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Atheists to Distribute ‘An X-Rated Book’ to Public School Kids to Combat Christians’ Bible Give Away

Jan. 18, 2013 10:48am Billy Hallowell

Central Florida Freethought to Give An X Rated Bible in Florida Public Schools

Photo Credit: Freedom From Religion Foundation

Atheists in Orange County, Fla., are taking the Bible to task. Central Florida Freethought (CFF), a local, secular group associated with the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), plans to distribute atheist books in public schools after a religious organization began giving away free Bibles in 11 of the county’s public schools. At least one of the literary works, “An X-Rated Book: Sex & Obscenity in the Bible,” is sure to raise eyebrows.

David Williamson, a member of the CFF, believes that allowing the Bibles in schools is wrong, so to combat the practice his organization is planning to distribute its own literature — material that affirms atheist, agnostic and “free-thinking” themes.

“The county has invited people in now to do this, and what we need to do is put the views of the biblical creationists into perspective with our perspective,”said Williamson. ”It’s not tit for tat. Our effort is to ensure the county realizes this is the wrong policy.”

Earlier this week, CFF put out a press release outlining its plans to distribute “materials about atheism, agnosticism, and secular humanism” to public school pupils. The release reads:

The Central Florida Freethought Community, a chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, has obtained consent this week from the Orange County (FL) School Board to distribute materials about atheism, agnosticism, and secular humanism to students in public schools. This permission comes after the School Board allowed a group of Christians to distribute Bibles to students on campus during school hours for Religious Freedom Day on January 16. [...]

Books, pamphlets, and brochures from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, American Atheists, and the Secular Student Alliance are on their way today to Central Florida and distribution will begin as soon as the promised written permission is received from the School Board and volunteers are cleared to come on campus. Some items being considered for distribution are “An X-Rated Book: Sex & Obscenity in the Bible,” “Ten Common Myths About Atheists,” as well as literature about starting student led secular organizations on campus and books by atheists Dan Barker and Madalyn Murray O’Hair among others.

In the release, Williamson condemned “Biblical literalists” for convincing the school board to allow their religious materials in the school. He claimed that Christians are making schools “a religious battleground of sorts.” To create a balance, the atheist leader said his group will counter “religious propaganda” with their own materials.

FOX 35 News Orlando

Under the district’s rules, outside groups — believing and non-believing, alike — are invited to hand out faith-based materials. However, representatives of various organizations are not allowed to have contact with students. They can, however, setup a table and leave the materials for consumption. Information that includes pornographic material and references that tout tobacco, alcohol and drugs will not be allowed.

Considering these banned subjects, the FFRF’s book, “An X-Rated Book: Sex & Obscenity in the Bible,” will likely raise the ire of critics. The title alone leads one to wonder if the contents will render it unacceptable.

(H/T: Fox 35)

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Iron_Wyll
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:55am
You all know the Atheist Credo, don’t you? “There is no God, and I hate him.”

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- civilwarcometh
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:07pm
  This group are chicago communist. This is the communist pushing their communist agenda nothing more. No God No gun’s No America…..
  
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- AntonW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:13pm
  Your comment has no merit. If you’re interested in learning about the real perspective of non-religious people, visit this website: http://www.wayofthemind.org/2006/08/15/16-common-myths-about-atheists/
  
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- NHwinter
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:21pm
  civilwarcometh – that is exactly the goal of the communists, you are right.
  
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- Thornyrose13
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:27pm
  atheists don’t have a credo because other than a lack of belief in a god or gods, we are all over the spectrum politically, socially, and economically. And while I understand the point they are trying to make with this handout, it is not appropriate, and I doubt most atheists support this.
  There are some atheists who seem determined to trigger a religious, or anti-religoius war. Most of us just want to live peacefully with our neighbors, fighting only when we must to defend our rights. In the meantime though, consider this. What if the handout held nothing but biblical quotes about sex and violence? Would that bother you? If so, then why does handing out an entire bible not bother you? All that said, as long as there is no pressure for students to take the bibles or other handouts, I for one have no objection to the handouts. If nothing else, the bible is a part of our history and our literature.
  
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- AntonW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:32pm
  Civilwarcome – you’re comepletely wrong. These people are Floridians: “Central Florida Freethought (CFF), a local, secular group”
  
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- civilwarcometh
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:50pm
  ANTON: These are saul alinsky chicago radicals they are in all the states. It’s their agenda not what state they live in. They are NOT secular..
  
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- Zwolle
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:00pm
  AntonW:
  
  But that is not all:
  
  “We have been accepted as an official chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation–the only one in Florida!
  
  Our goals are to:
  
  • Support FFRF’s goals of state/church separation and educate the public about freethought;
  • Promote local growth of the secular movement and increase the visibility of FFRF in the
  Central Florida area;
  • Meet the needs of local members for group activism.”
  They are an arm of the National organization.
  
  Z
  
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- civilwarcometh
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:14pm
  This explain’s everything. nuff said…http://vimeo.com/52009124
  
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- Locked
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:34pm
  @Iron_Wyll
  
  ““There is no God, and I hate him.””
  
  I’ve known several atheists, and none of them have ever said anything like this. It would be akin to saying to a Christian like me, “you love God, and God is Zeus in disguise.” It’s both false and dismissively insulting.
  
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- Sparky101
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 2:16pm
  Atheists are a waste of God’s resources.
  
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SamIamTwo
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:51am
There they go again, dragging baby Darwin thru the mud. Atheists, the ones I talk with, are stated to be as moral and upstanding as a Christians (all talk and no walk)…and look at their so called bible…sickos to the core…

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- AntonW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:25pm
  You obviously don’t understand what’s in the book and what it’s about.
  
  Burke, J. Ashleigh. An X-Rated Book: Sex and Obscenity in the Bible (Madison, WI: Freedom
  
  From Religion Foundation, 1993).
  
  This book highlights sections of the Bible that contain “sex and obscenity.” It’s not any more X-rated than it’s source – the Bible.
  
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- valiant1776
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:41pm
  @AntonW I’m pretty sure they’ll use some modern liberal translation which completely changes the interpretation and context of the text, and furthermore, will not teach any moral or valuable lessons from those passages, but will, as always, only mock and ridicule a subject for which they don’t know much about or care to honestly understand.
  
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- ranepowel
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:02pm
  “Yet she became more and more promiscuous as she recalled the days of her youth, when she was a prostitute in Egypt. There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses.” – Ezekiel 23:19-20 (NIV)
  
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- Free_Thought
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:05pm
  @Valliant. Crazy thought. Try reading something before passing judgment on it. Crazy huh?
  
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- brother_ed
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 5:41pm
  @ANTONW
  
  Except for the cover art, of course…
  
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- AntonW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 5:57pm
  Cartoons don’t offend most rational people. We know the Muslims kill people over cartoons, but I did say “rational people.”
  
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- brother_ed
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:32pm
  @ANTONW
  
  I have no problem with cartoons, however an image of a book with its ‘hands’ up a girl’s dress I consider inappropriate.
  
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HigherRoad
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:48am
Matthew 18:6 – “But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”

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- AntonW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:33pm
  So thinking is a sin to you? What are you trying to say with your ancient quote?
  
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- HigherRoad
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:15pm
  @ANTONW — What Christ thinks is what is important and He made it abundantly clear in the referenced Scripture that anyone who leads a child into sin, including encouraging unbelief in Him, will face a far greater and more terrifying degree of punishment. God is the same God today as He was when He spoke these words. I most definitely would not challenge Him knowing what the outcome will be!
  
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- Oldphoto678
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 2:26pm
  Your god doesn’t scare everyone.
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 4:44pm
  They won’t believe this until they are drowning, will they. Evil has it’s last fling planned. God wins.
  God will use everything meant for harm for the GOOD.
  
  Central Florida? Really? What happened? You guys forget to take out the trash?
  
  All who participate in this OR ALLOW IT will be confronted by the Awesome Creator of the Universe. You silly little unbelievers, you peons…you twerps… SHAME ON YOU!
  
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- AntonW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:00pm
  There goes Patty Henry again with her supernatural threats. Is it still 1113? I thought it was 2013.
  
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- AntonW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:04pm
  Higherroad, what’s more “sinful” then scaring little innocent children with stories of hell fire, demons, devils?
  
  “Jimmy, you’re a sinner. You’re going to hell if you don’t confess your sins and accept jesus Christ as your savior.”
  
  “But I just joined the Cub Scouts and I help my mommy do house work and take care of my little sister and try to be a really good boy.”
  
  “REPENT JIMMY. You are a sinner.”
  
  Nice.
  
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- HigherRoad
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:41pm
  @ANTONW–If “Little Jimmy” were your child, would you not warn him about the consequences of playing in the street or the dangers of playing with matches? You would speak to him about these things to protect him from harm and to instill in him an understanding of danger. As a good parent, you would also instruct him in a spirit of love. God is a loving parent. He know that we are all sinners; therefore, His own Son took our sin upon Himself that we might receive forgiveness and eternal life. We must receive this gift through our own free will (choice as you probably would say). Yes, I would tell Little Jimmy about Jesus so that he would know he has a loving Savior and assurance that he has no reason to fear (even death).
  
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- AntonW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 7:40pm
  Higherroad, the concept of a sacrifice as payment is an ancient one. Ancient people also used to symbolically put their sins on a goat and chase it off so it would carry their sins away into the desert. That’s where the word originated.
  
  My story about Jimmy is true. Frightening children into accept an unproveable belief system is primitive and wrong in my view.
  
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- HigherRoad
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 9:18pm
  @ANTONW–God’s Word says that He is from everlasting to everlasting. He is the Ancient of Days. Rather than being an ancient myth, however, God is both omniscient and omnipresent. We are finite–He is infinite. I am sorry that you cannot believe. There is no greater joy and peace than the relationship with our living Savior. Yes, I am familiar with the “scapegoat.” Only Christ’s blood cleanses sin because He was perfect and pure. No further sacrifices need to be made other than submitting our will to His will.
  
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- AntonW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 10:36pm
  Higerherroad, Why do you believe that?
  
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- HigherRoad
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 12:00am
  @ANTONW–I believe this because God’s Word not only chronicles the 4,000 year history of the Judao-Christian faith, but also the process God used in revealing to man the road to salvation which was ultimately completed through His own Son, Jesus Christ. I read God’s Word, I see the intricate balance of physical laws and the distinct characteristics of His living creatures that only an intelligent Creator could have conceived, Also, the prophecies spoken by the ancient prophets have all come to pass except for the final appearing of the antichrist and the events leading to the end of days. The evidence is overwhelming for the existence of God. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit brings comprehension and understanding to those who seek Him.
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 3:31am
  HIGHERROAD: Those who have ears will hear. They can’t possible conceive of a loving creator, thank GOD he is, who loves us to much and wants the best for us- working through a world of sin and depravity. They mistake kindness for weakness, gentleness for cowardliness…. If they even had a clule who they were messing with they would do a Lot’s Family on us. You have stated your position well and with kindness. You are throwing pearls before swine. Hopefully this kid is very young and will be brought to the end of his game soon so he will then learn about the greatness and Mercy of GOD. Thank GOD we know about it. Shake the dust off of your feet and move on. There are plenty of people who will cherish this knowledge that you have. Pity this poor dolt, but turn him over to GOD. One day, with any luck on his part, he’ll recall that you told him the truth and maybe it won’t be too late to act upon it. :)
  
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- HigherRoad
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 10:24am
  @PATTY–You are absolutely correct. As Christians, we always pray that at least one more person’s eyes will be opened to the Truth. It’s sad to see the path to destruction that unbelievers are traveling.
  
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- AntonW
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:44am
  Patty Henry and Higherroad – people 4000 years ago didn’t know that we existed in our current form for at least 100,000 years before they did. It’s a fact. It’s proven. Looks like GOD hid from us for an awfully long time before suddenly appearing to the bronze age people of the Middle East.
  
  You two are brainwashed.
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on January 20, 2013 at 12:07pm
  This is not a response for you, but merely because scrolling down, you’ve ‘contributed’ not less than 20 responses or comments, and that makes me wonder what are you seeking? Why you feel it necessary to insult people who cherish their gift of Faith. Billions of dollars have been spent by Satan’s agents throughout the years to try to debunk God. A real thinking person would have to ask WHY?
  God doesn’t hide; God is the source of all life. He gave us free choice and we exercise it every day in all that we do. It is my most valuable possession – the relationship I have with God. It replaces every crutch known to man. You need to investigate your real motives and perhaps then you’ll see that you are possessed by Satan/doing his work/for what purpose? Your statements about man, origins etc. prove how isolated you feel from life. You are on your own little island and you’ve just understood that you came, you live and you will die – are you trying to find others to float on your island with you or are you merely angry that you are alone with no hope of eternity?
  God has made it (Faith) so simple. All anyone has to do is ASK HIM for it. This entry by me is not for you as much as others who read comments and may feel their faith shaken. That is Satan’s purpose of course. The thing we must do is acknowledge God, Thank Him and daily ask Him to grow our faith as obviously there are Satan’s minions trying their best to discourage faith. Sad beings.
  
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- AntonW
  Posted on January 20, 2013 at 1:34pm
  PattyHenry, you stated:
  
  “You need to investigate your real motives and perhaps then you’ll see that you are possessed by Satan/doing his work/for what purpose?”
  
  No, I’m not possessed by “Satan.” Satan, demons etc. do not exist. I originally posted my observations on the story. As one with experience writing for a news paper, I found the story to be misleading. It gives the reader the wrong idea about what materials the FFRF is offering (it is not pornography) and it also seems to have an editorial slant to it. Billy Hallowell is a good writer and has done an excellent job covering stories for The Blaze. I felt this one had some room for improvement though so I shared my view on it.
  
  Most all of the rest of my contributions here are replies to the hateful and false personal accusations directed toward me. If I did believe the supernatural world was real, I might suspect that many of you religious believers were possessed with evil spirits yourselves:)
  
  “Your statements about man, origins etc. prove how isolated you feel from life.” LOL. They do? That’s quite a statement. How could knowledge about the history of modern humans and their origins result in that? You’re not making any sense PattyH (but you are at least consistent.)
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on January 21, 2013 at 12:59am
  ANTON, ANTON: You make my case so easy: SATAN and DEMONS do NOT exist? REALLY? That’s been Satan’s gig since the beginning…trying to convince people he does not exist and that there is no evil. There is GOOD, there is LOVE, there is EVIL and Hate. None of those things are needed to “keep exploding as in the big bang theory” but they exist, therefore GOD exists/Satan Exists. You cannot prove the absence of EVIL or Demons or Satan but historical events can prove they do exist.
  
  I think you are evil. I think anyone who tries to deny the existence of GOD and then the existence of Evil or the Devil or Satan is very evil. God will deal with you. IF you spend 1/10th the time trying to prove you were right in reading about GOD from Great minds like Ft. Robert Barron, Scott Hahn and there are many many others… these are men of great educations and experience who know GOD. I know GOD because I love Him and He’s everything to me. I got to know Him because I asked to. So thanks for making my case. I doubt there are many who will buy your “no evil/no satan” . It’s your canoe… sorry for you, but YOU still need to examine why YOU need to convince people that GOD does not exist. IF you write back, just tell me that.
  
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- AntonW
  Posted on January 21, 2013 at 11:09am
  Patty Henry, have you received your rabies booster yet? You really appear to be unbalanced and full of rage. People like you give religion a bad name. Your attempts at bullying are not working lady. Your rant has done nothing at all to advance your position – in fact, it’s only made you look emotionally unhinged and uneducated. There is no evidence that the supernatural realm dreamed up by a group of Middle Eastern bronze age men has ever existed. If you want to claim otherwise, the burden of proof is all on you.
  
  I’ll say this much: I’ve been reading your hateful angry rants here for months and one thing is obvious – you need medical attention. I feel sorry for the people in your life that have to deal with you on a regular basis.
  
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BlasberryStrat
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:47am
So here’s one that’s not meant for sarcasm – but for deep thought: IF the killings in CT would have been done at an Atheist gathering and not at a grade school, would there still be the upheaval in America for gun control? Or deeper – what if the killings were done at an Atheist Youth gathering? Or at a KKK Youth gathering?

I’m a Christian, and have two kids. So don’t go off by throwing this back at me. I’m simply putting this out for people to think about and find their true feelings to what’s going on in our Country. EVERYTHING is reacted to by the perception of which it is presented right? So just maybe the CT killings ARE more of a knee jerk reaction, and the ‘gun control agenda’ is simply riding the wave. Oby’s team did openly admit that they HAVE TO ACT QUICKLY before America comes to their senses. Hey, Oby’s half White. If he had a son, do you think he would have looked like the S/H killer?

PERCEPTION AND PRESENTATION: Now – discuss…

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- jman-6
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:56am
  It’s the result of equating moral relativism with truth. Moral relativism is perception of reality not truth. Simple as that. GOD SPEED
  
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IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:46am
If atheists believe in nothing then they should be out on there on their own and do nothing with nothing in their brains they will only enjoy nothing. I look around me an marvel at the sights in the beauty of the earth and at the beauty of all people and say Thank You, God, I am so lucky to have this gift of life you have given me.

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- ranepowel
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:28pm
  Lol, the ignorance you spout is amazing. Atheists don’t “believe in nothing.” That’s nihilism, genius.
  
  Seriously, before you run your mouth off and look like a fool, at least open a dictionary.
  
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- Free_Thought
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:09pm
  Christians an smart dont go hand in hand well. Most of them have only read one book and that one is a fable. Dont be so hard on them. Forgive them. For they know not what they do.
  
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- IMCHRISTIAN
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:23pm
  By nothing as the article goes I am referring to those that do not believe in God and try to destroy those that do. Our ancestors came to this country for freedom of religion and I am so grateful to God. We have freedom and that is their mindset and I have mine. I am sorry if I see the beauty in things and how one little cell could turn into a person or whatever. To me I look around and live. Have a good day and God Bless.
  
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- Free_Thought
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:30pm
  Yes they came here because their “religious freedom” was too crazy hundreds of years ago. And still is. It was also very christian of the settlers to commit genocide and rape and pillage the land from native americans.
  
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- Locked
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:37pm
  @Imchristian
  
  “If atheists believe in nothing”
  
  Well that’s false, so the rest of your comment is moot. No further commentary is necessary.
  
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- HigherRoad
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:42pm
  IMCHRISTIAN–Ignore RANE! Anyone who does not believe in God as Creator and Savior is living outside the will of God and will spend eternity in darkness, separated from Him. God will not be interested in whether he/she calls himself a nihilist, agnostic, Darwinist or whatever. “Fool” is what God will call him on Judgment Day.
  
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- HigherRoad
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:56pm
  So, atheist Marxists, who “tweeted” your marching orders to hit The Blaze with your ridiculous responses? You bring condemnation down on yourselves.
  
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republic2011
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:45am
These are not atheists, they are heathens (an unconverted individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; pagan.). Atheists, like Penn Jillette, are not militant and they respect others ability to worship whom they like without persecution. These are people that do this are communists and they have a jihad on Christianity and a belief in the Bible.

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- AntonW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:37pm
  “Fred Sanford! You is a HEATHEN!” LOL
  
  Wow. The educational system in the USA has failed. This is scary.
  
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Axe-Victim
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:44am
“Under the district’s rules, outside groups — believing and non-believing, alike — are invited to hand out faith-based materials.”

Is this an admission by FFRF that atheist groups are FAITH-BASED?

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Watcher1952
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:39am
I certainly hope the law enforcement people are looking into this…….Child pornography is still illegal….exposeing children to explicit pictures or material is still illegal……Why are the parents not outraged about this crap……Protect your children ladies and gentlemen

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- jteagle
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:46am
  You’re right. The sex and violence in the bible is not good for children or anyone else for that matter.
  
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- AVW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:10pm
  i thought god defines whats good?
  
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- jteagle
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:17pm
  Then you’re an idiot.
  
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- Witness1974
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:22pm
  JTeagel/AVW: Your answers are so ignorant it’s pathetic. The Bible presents an honest, true view of the men and women mentioned in it. It doesn’t make them into iconic, unqualified heroes. Some are downright evil. God only is good. Read the book before you try to make yourselves qualified critics.
  
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- jteagle
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:33pm
  I’ve read it many times. That’s how I know it’s a load of c r a p
  
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- AVW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:04pm
  JTEAGAL- By definition what god says is right and fair,… ur not the primary soruce of judgement and existence that god has to meet your standards, its quite the opposite.
  
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- jteagle
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 2:53pm
  I owe nothing to your imaginary friend
  
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- AntonW
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 12:04pm
  Watcher1952, the book you’re referring to is a collection of quotes from the Bible.
  
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WatchingThePuppetShow
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:39am
Welcome to sodom and gomorrah….

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Sharon Rose
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:29am
If athiests are so against God, why do they fear Him?

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- IMCHRISTIAN
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:41am
  That was an excellent question.
  
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- RANGER1965
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:44am
  They fear losing, and they fear being judged for losing. Epspecially by a righteous God.
  
  At some point in everyone’s life you bet your soul on a horse. You don’t get to see who won until after death. It’s a scary proposition for an Atheist, made even more so because the very faith that they espouse is a cold and disinterested thing. It’s a belief in nothingness, backed up by nothing, and it’s for nothing. Which makes them…nothing.
  
  Truthfully, I’ve only known a few true atheists, most salt their belief system with just enough uncertainty and mysticism to appeal to their inborn need for spirtuality. I wish they would take the next step and develop a loving relationship with God, but it’s hard for many to admit they were wrong. Pride is a perverse and evil thing.
  
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- Witness1974
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:45am
  Many, don’t disbelieve in Him; they hate Him.
  
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- jteagle
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:02pm
  Sodomizing Jesus? No thanks. What book of the Bible talks about that? On the other hand Mary is just begging for it. After all Joseph didn’t give it to her.
  
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- atechgeek
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:14pm
  Wow .. they removed my post because I suggested a way to combat the athiests and the left. I am really getting tired of this Blaze .. I gave you info on Benghazi long before you had it and you wouldn’t let me post it. I get the idea of claiming info as from your research or trying not to take the wind out of ones sails .. but this is c r a pola.
  
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- AntonW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:40pm
  Sharon Rose, let me help you with your question.
  
  You sound like the person who says: “Atheists actually know, deep inside, that there’s a God, as that’s perfectly obvious; they are simply too proud and arrogant to admit the existence of something greater than themselves.” Not exactly. You see, the existence of a god is only “obvious” if you’ve been brainwashed (either by others, or by your own irrationality) into believing it. Non-religious people, like Glenn’s friend Penn Jillette, are truly convinced that there’s no god, and are not in denial.
  
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- TheCalmOne
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 3:27pm
  Why would they fear something they don’t believe exists? My daughter was terrified of aliens and ufos after reading some book she found at the school library. Most of us adults don’t fear aliens because most of us don’t believe they exist. Does that answer your question?
  
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BurntHills
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:28am
don’t forget that obama’s communist atheist friend kevin jennings who was appointed ‘safe schools czar’ was also a pedophile in NAMBLA and handed out ‘anal sex play kits’ to innocent little 10yr olds.

now these atheists enabled to attack an innocent student’s Christianity sure tells us exactly what type of communist sexual degenerate obama truly is.

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- Locked
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:56pm
  @Burnthills
  
  Can you link a cite for this? The most I’m finding is Jennings praised Harry Hay for founding a pro-gay rights group. And then other links quoting Hay saying he was never, and never would be, part of NAMBLA.
  
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whatthecrazy
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:19am
I don’t like cage fighting but i would pay to see a cage set up for fights between obama voters ,athiest ,politicians,owsers and good ole American patriots as i believe it would be a great stress reliever and money maker who couldn’t use that?

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- BODYBAG
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:53am
  I would be first in line to participate. Count me in.
  
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- jteagle
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:59pm
  I’m in. Which one of you conservatives wants to be the first one for me to put a hurting on? Don’t all of you step forward first. I have plenty of time to get to you all. It was your idea whatthecrazy. How bout you first.
  
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- Free_Thought
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:15pm
  The wood-beckers are all talk. Apparently they have been planning a revolution for quite awhile now. Plus why would you want to beat up old “patriots?” Jesus christ. If you did a poll of all the blaze readers, all 200 of them, you would find an averae age of about 65 im guessing. Assault on te elderly is just mean. Lol
  
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- whatthecrazy
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:27pm
  @JTEAGLE as i stated i do NOT like cage fighting but obviously many people do and would love the chance to legally beat the crap out of those destroying thier Country and hey no guns needed isn’t that what the ignorant voters want?I am female and will fight when my family or myself is threatened but i bet i know a few chicks who could give you a challenge.
  
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- jteagle
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 5:38pm
  Whatthecrazy. Should have known you were a woman. No.dude would.say cage fighting. You don’t know anybody who wants a.ride on this pain train. Choo choo. Besides none of you gun nuts would dare stand face to face unarmed. Bunch of pu$$&#s.
  
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- whatthecrazy
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 10:49pm
  @JTEAGLE Not that it matters cause you know what im talking about soooo what is it called then,help me get my learn on.
  
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paperpushermj
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:18am
Can anyone Explain this Rabid Jihad some have against Christianity?

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- angeleyes63
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:25am
  Yes. Simply put with God removed communism can and does spread like wild fire, with God we have a chance.
  
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- DadRocked
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:32am
  PaperPusherMJ – “Can anyone Explain this Rabid Jihad some have against Christianity?”
  
  You are sort of on the mark but it is nothing new…
  We just hear about it more often due to the vast amount of media sources.
  i.e., Christians and Lions
  
  BUT, the hard hitting and coming out of the closet for these maroons is growing…
  That I’ll give you…
  
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- Pontiaku
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:38am
  “Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.” –Steven Weinberg
  
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- paperpushermj
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:41pm
  @Pontiaku
  Wow what a convoluted argument, this is right out of Brave New World Book as Newspeak such as War is Peace. ““Religion is an insult to human dignity” the quote says.Have you ever sat down with someone and talked about this insupportable nonsense?
  
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- Locked
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:46pm
  @paperpushermj
  
  “Wow what a convoluted argument, this is right out of Brave New World Book as Newspeak such as War is Peace.”
  
  Newspeak and “War is Peace” is 1984. 1984 and Brave New World are dystopian novels that wind up that way through different means. 1984 is dystopian through propaganda and single-source messaging from the government; BNW winds up there from information overload and immediate gratification.
  
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- paperpushermj
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 10:55pm
  @ locked
  Thank you for the correction.. my bad.
  
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- Pontiaku
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 2:25am
  “this is right out of”
  No… No it’s not.
  
  “insupportable nonsense?”
  If it is so insupportable then why does the bible back this up?
  
  “Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.” –1 Samuel 15:3
  
  Do you believe killing infants was a good thing because “god” said to? Or were the Israelites not good people but rather evil people doing evil things? How about the entire act of genocide? Was that good people doing good things?
  
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Locked
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:16am
I’m all for keeping religious battles out of school, but I swear, the morons at FFRF are doing more harm to that idea than good. Shame on them!

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tozzo
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:15am
Your right. It is quite obvious, I suppose, and yet unbelievable.

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mingfurecon
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:13am
‘Atheist Leader’ is an oxymoron. These creatures are morally bankrupt, much like the potus maximus protrudous

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- AntonW
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 5:55pm
  Nonsense. Good people that don’t believe in the supernatural are everywhere.
  
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DeavonReye
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:12am
Once again, . . . I am opposed to what FFRF is doing. There are times in a person’s life when SOME information is good to see. A book that explains what an atheist, agnostic, free thinker, or humanist is . . . would be fine. The book that explains the immoral sex passages of the bible should not be for young minds. There are times to contemplate the subject later in life.

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barber2
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:10am
I can a growth of home schooling and of religious affiliated schools in America. Sad situation for poor parents whose kids will be attending what will amount to be Blackboard Jungle Schools where morality is out-lawed and behavior and discipline will, no doubt, be compromised. ( which is, sadly, already the case in many inner -city public schools )

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Cavallo
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:10am
I’m sure they will have to balls to do this to the Muslims in Dearborn, right? Nah. Atheists are just bullies who want to pick on the kid that is lectured not to hit back. The Atheist god of The State is a twisted pervert, I bet these people are supporters of NAMBLA.

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- Winedude
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:28am
  If Christians have the right to push bibles in the schools, agnostic or atheist groups certainly have the right to distribute material that also references the bible. You may not like the message but they have the same 1st amendment rights as anyone else. Besides, why is a school board allowing bibles in the schools in the first place? The place for them is a church or religious school. I’m not interested in seeing any religious references in the schools. The Supreme Court has already spoken on the subject…
  
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- valiant1776
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:51am
  @Winedude You mean the same Supreme Court that ruled Obamacare constitutional and the same Supreme Court that said rapists don’t deserve the death penalty? Last time I checked, the Supreme Court is not infallible, and certainly not supreme rulers over the American people, much less of the world.
  
  Restricting the Bible, a book, in certain settings, and censoring its content, to a certain audience, is a violation of the first Amendment, and the tenth.
  
  SC Justice Joseph Story, appointed by Madison, Father of the Constitution, said, in his most famous and popular Commentaries on the Constitution of the US, “In fact, every American colony, from its foundation down to the revolution, with the exception of Rhode Island, (if, indeed, that state be an exception,) did openly, by the whole course of its laws and institutions, support and sustain, in some form, the Christian religion; and almost invariably gave a peculiar sanction to some of its fundamental doctrines. And this has continued to be the case in some of the states down to the present period, without the slightest suspicion, that it was against the principles of public law, or republican liberty. Indeed, in a republic, there would seem to be a peculiar propriety in viewing the Christian religion, as the great basis, on which it must rest for its support and permanence, if it be, what it has ever been deemed by its truest friends to be, the religion of liberty.”
  
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momrules
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:04am
I find the efforts of the * free thinking * antichrists alarming, amusing and oh so predictable in these last days.
If they really wanted to be free they would accept Jesus Christ and everything He offers us. As it stands now they are just spitting into the wind and, of course, God’s face.

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- Winedude
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:17am
  “Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
  Then he is not omnipotent.
  Is he able, but not willing?
  Then he is malevolent.
  Is he both able and willing?
  Then whence cometh evil?
  Is he neither able nor willing?
  Then why call him God?” Epicurus
  
  In other words…a HOAX!
  
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- momrules
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:30am
  “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
  God
  
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- valiant1776
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:39am
  Is Man willing to prevent evil, but not able?
  Then he is impotent.
  Is he able, but not willing?
  Then he is malevolent.
  Is he both able and willing?
  Then whence cometh evil?
  Is he neither able nor willing?
  Then why trust in man’s opinion?
  
  In other words… you’re still an incompetent, helpless idiot.
  
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- Friar-3Michael
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:05pm
  Windude,
  I respect your point and I politely offer something else to consider.
  You are pondering the nature of darkness while ignoring light.
  Evil is the choice mankind makes when it elects to ignore
  love, compassion, and empathy. When humans begin to
  behave selfishly, they commit evil acts. We have free will
  because love must come from a free choice, not a
  robotically programed instinct. All sin, great and small,
  past and future has already been forgiven for those who
  will simply accept forgiveness. That’s it. It’s so simple
  people just can’t understand it. When you get a glimpse
  of what awaits, you will realize that the ultimate evils on
  this earth are insignificant. We still suffer them painfully
  and we try to comfort each other through that suffering.
  Pointing out acts of evil as evidence of a futile existence
  does not take into account the very miracle of existence.
  We cannot understand the nature of evil any more than
  an infant can comprehend the discomfort of its own birth.
  Evil has been stopped and suffering has been eliminated.
  We just haven’t experienced it yet. But for a being that lives
  outside of Time and Space, It is already done. Our weakness
  is that we just don’t know it yet.
  I hope you are having a great day. Peace be with you.
  
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BODYBAG
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:02am
You people just crossed the line.
Targeting & using children IN OUR SCHOOLS in your propaganda war with this garbage?

Hey people —– exactly when are you going to start fighting this human filth?

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- barber2
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:14am
  Maybe we need to organize a Tax Payers’ Revolt. It would have to be ORGANIZED and pretty universal or the FBI/ IRS would target and pick off the few. This would be sort of a Gandhi approach. Non-violent. Protest with the wallet . If Big Daddy doesn’t have any tax payer money, Big Daddy can not continue to fund bad policies. Oh, wait. Big Daddy is ALREADY doing that…. witness the Obama Administration !
  
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- RickyShambles
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:03pm
  This was exactly my thought …about the Bible-distributing Christians.
  
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woodyee
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:01am
The media isn’t playing into their hands – the media is helping them perpetuate themselves!

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- angeleyes63
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:23am
  You bet WOODYEE, not only does the media play into their hands they are behind the push to get God out of America.
  
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- Free_Thought
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:32pm
  Someone has to.
  
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- Witness1974
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 3:59pm
  You are just like your left wing counterparts in the universities; You claim to be for “Free Thought,” but you are as against it as any Fascist that’s come down the pike. They talk about academic freedom at the same time they are banning books, and conservatives from campuses all across the nation. For all of you that assume only morons read the Bible, any quick survey of classic literature will find allusions to and direct quotes from, the Bible. There are more good commentaries on it than I fit in my house. They were written by highly intelligent men who were educated in the classics and who could fluently read and write, in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew in addition to their own native tongues.
  
  But none of this matters all that much. Very soon everyone, even the mockers, will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Nothing like losing an argument about the existence of God like having to stand before Him in judgment. I pray you all escape it by coming to Christ.
  
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- angeleyes63
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 10:56am
  @WITNESS1974
  That is their game plan. The anti American whinny left has infiltrated all of the once proud institutions of the world and destroyed them piece by piece. The sooner people pull their heads out of the sand and accept this the sooner we will defeat the evil they spread.
  
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- AntonW
  Posted on January 20, 2013 at 2:38pm
  Threats. Threats. And more threats.
  
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- tootsie roll
  Posted on January 20, 2013 at 7:07pm
  what happened to FREEDOM “OF” RELIGION IT’S written in the 1st Amendment? It’s that little word “OR” prohibit!
  
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woodyee
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 10:58am
Oh YEAH – PLEASE do this, and do this quickly across the nation!

It’ll backfire so hard and fast, you’re bodies will be chased by your arses across the Atlantic to Europe, just to catch up! Go for it!!!

(By the way, Glenn, would you please invest a little company money into a news research project, and find out who is funding FFRF? They came out of the wood-work like gangbusters…pretty suspect.)

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- Gonzo
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:03am
  Do it with the Koran as well!
  
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- BODYBAG
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:10am
  https://ffrf.org/shop/nontracts/an-x-rated-book-sex-obscenity-in-the-bible
  
  An X-Rated Book: Sex & Obscenity in the Bible
  Nontracts — the freethought answer to ubiquitous religious tracts. Brief but thorough, easy to read, 3 1/2 x 4 1/4-inch folded brochures address many common myths about freethought or religion. Order individual packs (12 for $4), a Sample Pack or by bulk (100 or more of the same nontract). Why the bible shouldn’t be read by children.
  
  Everything You Ever Wanted To Know And More About F F R F
  FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION: EXPOSED AND CONFRONTED!
  http://atheismexposed.tripod.com/freedom_from_religion.htm
  
  “Formed in 1976 by Annie Gaylor Jr. and Sr., the foundation was incorporated nationally in 1978. It has grown ever since and is now supported by over 11,000 members. It is run out of an 1855 building at the corner of West Washington Avenue and North Henry Street in Madison, Wisconsin that once was a church rectory. With a minimum annual membership fee of $40, the foundation has saved over $3.3 million (US) and receives over $1 million in dues per year. The foundation primarily uses this money to pay legal fees in cases contesting the separation of church and state of various United States governmental organizations, but it also pays salaries to its staff of four, distributes advertisements and sends out news publications to its members.”
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:19am
  International Hackers – “Anonymous” sides with 2nd Amendment!!!
  
  here – http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/01/17/anonymous-warns-of-insurrection-in-america-due-to-obamas-gun-grab/
  
  Thanks Bodybag! Hi! Gonzo!
  
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- stopprintn
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:30am
  I think simple assult only carries a 6 mo. sentance. May be worth it !
  
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- Pontiaku
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:47am
  stopprintn, wow. How very “christian” and “American” of you. Not only going against the teachings of your messiah but also violating someones individual rights. Apparently you christians do need an imaginary hell because jail isn’t enough of a deterrent for you.
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 12:50pm
  BodyBag – They’re lying if they claim their money comes from dues, which amounts to 440,000 from 11,000 members.
  
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- Grubmeister
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:27pm
  @Woodyee,
  Is that pronounced Woodee or woodeye, cause your vision must be failing.
  “With a minimum annual membership fee of $40, the foundation has saved over $3.3 million (US) and receives over $1 million in dues per year.”
  
  In simple math, that’s $1,000,000 = Z x $40 x 11,000 where Z = some multiplier of the $40.
  You may have skipped over the word “minimum” in your attempts to lie about something. I’m sure it wasn’t intentional and we’ll never catch you lying again…right?
  
  Your welcome.
  
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Clownzilla
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 10:57am
Wow, these atheists sure know how to get parents of their side………

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Gonzo
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 10:57am
FFRF: Winning the hearts and minds of the American people. You people are your own worst enemies.

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