Sanity Clause.

justoneznot: As an atheist, I don't really support things like this. Let people believe what they want to believe, quit being a douche. Yeah I get it, God is a fairy tale and there's a bunch of pedophile priests. There's also millions of every day people like you and me that have religious believes which help give their lives meaning. Let them be.

I much prefer the "Don't believe or questioning the existence of God. Come meet other people like you" line of advertising.

cptjeff: \Working your way through college is an absolute myth.

It didn't used to be. I worked summers and managed a pizza restaurant during the school year. It covered everything with enough left over for a little fun.

Fark I'm old.

Britney Spear's Speculum: These stupid articles always center around reactions and rebuttals from christian groups. How come whenever a priest molests a child, news outlets don't immediately ask atheist's their opinions?

Look, don't take this as *my* opinion, I'm just pointing out to you what should be obvious: No one in the media cares what atheists think.

Smelly McUgly: I think that if atheists really want to convince other people that religion is just fairy tale bullshiat, they should step back and let the Dominionist types do their work for them.

I've often thought that. Let the freaktard fundies take over for a few years. That would do more to damage the church than anything we could ever do.

/of course, I'll be safe in China while you conduct the experiment.

The tilt of the Earth's axis is the reason for the season.

jingks: justoneznot: As an atheist, I don't really support things like this. Let people believe what they want to believe, quit being a douche. Yeah I get it, God is a fairy tale and there's a bunch of pedophile priests. There's also millions of every day people like you and me that have religious believes which help give their lives meaning. Let them be.

I much prefer the "Don't believe or questioning the existence of God. Come meet other people like you" line of advertising.

If there was an atheist organization that got together and had meaningful discussions I think that would be great, I'd like to be part of something like that. But from what I can tell most of them are so caught up in hating Christianity, it's like they have this grudge that will never go away and it's all they focus on.

Unfortunately there seems to be a lot of atheists who became atheists not through critical thinking but out of rebellion. And maybe I shouldn't blame them, there are some Christians who try to shove their beliefs down peoples throats. But most of them aren't like that and we shouldn't treat them all as if they were.

Just because there's some dickhead religious fundie that annoys everyone on TV doesn't mean we can't be friendly with the Christians we work with or who are part of our family.

Hey Christians, did you know that Christmas is of pagan origin and your god has said he hates it? You might want to read Jer. 10 before you put up your Christmas tree this year and light the Yule log. Christians, face it, you're pagans - just come out of the closet already.

It doesn't matter who is out there having a good time, there is always a counter someone to ruin the fun.

/Atheist
//LOVES the hell out of Christmas

My only complaint is that if they did it to any other religion, people would be having kittens over how they're being oppressed.

Labor day is the best holiday. No gifts, big dinners, relatives, religion, or parties. Just relax.

Gyrfalcon: thelordofcheese: "Only the most dense and simple-minded person would put [Jesus] in the same category as the other three. Clearly, even those who lack a personal commitment to Jesus recognize that there was in fact some historical figure by this name -- religious leader and teacher -- around 2,000 years ago."

That's some fine delusional cognitive dissonance. Bottle that and sell it.

I'm sure there WAS, in fact, a rabbi named Yeshua ben Joseph, who lived and died around 2000 years ago in Judea, who preached a form of Judaism known as millennialism that was actually fairly common in the region (there were at least two other preachers of the same general type, Apollonius of Tyre and another named Dionysus a few decades later). For whatever reason, perhaps the dramatic circumstances of his death, Jesus was the one who became most associated with the teachings and the others faded into obscurity.

That has absolutely nothing to do with anything ELSE associated with Jesus, or the validity or non-validity of his teachings; except to say if he was even one-tenth as holy a man as his followers claim, he'd be a thousand times more godly than any of those who claim to be "Christians" today.

On what evidence, outside of the Bible or secondary references to it, do you base your belief that Jesus was an actual person who existed?

untaken_name: Hey Christians, did you know that Christmas is of pagan origin and your god has said he hates it? You might want to read Jer. 10 before you put up your Christmas tree this year and light the Yule log. Christians, face it, you're pagans - just come out of the closet already.

Dumbass. We know. We just don't care; that's the part you just can't hoist in.