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Atheist’s Billboards Written in Hebrew & Arabic Will Target Muslims & Jews

The Blaze has consistently reported about atheists’ use of billboards to spread their message of non-belief. But while their efforts initially seemed aimed at poking fun at Christians and others who embrace the nation that God exists, lately their methods have changed. Rather than making general and sweeping statements, organizations like American Atheists are targeting specific ethnic groups in an attempt to find non-believers.

Atheists Billboards Written in Hebrew & Arabic Will Target Muslims & Jews

Image Credit: American Atheists

Earlier this month, we told you about the campaign that African Americans for Humanism (AAH) recently put together. Now, just weeks later, American Atheists will unveil a special billboard initiative that targets Muslims and Jews. The organization plans to place one of its anti-faith signs in Paterson, New Jersey — an area with a high Islamic concentration. The Jewish billboard will appear in a Brooklyn neighborhood that, not surprisingly, has a heavy concentration of Jews.

As CNN reports, the billboard will read, “You know it’s a myth…and you have a choice,” the billboards proclaim. Both will include English along with the language that is most appropriate to each community. AA president Dave Silverman maintains that the purpose of the campaign is to reach non-believers who are embedded in highly-religions communities.

Atheists Billboards Written in Hebrew & Arabic Will Target Muslims & Jews

Image Credit: American Atheists

“Those communities are designed to keep atheists in the ranks,” Silverman says. “If there are atheists in those communities, we are reaching out to them. We are letting them know that we see them, we acknowledge them and they don’t have to live that way if they don’t want to.”

Silverman, who says he knows the billboards will cause a stir, says his group does not intend to incite or anger anyone. Instead, he says he’s attempting to reach non-believers. This push to encourage people to “come out” has been something that atheist groups have ramped up in recent years.

(H/T: CNN)

Comments (146)

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  • swsb6x
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:27am

    Atheists are hypocrites that steal from Christian truth. For example, I was reading the other night while my daughter was watching “The Apprentice”. Penn Jilllette is one of the contestants and as the project leader he was asked by the Donald who he would kick off of his team. Penn said that he would get rid of Lou Ferrigno. Ferrigno reacted very angrily and was seriously upset. Now if Penn practiced what he preached he would have told Ferrigno tough crap that is my decision and I don’t care what you think. What did Penn do he saw Lou was offended and then groveled and begged big Lou for forgiveness. Instead of practicing what he believed, the survival of the fittest, he borrowed the concept of forgiveness from the bible because he felt sorry – another biblical concept. Atheists are not consistent in their thinking but they are consistently showing themselves as hypocrites!

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    • ModerationIsBest
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:30am

      lol

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:10am

      Actually atheists hope God does not exist. They are to be pitied that their view of God is soooo small that He cannot help.

      Wonder what the muslims will do to them — tear them apart? Riot in the streets until the billboards come down? Mess w/Christians not muslims since the worst we will do is pray for you.

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    • Calm Voice of Reason
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 11:15am

      @swsb6x: Since when does religion have a monopoly on being a decent person? As a non-believer, I can tell you that part of my moral foundation is based on the teachings of Jesus and parts of the bible and I see nothing hypocritical about that.

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    • DoseofReality
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:15pm

      SWS- what color is the sky in your world – funny stuff right there.

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    • Marci
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:53pm

      It’s about time they grew a spine and went after ALL religions in their quest to destroy all religion. Wonder how long it will be before one of them is beheaded? The fact still remains, they only fight for “freedom from religion” in the context of Christianity while ignoring any other faith.

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    • Fla Del
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 3:00pm

      OH, BOY! Taking shots at Christians is one thing but taking Shots at Islam.
      Better watch your back. Just read what is happening about the Qur’an burnings.
      That will take this as an insult to their beloved Allah and follow the teachings of Mohammad.
      I would not want to be them when CAIR shows up with their law team.

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    • cosette
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:43pm

      @ MARCI- Me thinks Abdul Muhummad Skyhook will not take this lightly! If I were, in any manner, affiliated with any Atheist group I would get myself to a church and beg to be baptized . No doubt they will issue a fatwa followed by a jihad against these infidels. Summer reruns are approaching. This should make for some interesting entertainment.

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  • MammalOne
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:23am

    Of course, everyone here would be just as offended by a billboard telling athiests they’re wrong. Because no one here is a hypocrite when it comes to free speech.

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    • JohnnyMidknight
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:59am

      Actually I wouldn’t be offended. Nor am I offended at this. It is equal to Christians preaching on a sidewalk. I just keep walking and pay no mind.

      Now, I just can’t wait for the firestorm of the Muslims rising against these ads because they are calling Mohammad and Allah a myth. We saw what a few burned, desecrated Korans and a cartoon of Mohammad did to incite violence.

      I am going to go get my popcorn for this one.

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    • rose-ellen
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 3:03pm

      Invaders and occupyers burning korans is diferent then athiests attempting to diswaye muslims from religion.You conveniently neglect the salient fact that these were soldiers occypying muslims lands doing this.of course if you burn korans here as a deliberate provocation against islam -you might get what you’re asking for too;blowbck.That is the equivelant of fighting words. we have ours-they have theirs.perhaps the burning of those korans was done or leaked by a mole planted to ignite more strife or to end the occupation of afghanistan.

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    • Leopold
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 4:09pm

      @ JohnnyMidknight

      Actually I wouldn’t be offended. Nor am I offended at this. It is equal to Christians preaching on a sidewalk. I just keep walking and pay no mind.

      Now, I just can’t wait for the firestorm of the Muslims rising against these ads because they are calling Mohammad and Allah a myth. We saw what a few burned, desecrated Korans and a cartoon of Mohammad did to incite violence.

      I am going to go get my popcorn for this one.
      …………………………………………………………………………

      LOL, can I join you for that?

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    • JohnnyMidknight
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:20pm

      @ rose-ellen

      As you conveniently leave out the fact that they were desecrated Korans by Muslims using them as a note pad. The correct way to reverently dispose of a defaced Koran is my respectfully burning it… But they are calling Mohammad and Allah a myth… What is a myth? A person or thing whose existence is fictional or unproven. That is blasphemy last time I checked and equally reprehensible in the eyes of Allah. Unless you are being a hypocrite… You wouldn’t do that would you Rose-Ellen?

      Because the punishment in Shariah Law for blasphemy is death… The way I see it, there is no double standard.

      PS I didn’t burn anything. You keep using you, like I personally did it.

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    • cosette
      Posted on March 3, 2012 at 6:20am

      @Rose Ellen…It’s not necessary for them to have a “valid” reason, these lunatic Islamic barbarians, living in an 8th century time warp, will behead a cartoonist for nothing more than his depiction of their pig God. What’s it going to take for you to wake up? A relative, brutally murdered for no reason other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time. They HATE us and want us all dead. What part of their message, from their own lips, don’t you understand?

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  • I Aint PC
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:18am

    They have a right to the First Amendment as well as I do, though I do not agree with their message.

    If they are so set in their beliefs, why do they not put a few of these billboards up in Dearborn, Michigan and see what happens. They could stand on a corner in Dearborn handing out flyers to promote their agenda. Better yet, go to Tehran, put up a few of these billboards, and hand out flyers.

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    • Pontiac
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:47am

      [stand on a corner in Dearborn handing out flyers to promote their agenda]
      I remember Glenn Beck describing a muslim that was introduced to him by a friend and kept saying why don’t you go to [some muslim holy site] and say those things.
      Basically you’re just proving theist are violent and/or you are hoping one or more theist will do something violent. Atheist already know this. Why does it take a flagrant act of stupidity to legitimize their point? All you’re doing is proving theirs.

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    • Conservative Freshman
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:15pm

      @ I aint pc

      “If they are so set in their beliefs”

      ummmm actually it’s non-beliefs. athiests say that a non-belief is the complete lack of belief, meaning that no belief exists on the subject at hand. now to me thats impossible but whatever.

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    • I Aint PC
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 1:42pm

      @ Pontiac

      I am not implying that “thiests” are violent. Most of Christians are not violent. I am trying to point out that not all who believe in God are as passive as others. Given recient histories, the religion that is so predominant in Dearborn, and in Iran, are not as easy to get along with if you disagree with them. The majority of the residents of Dearborn are not violent, but there are a few that would do something drastic (stupid).

      If the purpose of these signs was not to stir up trouble, why not place them in other communities that have the targeted audience? As I stated above, athiests have First Amendment right to place these signs. Do athiests believe that there are people, who non-believe as they do, that have not heard of the athiest movement?

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    • MemphisViking
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 3:30pm

      Nice try Pontiac, but I Aint PC in no way proved that theists are violent. Muslims, on the other hand, have repeatedly proven that Muslims are violent. Anyway, you’re not the first person to twist something to make religious people look violent or irrational.

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  • roach
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:16am

    I never understood why conservatives are the religious ones. Conservative values, especially when it comes to the economy, are the only values that are fair and make sense. But then you turn around and believe in some fairy tale story like the bible. I guess I cant blame anyone, we were all indoctrinated as children and forced to listen to these religious nuts like what we were hearing was real. Well guess what, its not, get over it and join us on the side of reason.

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    • SquidVetOhio
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:05am

      Name on fairy tale genius and I will own you on facts. 2 + 2 = 4 whether you believe it or not. I don’t believe in athiests. I think you are all lying. I believe you secretly know there’s a God but admitting to it means aknowledging your own sinfulness.

      The Bible has been substantiated historically, archaeologically, scientifically and logically.

      Again, name ONE thing you can prove to be a fairy tale.

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    • Calm Voice of Reason
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:59am

      @Squidvet: I am not a liar, I am fundamentally unable to accept the idea of a god. The concept is just too small, too little to contain the complexity and wonder of the natural world and I would have to ignore nearly all that I understand in order to force belief of a god that is simply not supported by any standard of evidence that I find credible.
      As far as there being fairy tales in the bible, I think that the inclusion of unicorns in many of its books kind of make that case quite easily.

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    • DoseofReality
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:19pm

      Squid….I belive its a fairy tale that In order to live forever I have to believe that a Jewish Zombie died for me to relieve me of sins 2000 years before I was born becasue a talking snake convinced a rib woman to eat from a magical tree. Humpty Dumpy and the Old woman in the shoe are more believable than that. Clarence Darrow once stated he doesnt believe in god becasue he doesnt believe in mother goose. The fables in the bible are so obvious to any thinking person, its a simple as that. I cant belive in the year 2012 there are still so many people that believe such nonsense. I dont get it.

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    • DeavonReye
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:31pm

      Something SO ingrained in society, and the use of a Pascal’s Wager type indoctrination is enough to keep people running to the church . . . just in case. Many of them cannot see the biblical stories as fairy tales because that would be blasphemous to them, . . .and would be scary to even think along those lines [out of fear of causing an 'angry god' and suddenly something bad happening to them as a result].

      There is a line in The Matrix that is true: “The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you’re inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system, and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.”

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    • infidelible
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:34pm

      @SQUIDVETOHIO – Please provide references for “(t)he Bible has been substantiated historically, archaeologically, scientifically and logically”. It might be a fun read, but …

      Science is antithetical to religion. That is, religion says obey or submit, whereas the practice of science is to question. Granted, there are those who claim to be scientists when instead they are theists of a different sort, but the scientific method includes the ability to falsify. Religion makes no allowance for future understanding.

      Logically, religion muddies the waters as well: reality must have a creator, but god doesn’t need one? You must believe in Jesus because his mom didn’t have sex? God’s greatest enemy will punish you for opposing him? Really, this is all logical to you?

      Archaeologically there isn’t evidence the Jews were in Egypt as slaves, the shroud of turin was shown to be a fake, and generally speaking nothing tangible to conclude anything affirmative about the life and times of Jesus.

      Historically? Egyptian accounts of foretold virgin birth millennia before Jesus, re: Horus. There wasn’t a census to move Joe and Mary across the dessert, and no historians of the day talk about him or his “miracles”.

      We could expound on all of the above and more, however, if you want 2+2=4, start with “existence exists, and I choose to live in it.” Do not use force nor fraud in your dealings and all will be good. How hard is that?

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    • DeavonReye
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 1:27pm

      I, too, totally disregard the notion of “atheists actually believing in god but denying it so they can sin more”. It is an old argument that is absurd. Being an agnostic, I have no idea if there are any deities. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, . . . and merely having real locations in texts, . . .or finding archeological credence to a people group in no way corroborates the fantasy portion of the story. And as for christianity, . . . the fantasy IS what it’s all about, right? Historical sites are just side notes.

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    • MemphisViking
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 3:55pm

      Wow, so many of you indoctrinated to a knee-jerk reaction to quote tired cliches to mock the Bible.

      Calm Voice of Reason, how can you reasonably state that you find the concept of an infinite God “too small”?

      DoseofReality, your name is hypocritical since you deliberately misrepresent what the Bible says
      to justify your rejection of it.

      Infidelible, you start out with Squid’s statement about the Bible, then you go into a rant about “religion”. Religion is a separate concept. The Bible has nothing against science. The scientific method also says something has to be observed or reproduced in order to be proven, yet scientists declare evolution proven despite having been neither. Now let’s talk about logic. You claim logic is against the Bible, then you decline to use any in your arguments. The universe must have a creator, because it is physical and something physical cannot come from nothing. God does not need a creator because He is beyond physical laws. God’s greatest enemy will punish you for opposing Him? What nonsense is that? Are you referring to Satan? Satan will be punished alongside the rest of the non-believers for eternity. Satan does not rule hell. If you’re going to attack the Bible, at least find out what it says. As far as history, there is more than enough historical evidence of Jesus’ life that even if you deny He is the Son of God, you can’t deny his existence without displaying willful ignorance.

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    • Calm Voice of Reason
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:39pm

      @Memphis Viking: Yes, I do believe that the concept of god as promoted by religion in general and Christianity in particular is a rather limited one. That an infinite being is concerned about the minutiae of human life, don’t eat shellfish, avoid blended fabrics, etc., in addition to the creation story which takes place over mere days within a universe that works on scales of hundreds of millions of years…it’s all too provincial.

      Additionally, all “logical” arguments in support of divine creation boil down to the begging the question. Who created god? “God is beyond physics”. Well, that’s the sort of thing you kind of have to support with evidence, objective evidence. Furthermore, there is ample evidence in support of contemporary origins of the universe, and the notion that “something cannot arise from nothing” is not a notion supported by current science as it has been known since 1948, it is in fact a common occurrence at the sub-atomic level and is one of the consequences of Heisenberg‘s ’uncertainty principle’. It is possible to observe particles and their attendant anti-particles arising from the energies of the quantum “foam”. This body of knowledge is well supported and if you would like to refute the conclusions of generations of astrophysicists, you had best catch up on your reading.

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    • CapitalistUno
      Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:32pm

      @Calm Voice: http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo207323.htm

      I understand why you would be highly skeptical of the term “unicorn” as found in the King James Version of the Bible. However, where in that name do you derive that this is a mythical horse? Further, the name just indicates that it could feasibly be an animal with a single horn…How do you dispel the one-horned rhinoceros? It’s an animal on four legs, with thick hide, and a singular horn. Very similar to a horse, but not of the same species. Could this animal be what the authors in the King James Bible be referring to? I think so.

      Further, if you look at the geographical territory of the one-horned rhinoceros, then it would perfectly coincide with the geographical regions of where the Bible was written nearly 4,000 – 6,000 years ago. I don’t happen to think this is a coincidence. Do you agree?

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  • hi
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:00am

    If they are just trying to reach atheists, why the attack that God is a myth? They could just say,”Calling all atheists.Calling all atheists!“ or ”Atheists Unite!”

    But, the signs are not to unite, but attack.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:12am

      Animals have always been godless.

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    • poorrichard09
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:23am

      So, they’re going to “target” muslims and tell them allah is a myth, therefore mohamad is a false prophet and the koran is a lie. Guess who’s going to be the target?

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  • ReynMansson
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:34am

    From hence forth, every time I see a comment which suggests that atheists don’t oppose Muslims as they do Christians I will link back to this story. For those that are aware of Atheism’s international efforts the outreach for former Muslims is active and ongoing in Europe and North Africa.

    Why do Atheists produce these billboards and publicity campaigns? To counter the false contention that this is a Christian nation. To give voice to the growing percentage of citizens that have no faith in superstitions. To allow the many that currently mouth the words but don’t believe the message the support to drop the charade and honestly declare they too DO NOT BELIEVE.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:11am

      The religion of disbelief should be treated as an equal to all of the religions of belief. Put God back in the schools and public spaces, and let the debate begin.

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    • Dstarr55
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:30am

      Do you honestly believe your will see the same kind of attacks by atheists on the Muslim faith as you have seen on the Christian faith? Will Muhammad be depicted with elephant dung thrown on him, with ants crawling over him, with him floating in a jar of urine? Will the Quran be ripped apart page by page? Attacks on the Christian faith by atheists are not just on billboards.

      And why do you need to counter the contention that America is a Christian nation? How does that affect you in your daily life that a vast majority of Americans identify themselves as Christians? Isn’t it their problem if they are hypocritical in their faith – how is that your business? I can see the reason a Christian wants to ‘save’ an atheist from what they believe will be eternal torment but I just don’t understand why an atheist needs to convert a Christian (or Jew or Muslim).

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    • Rayblue
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:06pm

      Don’t mistake their desperation for boldness.
      Don’t mistake their billboards for a widely held opinion.
      Let them do that to themselves.

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  • BarbaRossa
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:11am

    Why waste your time to fight a spiritual being you‘re convinced doesn’t exist?

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:17am

      Sort of like shadow boxng.

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    • roach
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:19am

      They aren’t fighting your god. They are fighting people like you that believe in this craziness just because you were told to when you were a child. I guarantee if you raise your child without any religion and do your best not to push the church’s view on him/her and then introduce it to them when they are 18-21. They will look at you like your crazy, and rightly so.

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    • MammalOne
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:20am

      Because the majority of people, including nearly everyone in government and everyone who votes, does believe in deities. It’s a toxic belief system based on fairy tales that causes religious wars and bigotry towards other groups.

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    • DoseofReality
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:37pm

      Mammalone….I gurantee we have had atheist/agnostic presidents, congressman, senators, governors, etc. They wont say it aloud becasue it would ruin their chance to win, but there is no way that all of these people (especially more recently) believe this garbage as 100% truth….there is no way.

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    • comradekoolaid
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:13pm

      To rationalize their pathetic existence and doctrine, which is nothing less than — you’ve guessed it!! RELIGION…

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    • MemphisViking
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 3:57pm

      There sure are a lot of people on here who have been indoctrinated by the left to hate God.

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  • momrules
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:33am

    Is this reaching out to non believers or are they actively recruiting? I keep asking myself WHY is it so important to atheists to add to their numbers.
    The best answer I come up with is Satan knows his days are numbered and he is gathering as many souls as possible before Jesus returns.

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:37am

      He (Satan) will have an army gathered around Jerusalem to war against the Almighty when he returns to the Mount of Olives. He (Jesus/Yeshua) will destroy them by the brightness of his coming.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:00am

      Listen, these billboards have always been around us in one form or another, from the beginning. I see them as no threat to my faith. As a matter of fact, they can be used to turn the tables. Silverman is an ethnic Jew denigrating the religion, Judaism. This may help people in understanding the difference between the Jewish ethnic mob and the religious Jew.

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  • BOMUSTGO
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:26am

    What next?? Atheist Missionaries???

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    • ReynMansson
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:16am

      You think we don’t have Atheist Missionaries?

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    • DoseofReality
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:27pm

      Some of the bigest philanthropists in the world are atheists – Bill and Linda Gates ring a bell?

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  • azghost
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:23am

    Yod Hei Vov Hei
    Source of power, Creator who holds us accountable!

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:33am

      The Hebrew name of YHVH written vertically makes an image of a man.The name means “The eternal self existing ONE!”..Jesus (Yahoshua) means YaH (short for YHVH) is Salvation.He is YHVH manifest in flesh, the express image of the invisable God according to scripture. Immanuel (Meaning God -with us.)

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  • Mateytwo Barreett
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:12am

    Remember to get you Quran -while supplies last BBQ season is right around the corner!

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:39am

      The pages make a wonderful bird cage liner.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:05am

      Why do you speak of Islam? They too are the targets. Your Reich-ness is showing through. Everything should not be about warmongering; only in the sick, depraved, minds of fundamentalists do these thoughts run free.

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:16am

      Islam plays a major evil role in “end of the age” events.

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  • Mr.Fitnah
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:04am

    Well I wonder if we will get a taste of old time Islam, Burning raping mayhem .

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:43am

      We will have atheist martyrs.

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    • Chris Robinson
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:37am

      Would that be followed by the Old Time Christianity? Sacking, Pillaging repression of protestants over Catholics?

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:50am

      Original Christianity preceeds Catholicism and Protestants.They were simply Jewish believers in Yeshua filled with the Spirit and did no harm to anyone..What followed was counterfeit Christianity as we see today. Obey Acts 2:38..The original plan of salvation.

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  • The Jewish Avenger
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:58am

    This is beyond stupid. But… eh… what did you expect?

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:57am

    Well I wish the atheist groups behind this move best wishes on their survival, especially when any extremists decide to go after them – hope the law is on top of the matter before anything happens.

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    • Al J Zira
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:31am

      Let’s just hope they go after the right people. This seems like a perfect excuse to attack those that had nothing to do with the signs. I’d hate to be the company in charge of putting up the billboards, they might not get out alive.

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    • Jenny Lind
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:58am

      I didn’t think of that- the poor billboard people will probably catch it, but as far as I’m concerned the muslims can go wherever these non-God-fearing folk are and explain it to their headquarters about allah. Good luck with all this fellas.

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    • Jenny Lind
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:59am

      Oh, forgot, Snow, haven’t seen any new art lately, everything’s OK I hope.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:54am

      @Jenny – all is OK, my art continues; the Blaze no longer allows links via screen names, as they mentioned when I inquired about it that too many links were being set to porn and other non family sights. Try to yahoo search my screen name and that should lead you to the artwork.

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  • Locked
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:54am

    Might not agree with their message, but it’s a good counter to the common argument we see on this site by commentators: “Oh, atheists never go after Muslims!”

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    • chameleonx
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:01am

      There have been atheist and others who are critical of Islam openly disagreed. One my favorites in this YouTube channel. Thinking about it Christianity and Islam have impacted the history of the world: The good, the bad and the ugly.
      http://www.youtube.com/user/TheIslammiracle

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    • DoseofReality
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:09am

      Dont worry locked – next story that comes out about atheists and christianity, we will hear the same thing over and over again on this board how they only go after Chistians. More lying from the religious right, no surprise, its seen every day on this board.

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  • moveintothelight
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:51am

    yehweh isnt a myth
    these people wanting to drag as many people down with them

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:45am

      Misery loves company.

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    • DeavonReye
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:25pm

      Do you have evidence for Yahweh NOT being a myth?

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    • comradekoolaid
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:17pm

      Do you have evidence that Yaweh doesn’t exist?…

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    • DeavonReye
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 2:24pm

      It isn’t my belief to attempt to justify or prove. Such a comment makes as much sense as you being asked to disprove Zeus.

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  • Marine25
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:34am

    It is a myth, exactly like every other myth, and I think a lot of religious people know that.
    You do have a choice, I believe most religious people don’t realize that.

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:46am

      It is no myth. If you have ever been filled with the Spirit, you would understand.Obey Acts 2:38.

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    • chameleonx
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:58am

      @BOMUSTGO: All you have is faith which is not evidence. Here is a quote I like to use about faith. “Faith is not a reason. Uttering “because I have faith” only changes the question from why do you believe to why do you have faith. The only difference is that you removed “evidence” from the list of possible answers. Faith is simply believing that something is true because you want it to be true. That is neither honest nor something to based real world decision on.”
      http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpd3k8bo121r0go7xo1_500.jpg

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:07am

      The nine gifts of the Spirit still operate in the congregations of true believers.I have seen and heard them in operation. Read Acts 2:1-4..This is where it started on the day of Pentecost. Jesus said, “these signs SHALL follow them that believe, They shell speak with new tongues.” Mark 16:17. I have had visions and even heard the voice of God speak to my while in Okinawa Japan.God is real to them who are filled with his Spirit..If you have not the Spirit, you are none of his. Romans 8:9.

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    • DeavonReye
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:07am

      BoMustGo, I have been in MANY services where “the gifts of the spirit” were being used. You may FEEL that it is something spiritual happening, but in reality, it is just a person believing themselves to being “used of the spirit”, . . . interupting the service with jibberish, . . . then another person believing themselves being used “in the interpretation of the tongues”, and using all sorts of typical buzz phrases that sound like “god” to them. It is still ONLY a “matter of faith”. The “interpretter” finishes, and the congregation swoons and groans in unison. But what is it all about then TWO people start “giving interpretation”, and start saying two different things? It means exactly what you should. They are just thinking what THEY believe god, through the “holy spirit”, would say.

      The other “gifts” are equally “by faith”, . . . and “faith” isn’t evidence.

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    • BOMUSTGO
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:06pm

      @ deaveoreye..You have no clue..The Spirit infilling was prophesied about in Isaiah 28:11 and Joel 2:28..Many groups abuse these gifts.

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    • DeavonReye
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:21pm

      You’re talking about “faith” matters, yet can say that “I don’t have a clue”? That’s laughable. What YOU feel is true isn’t always the case. You can claim that people “didn’t do their holy spirit indwelling right”, but that is just as laughable. It is ALL about a person’s unsubstantiated beliefs. And when you have people in the mix, . . . you will have error . . . or even the smug satisfaction that you’re “right in there with the holy spirit and people [then] must know that you’re righteous”. It is simple psychology 101.

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  • SoundStride
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:04am

    African Americans for Humanism (AAH) I tell you some of the coolest people I’ve ever met were old black Christian ladies who loved Jesus Yea lets remove them from the “black ghetto equation” and see what happens I guess thats what they want. liberals are blind fools.

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  • Dstarr55
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 5:49am

    I just don’t understand atheist organizations that run these ads – as a Christian you do not want to see anyone ‘go to hell’ so there is an obligation to at least give everyone an opportunity to accept Christ – it is not ‘soliciting’, it is a genuine concern for another’s soul. The problem is why does an atheist care if you believe in God? The argument they make ‘to reach non-believers who are embedded in highly-religions communities’ doesn’t make much sense. If that was the case would you not just advertise support groups for atheists – give them place to go where they are with like minded people? Why dispel someone else’s belief system by mocking it as a myth?

    Chameleonx, I find it disingenuous for someone to support the atheist campaign, pushing their ideology and mocking those of faith while at the same time you use the terminology of ‘soliciting’ when describing a person of faith whose only concern is your soul.

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    • chameleonx
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:03am

      I would have to respectfully disagree DSTARR55. You can say you’re concern for my soul all you want. But why would you be concern for my soul? Let’s say their this individual who is not a Christian. This person lives a good life. Like everyone else he has made mistake but strives to be a better person. As like everyone he passes away. To an atheist that person is dead. But to Christians, Muslims, and probably many others they believe that person to be in hell because he wasn’t apart of their religion. I have studied a lot about the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) throughout my life. I have tried and tried to see either of these religions as being true. But after careful study it is all just faith. This is why I have come to the conclusion of being a deist and support atheist. I can respect another persons faith. But I hate when they try to push their religion onto other people.

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    • mavsfan75
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:16am

      we care about whether or not you believe in God because your beliefs affect us all as a country. Look at all the wars and billions of deaths that have been caused by religion. How many were tortured and died from the inquisition? How many religious zealots have murdered or sacrificed people in the name of religion? Islam? hundreds of thousands, Christians? hundreds of thousands during the crusades. How many died under the spell of Jim Jones in Guyana? He was a supposed Christian. Only when we realize that there is no God and never was, that religion is a sham and that all we have is each other and science to allow us to prosper, will we succeed as a species. It’s just like Dems and Republicans, until we put aside the petty differences and do what’s best for our country, we’ll never have anything but internal strife because of either a lack or belief, or too much of a non-reality based one.

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    • ShadowPlacebo
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:22am

      I disagree, if we didn’t have religion to back the wars, we’d use something else. There would be a war on who believed less and they’d be like “are you sure you’re Atheist, I‘ll kill you if you’re lying” and it would continue there. Human nature is to kill. Wars will never end.

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    • Dstarr55
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:25am

      Chameleonx, You ask why should a Christian be concerned for your soul? That is like asking a fireman why they want to save someone from the fire. That is the Christian faith – to make sure everyone has the opportunity to know God, to accept Christ, to see no one suffers – a Christian is not to hide the light of their faith, they are to share it so others will know God and not suffer hell – that should give you some comfort that they are not ‘pushing’ their religion but have concern of your eternal welfare. So may I ask, why would an atheist care if someone is a Christian? Why do they have a need to mock and ridicule a person of faith?

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    • chameleonx
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:36am

      A fireman actually rescues people from fires. There is just such thing as hell or Jesus dying on the cross. It is not about sharing your faith or pascals wager. Religion causes paranoia and disproves critical thinking. It is not a conspiracy against Jesus or religion. It is questioning the historical evidence to any religion. If there is no evidence to support any religion then why should anyone follow that religion? It’s just faith. Here are two websites that I use. I can respect that you‘re a Christian but I want to show you why I’m critical of Christianity and other religions. http://www.usbible.com/usbible/ http://www.christianitydisproved.com/ These two sites are critical of Christianity. But I do like Jesus Police. Which challenges to understand the early history of Christianity. http://www.jesuspolice.com/

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    • Danthebugman
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:40am

      There are THREE religions in the world: Theism……Pantheism……Atheism

      All men fall under one of these. There is NO distinction between Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Materialism/Naturalism

      It’s all religion. They, like us, try and win converts. NO DISTINCTION! Don’t be fooled.

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    • Dstarr55
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:09am

      Mavsfan, And how many were murdered under the atheist zealots of communism? Was WWII a religious war? Was WWI? Vietnam? You may equate today’s wars as religious but only on one side – radical Islamic terrorist want to kill Americans – we want to stop them. Do you honestly believe most wars are religious based – even those wars fought under the banner of religion had more to do with acquiring land and power than in converting non-believers.

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    • ArmyWifeNiz
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:23am

      Chamelon, you are so wrong on your precepts of Christianity you fell on your face the first sentance. No one can claim so and so when to hell because of how they lived their lives. A Catholic Priest (keep your comments about them to yourself) would be the FIRST to tell you that someone who didn’t know God but lived a moral life could get into Heaven. We KNOW our God is a merciful God, and we CANNOT stand in judgement over another person’s life.

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    • chameleonx
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 7:44am

      @ARMYWIFENIZ: I would have to respectfully disagree. You must have missed the verses relating to Christianity where “you must be born again” aka accept Christianity as your religion. Here is the bible verse: Ye Must be Born Again! (John 3:7) Now, I understand there are many, many Christians who interpret their faith differently and there are liberal Christians who feel even people of good nature will get into heaven or have a good after life. But there are many, many Christians who do interpret their faith into showing people that they will go to hell.

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    • DoseofReality
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 8:14am

      Seems to me, from what i see on this board and others, the only reason Christians care is so that they can point fingers and feel superior that they are going to heaven and everyone who doesnt feel like them is going to rot in hell for eternity. Its a pride thing, its about belonging to a club. The amount of joy Ive heard from these compassionate Christians as they delight in the fact of others peoples eternal torment. When i was a kid and went to church i used to hear compassion, love, peace, understanding, forgiveness. You wouldnt know it now a days though, especially from the people on this site. Its all about hate, condemning and enjoying that you can rub it in that you are saved and everyone else is screwed. Obvioulsy there are exceptions, but they seem to be the minority. Its sickening

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    • DeavonReye
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 9:45am

      chameleonx, I agree with what you have said here. I am agnostic. What we have are “religions of faith”. Now, some claim atheism is a religion [which can't be the case, but I'll humor them]. Okay. What does the “religion of atheism” believe? They “believe” in the scientific method. They are interested in critical thinking. They are skeptical of that which SEEMS like some sort of weird fairytail. They worship nothing and have no music to gather around and sing along with. They are always striving to know what is factually relevant, not in “agreeing with an unknowable statement of faith”.

      Being agnostic, I do not rule out any “gods/goddesses”. Though I attempted to “reach god” for ~20 years and having absolutely NO experience outside myself, I come closer to atheism, as a result.

      Anyway, good arguments above.

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    • DeavonReye
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:18am

      fairytail=fairy tale

      :-o

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    • ModerationIsBest
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:42am

      Hitler was either religious, or used religion to propel his mission. He constantly referenced a creator, the belt buckles of Nazi’s read “Got Mitt Uns” or “God With us”. The first treaty they made was with the Catholic church and the church helped Nazi’s flea south after the war.

      Then if you look at the regimes who leaders were Atheists like Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot, Kim Jong Il, these guys essentially thought of themselves as a God. The State was the church and these guys were the supreme leaders. I believe when Kim Jong Il was born they said the mountains sang and spring turned to winter. They said his first golf outing resulted in 13 hole in ones.

      These guys may have been atheists, but it wasn’t their atheism that drove them to be horrible people. They were just flat out horrible people, as are the people of religion who have caused mass harm. None of these regimes were built upon rational thinking, critical thought and common sense.

      Anybody who wants to kill, torture and make people miserable is not a good person regardless of whether or not they are religious.

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    • MemphisViking
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 4:16pm

      @ ChameleonX – You like websites? http://www.answersingenesis.org/ will answer just about any of the common supposed proofs of the Bible’s inaccuracy.

      @ ArmyWife – No one who doesn’t know God can get into Heaven. No one can live a moral life without God. We are all equally unworthy of Heaven. A Catholic priest is not someone I would turn to for Biblical advice. But you’re right, no one goes to hell for how they live their life. They go to hell for rejecting God’s gift of salvation.

      @ DoseofReality – Seems to me that you view all Christians through your own lens of cynicism. It has nothing to do with how anyone feels. Without Jesus you will go to hell, regardless of what you believe. A true Christian cares, that’s why they try to warn you. You, like others before you, try to ridicule Christians by calling Christianity a club, as if we were some sort of elitists. But what other club has as one of it‘s main membership requirements the necessity to admit that you’re not
      worthy to join?

      @ Deavonreye – From Webster’s Dictionary. Religion. 4: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith. By definition, atheism is a religion. It even has it’s own creation myth.

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    • DeavonReye
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 5:20pm

      king, . . . .just because you don‘t understand the processes doesn’t mean you can define it any way you want.

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  • Diane TX
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 5:44am

    I don’t have any problem with this, because it’s clear that many people who claim to be one faith or another, ignore the tenets of their “claimed” faith. Nancy Pelosi comes to mind. BTW, Nancy, if you don’t agree with the Pope, you can always become a non-Catholic.

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  • EP46
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 5:41am

    Evil is being pushed out into the light….good, let these people show the world who they are and what they believe. It is better to know your enemy.

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  • bikerr
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 5:35am

    And the whole world laughs.

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  • jaxson
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 5:24am

    this brings a whole new meaning to the biblical term “fools”…..

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  • chameleonx
    Posted on March 2, 2012 at 5:08am

    Now this is interesting. As someone who is critical of religion I support the American Atheist campaign. Even though I’m a deist I support atheism.

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    • chameleonx
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 5:25am

      This is coming from someone who is Jewish by birth. I can respect people who believe in whatever they want in their life; but I’m critical of how people want to soliciting their religion onto other people.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 5:36am

      As a Deist, you must believe… GOD created a barrier between HIMSELF and Humans, in order to give them FreeWill, for in the presence of GOD, all Angels are Slaves… hence, GOD is the source of all Material & Energy in the Universe, created when Time began, as the Source is not in the Universe… therefore, GOD is Infinite, Eternal, and Outside Time.

      Deism has NO SUPPORT for ATHEISM… you must rethink your position and claim, as it seems to be Atheistic!

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    • chameleonx
      Posted on March 2, 2012 at 5:44am

      No, I know how deism is defined. Yes, deist believe in a god or a supreme deity. But deism is more philosophical then religious. Every deist is different on their views. Myself I try to see life through reason, logic, and common sense; but I believe in the mysteries of life and the universe. You have the right to your opinion. But deism is very different from you described. Here is a excerpt from Iron Chariots Wiki http://wiki.ironchariots.org/index.php?title=Deism

      Rejection of miracles, prophecies, and supernatural events.
      Rejection of holy scriptures and religions based on scriptures.
      Rejection of most major religious faiths, such as Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.
      God exists and created the universe.
      God has an absolute standard for morality.
      Humans have some form of a “spirit” or “soul”.

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