Atheism is on the rise in America. Though the growth is slow and non-believers are certainly a minority, atheists, agnostics and “freethinkers” are gaining ground.
While it’s always intriguing to look at the demographics associated with this collective group, it’s even more interesting to examine the subgroups within the larger context of non-believers. Among them are African Americans — a group known for its fervent religiosity.
When examining the overall population, 71 percent of Americans believe in God with absolute certainty. Among African Americans, though, this proportion jumps to 88 percent, showcasing an even more fervent attachment to a belief in a higher power. This information comes from the Pew Forum 2008 United States Religious Landscape Survey.
When looking at atheism, in particular, a true pattern can be seen. While 1.6 percent of the overall population classifies itself as “atheist,” less than one-half of a percent of African Americans identify themselves as the same (this does not include other non-believers — only those who select this, specific designation). Thus, African Americans are less likely to be non-believers and are more likely to believe in God.
Certainly African American atheists are harder to come by, but, like atheists on the whole, they may be increasing in number. In 2009, Ronnelle Adams, a gay atheist, launched a Facebook group called “Black Atheists” to assist him in finding other non-believers.
In two years, the group has grown from 100 members at its start to 947. While not a substantial growth in the eyes of some, considering the small number of atheist African Americans, this signifies a relatively grand uptick.
Adams also published an atheist children’s book called, “Aching and Praying.” According to a profile on Amazon.com, the book “…illuminates the world of slavery and the role of religion and the Christian bible in justifying and supporting the institution of slavery.”
Another group, Black Atheists of America, is a non-profit organization that seeks to bridge “…the gap between atheism and the black community.” On the group’s web site, programs that target young people and encourage “critical thinking” are touted.
Watch Ayanna Watson, the group’s founder, explain how to “come out” as an atheist:
And here she is, again, discussing the black community and the difficulty African American atheists often encounter:
Because faith and religion are so prominent among African Americans, atheists may find themselves alone, misunderstood or disconnected from their culture. The New York Times reports that faith is so inherent that some blacks, despite their non-belief, still go to church out of tradition.
These individuals culturally identify with faith and religion, though they lack the personal connection that is typically present in one’s relationship with a higher power. “To be black and atheist, in a lot of circles, is to not be black,” says journalist Jamila Bey.
The Times has more about the struggles that atheist African Americans may have:
Feeling isolated from religious friends and families and excluded from what it means to be African-American, people turn to these sites to seek out advice and understanding, with some of them even finding a date. And having benefited from the momentum online, organizations like African Americans for Humanism and Center for Inquiry-Harlem have well-attended meet-up groups, and others like Black Atheists of America and Black Nonbelievers have been founded.
In 2008, a young man named John Branch posted a YouTube video called “Black Atheism,” during which he explained the dearth in the number of black atheists. The video, as the times notes, has over 42,000 hits. Watch it, below:
The black atheist movement is surely growing, as Facebook groups, organizations, and the like are helping non-believers “come out.” In various cities, non-believers are meeting up to discuss their atheism and to serve as a support system for one another. Newser and the Times have more:
Now black atheist meet-ups are held in cities like New York, Houston, and Atlanta. But the movement is running against two powerful perceptions: that “not believing in God is seen as a thing for white people,” as one black atheist put it, and the idea that religious belief fueled the civil rights movement. True, churches were the only all-black refuges during Jim Crow, “but the story that gets told is, ‘Jesus delivered us,’ ” says one journalist. “Frankly, it was humans who did all the work.”
Considering the unique role that faith and religion play in the black community, it will be interesting to see the battle unfold between believers and atheists, especially as the latter group continues to grow in prominence and influence.
2peter3 – Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, (ATHIEST), walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming?(WHERE IS GOD?) for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of (DUMB ON PURPOSE), that by the word of God the heavens were of old,….
I’d rather live in a world of atheists than in a world of race baiting theists who contort biblical scripture to advocate murder and slavery.
I’m speaking specifically of the Israelites that meet in Oklahoma City. They sit on corners and preach that God hates white man and that we are all evil and should die. Then you have a pope who now believes in social justice, one world gov’t and monetary system and apparently even pushes agenda 21. If this is what religion is going to bring us I’d rather live with atheists.
SGTB
It’s a good thing many of us are Christians and not religious. I wouldn’t want to be pigeon-holed for my inalienable rights or what a multitude of stupidity that believed black people make great farm implements. I also believe it’s a safe bet to assume that some atheists owned slaves.
SGTB
If fact wasn’t it not Adolph hitler (atheist) that tried to enslave the world? The preference to atheism is a speciest at best. You trade one religion for another.
um…Hitler was a Christian, I don’t know why people keep stating he was an atheist based upon a comment made at the end of his life and often taken out of context. Besides… do you really want to start pointing out the atrocities of a group of people? Inquisition, Crusades, Witch Trials, Genocide of entire tribes of people…just to name a few and that is from only one sect of religion. And I hate to tell you… the Christian Bible condones Slavery.
A-men Leehweht…and it‘s sad they can’t see the truth 4 the fact their heart isn’t humble @ all to hear the Lords word….and What the hell is a sky daddy?
I am not a slave of Christ,I am a servant of Christ.I am a servant of men as Jesus Christ is.He is Lord of Lords and King of Kings and yet He died to save us from death.He is a servant of men so I can only do the same and hope that I can do half as much as the great Jesus,give Him praise,I want to live with bunches and bunches of Christians and this world would be full of peace and love and hope.Those are not bad things,those are good things because God is good.God is great!I am dumb about how an atom is split,I don’t the first word of French or Spanish.I’ve forgotten all my algebra,can’t tell you the first thing about how a robot works,but my God can and I know Him who is all things and I will follow Him all of my days.Hallejuah!
Hitler was a murderer who killed God’s chosen people.You actually opened a Bible and read it?The whole thing,page to page.You don’t take couple of verses and that is it.Servant,not slave.I am a servant of all and I will be glad to do whatever it takes to serve mankind to bring them all to Christ.Woe to a man that persecutes God’s chosen people.Get the power of Jesus!Stop your prideful ways,get saved and feel the true love of Christ!I want a world full of Christians.You can come up with all these bad things that you say Christians have done through history but I know that is not of God.God is great and He is good and anything else would be of the devil who is a LIAR and a MURDERER and a FARCE.God is only good and only truth and if the devil is what you want then have at it but you will always have nothing but misery and emptiness.With God you will have completeness and joy and love and happiness.The Bible is God’s word and that is that,only good,open it and know it and ask for God’s forgiveness and feel the love and change your heart and your attitude and open your mind and stop blocking the good.Amen!
Funny how 71% of Whites believe in god and 88% of Blacks believe in god and 44+% of all crimes in the USA are committed by Blacks who are only 12.4% of the US population. In fact these god fearing Blacks statistically are the majority of thieves and murderers in our country according to the US Dept of Justice.
RodentKing,
Oh, so then you are implying that if people are under Sharia-Law, then they will stop eating people? But then again Sharia-Law forces people to do things they wouldn’t ordinarily choose to do, and therefore they are not actually learning “In-soul” from a Sharia-Law environment.
First of all RODENTKING, you and people like you are ALLLLLWAYS ready and willing to point out that Blacks commit more crimes than whites. But you are NEVEEEEEEER willing and ready to admit that police are harder on blacks than on whites. Police arrest blacks more often for the same crimes as whites that are not always arrested. That police stereotype and racial profile black people , when they don’t do the same to white people. If you are going to come on here and pretend to be pointing out a fact, then point out all the facts. Or is it your stance to only point out something that makes other races look bad. Black people are not the ones promoting atheists, white people are. So why are you mad at the black community because of this story?
Hey unbothered,
You are quick to say police are hard on blacks,but never want to admit that the police are more likely to be killed by blacks. Black are also more like to fight when being arrested as well. And black communities are more likely to teach distrust and hatred of law enforcement……Basicly you won’t admit that the worse enemy of blacks in America are black in American.
@unbothered, geee, blacks commit more crimes statistically and you are upset police target backs over whites more harshly? what a concept! I suppose you are upset arabs get screened more on planes than white/black folks. I suppose you are upset germans were targeted during WWII and same with the japanese, there is a reason son!!!!!!!!!
Believing in God has no efect on mans depravity. Its what they believe about God. For as we read in scripture. Even the demons believe their is a God and shutter. If the demons who once stood in the presence of The Holy One, are more evil than ever. I believe it is safe to say that beleving in the exisence of The Creator does nothing to heal the seperation from him that sin causes. This has nothing to do with skin color. It is about the human heart. Soon their will be no athiest. Every knee will bow and every toung confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. What a glorious Day that will be.
For all of the freethinking atheist proclaim to do, if you follow the notion that you evolved from dirt to its logical conclusion, you get a world of
no love
no hope
no thanks.
Richard Dawkins quotes that religion is anathema to thinking. as if using a grown-up word somehow makes it look like he is thinking. so…
How many atheists engaged in the wholesale slaughter of people last century? what is to stop them from continuing?
If you have no soul, and no accountability, what stops someone from engaging in horrific acts on fellow humans? what is there to care?
What are the rules for human behavior? who determines what the rules are for human behavior? to treat people fairly? for what reason? you only have 28,000 days on this earth and then you are worm food. so what is to stop anyone from being obtuse?
If there is no God, and you were created from primordial sludge, how did you come to read this? Or is answering really hard questions like the origin of wisdom anathema to atheist?
For all of the freethinking atheist proclaim to do, if you follow the notion that you evolved from dirt to its logical conclusion, you get a world of
no love
How does not believing in a God equate to me not being able to love someone?
no hope
Hope is a human conception, not a Godly one.
no thanks.
Again, based on what?
How many atheists engaged in the wholesale slaughter of people last century? what is to stop them from continuing? There are claims that Hitler was not an atheist, and if they were so what? They did not slaughter people BECAUSE of their atheism. Unlike the numerous mass murders in your books in the name of God
If you have no soul, and no accountability, what stops someone from engaging in horrific acts on fellow humans? what is there to care?
Maybe because I believe I don’t have the right to hurt other people? Where is the accountability if I have someone(Jesus) take all of my sins for me? It’s called scapegoating.
What are the rules for human behavior? who determines what the rules are for human behavior? to treat people fairly? for what reason? you only have 28,000 days on this earth and then you are worm food. so what is to stop anyone from being obtuse? Your Bible condoned horrible acts for many years.
If there is no God, and you were created from primordial sludge, how did you come to read this? Or is answering really hard questions like the origin of wisdom anathema to atheist? Uh, long periods if time create change.
@Moderation You ask a lot of questions you demand answers for. Being rational, non-believing/agnostic, and free-thinking places one in the extremely humbling position of not claiming to have answers to that which is not known (unlike say Hitler or Stalin). If religious dogma satisfies your desire for answers to existence of the universe, than bask in it all you want, Still has nothing to do with truth.. I would like to sum up the questions in your post with one answer for them all “we don’t know, we may never know, thats the truth” If you would like to in small incremental fashion search for truth, there is a large are of academic study called “science” that actually puts forth the labor to find answers rather than just satisfy yourself with the ole “must be god done it” since we don’t know. I don’t really see how that is truth, yet 90% of the world thinks it is.. even better, 100% of flies think **** tastes great, but I’m still not going to eat it.
Come judgement day…How many of them will plead to go to the BACK of the bus…Just wondering.. Black OR any color for that matter better get right…I think Godf may be a little tired of the bashing he is getting..
I wasn’t asking those questions, I was reposting those questions by a believer who said Atheists had to answer those questions. I should have done a better job showing which were the original questions and which were my answers. To answer your response which is similar to the response that you had(If I understood you correctly). I don’t claim to have all of the answers and I never do, but that doesn’t mean i believe there is some all powerful being that does have all the answers. Plus, how could you get that “religious dogma satisfies my need for answers” with my name being “Moderationisbest” lol
@Git-R-Done
Yes, but you are making the assumption that they killed those people BECAUSE they are atheists. Whereas when someone is killing in the name of their God, they have a belief it is their God that is telling them to do it. Am I saying that all atrocities done by believers should then be credited and assumed that all believers feel that way? Absolutely not. I’m merely showing that when believers commit acts, they are doing it in the name of their God. When an atheist commit acts, it‘s for their own personal gain and they don’t believe they are commanded by a higher power to do so. Killing mass amounts of people is insanity no matter the reason.
I also love that people think that without a God, I have no reason not to kill everyone. That’s a logic fail argument that people use to make themselves feel better about their belief.
@modern Ha, yes, following my post I did a second take on your name and post and realized it was really my response to DERON. Instead try: DERON says “……” -Cheers
No worries. Because his post was so long and I was trying to respond to it, I had to pick and choose what and where to cut out of his original post. I knew when I hit reply that it would be difficult for readers to discern what was being asked and what was being answered. It’s all good.
Yeah. I suggest that you read a little dawkins as well. He is quick to reference a book that he himself gave rave reviews. A little circular reasoning to make sure things are headed in the right direction. There’s a God shaped hole in all of us, and it will be filled by Him, or by something far less good.
So, what you’re saying is that the only way to be moral is to have a soul? And that the only way that people will do good things is if they fear an external force that will send them to a fiery place if they don’t do good? That seems extremely narrow-minded.
odd this black are supposdly when most spiritual of all peoples n yet not believieng in god is a WHITE THING.. now thats calling the kettel BLACK isnt it,….
See (Lol) that‘s what’s wrong with the U.S Constitution, it’s a negative charter of rights, it doesn’t say what must be done to help Atheists, especially if they are black.
Black athiests want to show that they have more of a blank mind than white athiests and white athiests have no minds, so it may take a little afermitive acction for black athiests to get less of a no mind than white athiests. “O”whatabummer.
Two things I find ironic:
#1- The term “freethinkers” is constantly thrown around by outspoken atheists. The problem is, all too many of these atheists are anything but “freethinking” people. When you have to buy billboard space to essentially bash other people’s beliefs- you’ve become a bigot, read the definition:
bigot: one who is obstinately convinced of the superiority or correctness of one’s own opinions and prejudiced against those who hold different opinions
Having an open mind goes against their religion…which brings me to ironic point #2…
These outspoken (dare I say militant) atheists are now getting together, meeting, and even asking for atheist “chaplains” in the military.
In other words, these atheists have become a religion of their own- one lacking compassion, forgiveness, and are religiously self-centered. Oh yeah, let’s look at a definition for religion:
religion: a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance
How NEEDY Atheists and Gays are for Acceptance is Very Interesting! If they were truly the “freethinkers” they say they are, they would be living in the courage of their convictions and not giving a rat’s backside about what others think.
As it is, they are weak and whiney and tantrum throwing and, therefore, bringing ridicule down on themselves. They are the very silly and small minded and self absorbed who are taking up space on this planet.
IF they would get over themselves and shut up and sit down and re-think their beliefs and values, they just might find their outlook broadening a bit.
Why do you say Atheists want to be accepted? It’s not a matter of acceptance when it comes to atheism, it’s a matter of not getting beliefs shoved in our face.
I for one am an atheist that doesn’t care about religious symbols. If I see a cross, I don‘t get offended and I think it’s silly for anyone to get offended over such trivial things. Most of my friends are evangelical Christians and I love them dearly. My aunt and uncle are Mormon and I have two Jewish friends.
That being said, one of those friends is a Pastor at a church and openly admits he wants the Bible and prayer to be the main focus around creating public policy. Stuff like THAT I will argue against. Again, I won‘t create pointless billboards that are meant to stir up anger and have no meaning but I won’t stand by as people try to creep religion into our Government even more then it is now. For instance, I think it’s silly for congress to waste time on voting “In God we Trust” remaining the US motto despite no one trying to change it. I hope you would agree with me that it’s a waste of time, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you thought it was a good idea.
Both sides are hypocritical. Both sides want to put up their own symbols and billboards, then get offended when they see a symbol or billboard of the other group.
Everyone is missing the crux, which is, these @$$ hats want to generate $$ from their religious beliefs. What? How can I say that atheism is a religion? I don’t, they do. Atheists now want an Atheist chaplin for armed services members. Oh yes, Atheism is the “new ” religion on the block, but doesn’t it fly in the face of reality to suggest that Atheists need a chaplin. Imagine how services would be conducted. Since praying is a no-no, I guess we’ll have to start with an anti-God invocation (read: rant) which segways into the . . . well . . . sermon. I can only imagine . . . “Brothers and sisters of the faith, welcome to the Holy House of the Righteous Outspoken. Let us recite: There is no God : There is no Heaven or hell: Therefore, since there is no God, our inalienable rights can be successfully removed from our constitution. Free speech? No way, man! The right to peacefully assemble and petition the government? Forget about it! You see, without God‘s divine guidance and our founding father’s wisdom in reflecting their beliefs in God, our rights mentioned above could not, long exist. This is true because anything man gives, man can take away. I could go on a bit, but, trying to change the mind of an atheist is futile and pointless . . . kinda like their argument. I say that these “good” atheists are in it for the money, I suppose because they can touch it, feel it, smell and taste it: unlike faith, truth, love, and all of the other intangibles. Thanks, Dave
@dave…It is kind of funny to me that most atheist’s are even willing to hold money at all…Don’t want you to raise a cross, say the pledge, or even say “God bless” after a sneeze..But have no issue what so ever about having a handful of “In God We Trust” in their pocket…I also love the line” I just don’t want God pushed on me.” While at the same time pushing their non God beliefs on me…More double talk….It’s everywhere…And just to throw something out there, what does race have to do with any of this? If your a so called “freethinker” …
Go to any site proclaiming to be atheist and read the posts from the members. There is nowhere near the amount of hate filled bigotry that appears on this Oh so christian goodness site. I swear you people are only in to christianity for the incest and pedophilia
The above article, written from the Atheist perspective, talks about certain Atheists having a problem “coming out” and forecasts a “battle,” The same tone is in the previous article, here on TheBlaze, about Atheists believing they are being persecuted at Christmas.
It appears that Atheists are seeing conflct where there is none. Which causes me to wonder: IF Atheists, are firmly convinced they are right, why is it so important to them that those outside of their beliefs approve of and accept them?
I am a Christian! I am firmly convinced that my beliefs are the correct beliefs. You and I can have a conversation on any issue in passing; or, we could be neighbors; or, you could be my cousin’s best friend; or?; and it doesn’t matter to me whether or not you approve of and accept my core beliefs. You not agreeing with me about Christianity vs Atheism won’t ruin my day. Why is it so important to an Atheist that I, a Christian, approve of and accept his / her beliefs?
Stop and think about the “science” of atheism! It is an impossibility that whites and blacks could have evolved at the same time! It is imposiible that the deviations (evolutionary paths) could progress differently and still be equal! Either whites are superior, or blacks are superior by evolutionary law!
Evolution as a science demands a winner and a loser! Race superiority is the law of atheism!
Wow, I just heard there is a very very dangerous virus locked up in Europe in a vault that is one of the most dangerous viruses ever created by men. Really? I didn’t know that. Hey, here’s some more fire coming down from Heaven: do you know if they release that Virus, they will also be weeding their souls out of existence forever? Yes, because good souls float on the Holy Sea of Waters, and therefore as millions and millions of people die, the more wicked souls will be shoved down to the bottom of that sea. In essence that why Jesus said it is better to have a millstone tied around one’s neck and thrown into the deepest sea.
Skin pigmentation is down to the level of sun in the area where our ancestors migrated to. You are a very confused person and way off topic. What have the origin myths of semetic tribes (or Australian aborigines for that matter) got to do with the superiority of a “race” as you call it? Total gibberish.
Can someone tell me where the figures in this survey came from? 71% of Americans believe in God with absolute certainty? Who did the survey and what do we know about them?
By the way whatever happened to Critical Atheist thinker or whatever his username was?
@ Banter
Yes, but I just find the figures so hard to reconcile. I see from looking up the report that 16% are “unaffiliated” and I suspect that many others gave any religion just to get rid of the guy doing the survey.
I took your question literally, thinking you missed it in the article, no poke intended.
As for the survey, I agree many probably answered with what they thought the surveyor wanted to hear, or said something to get the person to go away. And of course, the structure of the questions can lead to the answers you want (note any political type poll or survey).
As for the 71%, I have seen figures like this in other newbits, etc over time, so in my mind I don’t think this is too far off the mark.
Curious: You tend to answer surveys on a “just say what they want to hear” way?
Do you sign petitions just because they are offered?
Do you give everytime because you are asked to?
To say that the 71% of people announced that they are God fearing with absolute certainty and then to have it questioned makes me question whether this is a subtle hope for a “slight of hand” for others to doubt the survey and thus doubt that at least 7 out of 10 people wholeheartedly Love God?
To be honest, its the 3 out of 10 that bothers me. 30% means things are growing at a huge rate and THAT I sincerely doubt. Now if you are questioning why the faithful number is so low, then I’d understand your skepticism.
There are a whole lot more that is Atheist. For an Atheist to lie is a small thing, and therefore many who say they believe in God are liars, because since they don’t believe in God, then lying about it is a small thing. And since they are also deceitful having more deceitful power when they are around the spiritual and because they are afraid of people’s opinion of them, they lie.
Ultimately the heart speaks the truth. If someone walks around all day using God’s name in vain saying “G.D this or G.D that”, then they don’t really, really believe or they wouldn’t do that.
The biggest lie many of us atheists express is to ourselves that we believe in a higher power. I lied to myself for years that I truly believed in God, telling myself that despite everything that I found wrong with the concept of God, his existence was undeniable. When my 9 year old cousin, sweetest girl in the world who never did anything to anybody was taken from her family, that made me stop lying to myself. I don’t believe in a god, goddess, or gods, and I don’t think I ever did.
That‘s one of the reasons why I don’t have a problem with those who are religious. You are able to be honest with yourselves, a trait that I still find remarkable. I may not be a fan of religion, but I do find the religious to be strong, good people with great morals (though at times I believed they can be… misused). Even to this day I doubt my belief, or lack there of.
(Now, notice how kind my words are, how I insulted no one and praised those who disagree with me. Are there any who are willing to do the same and have a nice conversation, or is it going to be more name calling?)
Well… I dont know about you, but saying “GD” is so much fun, it just rolls off the tongue so well.
On a serious note, the reason a lot of atheists don’t come out and say it is because in a lot of communities its akin to committing social suicide (especially in the Bible Belt). You can lose your home, job, friends, family and even your life just because you don’t believe in the same fables as everyone else. Its not because lieing is a small thing, I think your still under the delusion that you need a divine role model to have morals. Besides… why would I want to follow a being as a moral compass that condones rape, murder, incest, genocide, homophobia, racism, slavery, sexism and a plethora of other horrendous actions including eternal damnation for simply being born different?
The “surge” to 1.6 percent of the public is probably explainable. Atheists are actively recruiting now, and advertising, and agitating. People are worried and need to do something to feel like they are in control. So now Atheists are convincing themselves that not believing is actually a belief system. Add to that that now we are trying to add a demographic of race to the mix. What a mess.
If we don’t stop drawing lines between each other, and whining and pointing at the other guy; how will Americans every care for each other.
Absolutely astonishing that 1.6% of the American population is forcing the 98.4% to take down crosses, rename Christmas, take prayer out of our schools, and sue everyone who does not adhere to their unbelief… How does this happen America ??? Why have we tolerated this absurdity?
Who cares what your skin color is if your atheist. People still won’t take you seriously because most of you are immoral souls. Religion has a LOT to do with history and is a driving factor in many facets of today’s world. But throw it all out (baby and the bathwater) because you don’t believe. Mmm Mmmm Mmmm Ignorance is bliss to these folks ;)
I guess Bamster not being their messiah just reaffirmed their no-faith views.
Oh and I hope everyone here had a great holiday weekend!
I suppose it is easier to not want to believe there IS God than deal with the fact He doesn’t approve of your lifestyle choice. At least, Ronnelle isn‘t trying to get the church to change it’s ways and accept his gay lifestyle.
without God we are animals and have only one rule “survival of the fittest”. Without God our only mistakes, sins and crimes are those that do not allow us to prosper, reproduce and eat. Athiesm is chaos.
So being an atheist has to have a racist tinge to it?? I had no idea that atheism was strictly a white thing, until now. They must be desperate for the attention the never received as children to be whining about this. Guess these fine folks don’t enjoy soul food….
Jeez, what’s next? The JCPenney White Sale being a racist thing, too? How about white bread? White boards? The term “white-wash”? How about white-out?
“To be black and atheist, in a lot of circles, is to not be black,” says journalist Jamila Bey.
Exactly how does being an atheist equate to not being black enough? Seriously, I don’t get it. Maybe because I’m not obssessed with skin color and race? It‘s like saying if someone doesn’t like grits it makes them less “southern”. Completely irrational.
It’s in-group thinking. If you believe someone cannot be a part of your group unless you share ALL traits in common and you look down on outsiders and shun them, it makes perfect sense. Obsolete tribalism, if you ask me.
yep, pretty much sums it up. And I see it in all types of “groups”. Never have understood why people are “members” of a group that will turn on you if you have an original thought or opinion. I don‘t always agree with some folks opinions but I’m happy to have intelligent conversation with those who form their own instead of only parroting someone else’s rhetoric.
You might not be obsessed with skin color but that’s all blacks think about day and night 24-7.
Not a day goes by where a black doesn’t cry about race no matter how or little educated.
So wake up to the reality of the black life style.
Being religious doesn’t matter anyways, you just fool yourself by being “religious” Jesus said himself that he would rather you be hot or cold rather than lukewarm. Whoever says that the Bible justifies and supports the role of slavery isn’t taking the Bible in context.
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Leehweht
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:52am2peter3 – Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, (ATHIEST), walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming?(WHERE IS GOD?) for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of (DUMB ON PURPOSE), that by the word of God the heavens were of old,….
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 3:30pmI’d rather live in a world of atheists than in a world of race baiting theists who contort biblical scripture to advocate murder and slavery.
I’m speaking specifically of the Israelites that meet in Oklahoma City. They sit on corners and preach that God hates white man and that we are all evil and should die. Then you have a pope who now believes in social justice, one world gov’t and monetary system and apparently even pushes agenda 21. If this is what religion is going to bring us I’d rather live with atheists.
Report Post »RaidersImperium
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 7:54pmSGTB
Report Post »It’s a good thing many of us are Christians and not religious. I wouldn’t want to be pigeon-holed for my inalienable rights or what a multitude of stupidity that believed black people make great farm implements. I also believe it’s a safe bet to assume that some atheists owned slaves.
RaidersImperium
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 8:02pmSGTB
Report Post »If fact wasn’t it not Adolph hitler (atheist) that tried to enslave the world? The preference to atheism is a speciest at best. You trade one religion for another.
RaidersImperium
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 8:05pmSorry about the double negative there!
Report Post »CognizantPsyche
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:21pmRaidersImperium
um…Hitler was a Christian, I don’t know why people keep stating he was an atheist based upon a comment made at the end of his life and often taken out of context. Besides… do you really want to start pointing out the atrocities of a group of people? Inquisition, Crusades, Witch Trials, Genocide of entire tribes of people…just to name a few and that is from only one sect of religion. And I hate to tell you… the Christian Bible condones Slavery.
Report Post »Black Manta
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 4:19pmA-men Leehweht…and it‘s sad they can’t see the truth 4 the fact their heart isn’t humble @ all to hear the Lords word….and What the hell is a sky daddy?
Report Post »scotts
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:33pmI am not a slave of Christ,I am a servant of Christ.I am a servant of men as Jesus Christ is.He is Lord of Lords and King of Kings and yet He died to save us from death.He is a servant of men so I can only do the same and hope that I can do half as much as the great Jesus,give Him praise,I want to live with bunches and bunches of Christians and this world would be full of peace and love and hope.Those are not bad things,those are good things because God is good.God is great!I am dumb about how an atom is split,I don’t the first word of French or Spanish.I’ve forgotten all my algebra,can’t tell you the first thing about how a robot works,but my God can and I know Him who is all things and I will follow Him all of my days.Hallejuah!
Report Post »scotts
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 9:06pmHitler was a murderer who killed God’s chosen people.You actually opened a Bible and read it?The whole thing,page to page.You don’t take couple of verses and that is it.Servant,not slave.I am a servant of all and I will be glad to do whatever it takes to serve mankind to bring them all to Christ.Woe to a man that persecutes God’s chosen people.Get the power of Jesus!Stop your prideful ways,get saved and feel the true love of Christ!I want a world full of Christians.You can come up with all these bad things that you say Christians have done through history but I know that is not of God.God is great and He is good and anything else would be of the devil who is a LIAR and a MURDERER and a FARCE.God is only good and only truth and if the devil is what you want then have at it but you will always have nothing but misery and emptiness.With God you will have completeness and joy and love and happiness.The Bible is God’s word and that is that,only good,open it and know it and ask for God’s forgiveness and feel the love and change your heart and your attitude and open your mind and stop blocking the good.Amen!
Report Post »RodentKing
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:51amFunny how 71% of Whites believe in god and 88% of Blacks believe in god and 44+% of all crimes in the USA are committed by Blacks who are only 12.4% of the US population. In fact these god fearing Blacks statistically are the majority of thieves and murderers in our country according to the US Dept of Justice.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:03amHey, no truth allowed. It seems to me that Africa also leads the world in cannibalism. Yep, they sure are God fearing people.
Report Post »RodentKing
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:07amElisiam, your correct on cannibalism, it’s still rampant in the no Arab African countries.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:11amIf you ever want to be eaten (of course only a real nut would want that) then Africa or the Orient is the place to go.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:17amRodentKing,
Report Post »Oh, so then you are implying that if people are under Sharia-Law, then they will stop eating people? But then again Sharia-Law forces people to do things they wouldn’t ordinarily choose to do, and therefore they are not actually learning “In-soul” from a Sharia-Law environment.
UNBOTHERED
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 12:36pmFirst of all RODENTKING, you and people like you are ALLLLLWAYS ready and willing to point out that Blacks commit more crimes than whites. But you are NEVEEEEEEER willing and ready to admit that police are harder on blacks than on whites. Police arrest blacks more often for the same crimes as whites that are not always arrested. That police stereotype and racial profile black people , when they don’t do the same to white people. If you are going to come on here and pretend to be pointing out a fact, then point out all the facts. Or is it your stance to only point out something that makes other races look bad. Black people are not the ones promoting atheists, white people are. So why are you mad at the black community because of this story?
Report Post »mils
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 12:45pmYeah…and that’s why their own people in Africa sold them into slavery…just to get rid of them!!
Report Post »just sayin….
smithclar3nc3
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:58pmHey unbothered,
Report Post »You are quick to say police are hard on blacks,but never want to admit that the police are more likely to be killed by blacks. Black are also more like to fight when being arrested as well. And black communities are more likely to teach distrust and hatred of law enforcement……Basicly you won’t admit that the worse enemy of blacks in America are black in American.
schmite123oh
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 4:09pm@unbothered, geee, blacks commit more crimes statistically and you are upset police target backs over whites more harshly? what a concept! I suppose you are upset arabs get screened more on planes than white/black folks. I suppose you are upset germans were targeted during WWII and same with the japanese, there is a reason son!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »hmblsrvnt
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 1:11pmBelieving in God has no efect on mans depravity. Its what they believe about God. For as we read in scripture. Even the demons believe their is a God and shutter. If the demons who once stood in the presence of The Holy One, are more evil than ever. I believe it is safe to say that beleving in the exisence of The Creator does nothing to heal the seperation from him that sin causes. This has nothing to do with skin color. It is about the human heart. Soon their will be no athiest. Every knee will bow and every toung confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. What a glorious Day that will be.
Report Post »deron
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:48amOpen Post to an Atheist
For all of the freethinking atheist proclaim to do, if you follow the notion that you evolved from dirt to its logical conclusion, you get a world of
no love
no hope
no thanks.
Richard Dawkins quotes that religion is anathema to thinking. as if using a grown-up word somehow makes it look like he is thinking. so…
How many atheists engaged in the wholesale slaughter of people last century? what is to stop them from continuing?
If you have no soul, and no accountability, what stops someone from engaging in horrific acts on fellow humans? what is there to care?
What are the rules for human behavior? who determines what the rules are for human behavior? to treat people fairly? for what reason? you only have 28,000 days on this earth and then you are worm food. so what is to stop anyone from being obtuse?
If there is no God, and you were created from primordial sludge, how did you come to read this? Or is answering really hard questions like the origin of wisdom anathema to atheist?
Report Post »Madic
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:17amYou know, all of those questions are answered in Dawkin’s book “The God Delusion” and in Hitchens’ book “God Is Not Great.” Check them out.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:35amFor all of the freethinking atheist proclaim to do, if you follow the notion that you evolved from dirt to its logical conclusion, you get a world of
no love
How does not believing in a God equate to me not being able to love someone?
no hope
Hope is a human conception, not a Godly one.
no thanks.
Again, based on what?
How many atheists engaged in the wholesale slaughter of people last century? what is to stop them from continuing? There are claims that Hitler was not an atheist, and if they were so what? They did not slaughter people BECAUSE of their atheism. Unlike the numerous mass murders in your books in the name of God
If you have no soul, and no accountability, what stops someone from engaging in horrific acts on fellow humans? what is there to care?
Maybe because I believe I don’t have the right to hurt other people? Where is the accountability if I have someone(Jesus) take all of my sins for me? It’s called scapegoating.
What are the rules for human behavior? who determines what the rules are for human behavior? to treat people fairly? for what reason? you only have 28,000 days on this earth and then you are worm food. so what is to stop anyone from being obtuse? Your Bible condoned horrible acts for many years.
If there is no God, and you were created from primordial sludge, how did you come to read this? Or is answering really hard questions like the origin of wisdom anathema to atheist? Uh, long periods if time create change.
Report Post »Cesium
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:01pm@Moderation You ask a lot of questions you demand answers for. Being rational, non-believing/agnostic, and free-thinking places one in the extremely humbling position of not claiming to have answers to that which is not known (unlike say Hitler or Stalin). If religious dogma satisfies your desire for answers to existence of the universe, than bask in it all you want, Still has nothing to do with truth.. I would like to sum up the questions in your post with one answer for them all “we don’t know, we may never know, thats the truth” If you would like to in small incremental fashion search for truth, there is a large are of academic study called “science” that actually puts forth the labor to find answers rather than just satisfy yourself with the ole “must be god done it” since we don’t know. I don’t really see how that is truth, yet 90% of the world thinks it is.. even better, 100% of flies think **** tastes great, but I’m still not going to eat it.
Report Post »Git-R-Done
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:05pmModerationisbest – Haven’t you heard of communism in the 20th century where atheists slaughtered over 150 million people?
Report Post »moomaw10
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:20pmCome judgement day…How many of them will plead to go to the BACK of the bus…Just wondering.. Black OR any color for that matter better get right…I think Godf may be a little tired of the bashing he is getting..
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:29pm@CESIUM
I wasn’t asking those questions, I was reposting those questions by a believer who said Atheists had to answer those questions. I should have done a better job showing which were the original questions and which were my answers. To answer your response which is similar to the response that you had(If I understood you correctly). I don’t claim to have all of the answers and I never do, but that doesn’t mean i believe there is some all powerful being that does have all the answers. Plus, how could you get that “religious dogma satisfies my need for answers” with my name being “Moderationisbest” lol
@Git-R-Done
Yes, but you are making the assumption that they killed those people BECAUSE they are atheists. Whereas when someone is killing in the name of their God, they have a belief it is their God that is telling them to do it. Am I saying that all atrocities done by believers should then be credited and assumed that all believers feel that way? Absolutely not. I’m merely showing that when believers commit acts, they are doing it in the name of their God. When an atheist commit acts, it‘s for their own personal gain and they don’t believe they are commanded by a higher power to do so. Killing mass amounts of people is insanity no matter the reason.
I also love that people think that without a God, I have no reason not to kill everyone. That’s a logic fail argument that people use to make themselves feel better about their belief.
Report Post »Cesium
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:37pm@modern Ha, yes, following my post I did a second take on your name and post and realized it was really my response to DERON. Instead try: DERON says “……” -Cheers
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:41pm@cesium
No worries. Because his post was so long and I was trying to respond to it, I had to pick and choose what and where to cut out of his original post. I knew when I hit reply that it would be difficult for readers to discern what was being asked and what was being answered. It’s all good.
Report Post »Madic
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 2:41pm@GIT-R-DONE,
Stalin = white, Hitler = white, therefore they killed lots of people because they were white. That’s the essence of your argument.
Report Post »not2bherd
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 7:30pmYeah. I suggest that you read a little dawkins as well. He is quick to reference a book that he himself gave rave reviews. A little circular reasoning to make sure things are headed in the right direction. There’s a God shaped hole in all of us, and it will be filled by Him, or by something far less good.
Report Post »goatrope67
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 4:29pmSo, what you’re saying is that the only way to be moral is to have a soul? And that the only way that people will do good things is if they fear an external force that will send them to a fiery place if they don’t do good? That seems extremely narrow-minded.
Report Post »TotallyBelievableGuy
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:15amAyn Rand, a philosopher many blazers ascribe to, was also a staunch atheists who stated that the enemy of knowledge is faith.
Think before you go quoting Dawkins.
Report Post »zoro51
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:44amodd this black are supposdly when most spiritual of all peoples n yet not believieng in god is a WHITE THING.. now thats calling the kettel BLACK isnt it,….
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:42amIsn’t this wonderful? Blacks are finally getting their piece of the pie. I’ll betcha though, Whites are still better atheists than Blacks.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:01amSee (Lol) that‘s what’s wrong with the U.S Constitution, it’s a negative charter of rights, it doesn’t say what must be done to help Atheists, especially if they are black.
Report Post »Tickdog
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:38amYawn!!!
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:43amanother wtf moment. people fighting over what they don’t believe. i don’t believe it.
Report Post »georgeisn6
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:33amBlack athiests want to show that they have more of a blank mind than white athiests and white athiests have no minds, so it may take a little afermitive acction for black athiests to get less of a no mind than white athiests. “O”whatabummer.
Report Post »goatrope67
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 4:31pmHmm….I say SPELL CHECK and GRAMMAR CHECK. Your round-about reasoning makes no sense. Sorry.
Report Post »freestaterev
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:26amTwo things I find ironic:
#1- The term “freethinkers” is constantly thrown around by outspoken atheists. The problem is, all too many of these atheists are anything but “freethinking” people. When you have to buy billboard space to essentially bash other people’s beliefs- you’ve become a bigot, read the definition:
bigot: one who is obstinately convinced of the superiority or correctness of one’s own opinions and prejudiced against those who hold different opinions
Having an open mind goes against their religion…which brings me to ironic point #2…
These outspoken (dare I say militant) atheists are now getting together, meeting, and even asking for atheist “chaplains” in the military.
In other words, these atheists have become a religion of their own- one lacking compassion, forgiveness, and are religiously self-centered. Oh yeah, let’s look at a definition for religion:
religion: a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:20amHow NEEDY Atheists and Gays are for Acceptance is Very Interesting! If they were truly the “freethinkers” they say they are, they would be living in the courage of their convictions and not giving a rat’s backside about what others think.
As it is, they are weak and whiney and tantrum throwing and, therefore, bringing ridicule down on themselves. They are the very silly and small minded and self absorbed who are taking up space on this planet.
IF they would get over themselves and shut up and sit down and re-think their beliefs and values, they just might find their outlook broadening a bit.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:45amGrassroots
Why do you say Atheists want to be accepted? It’s not a matter of acceptance when it comes to atheism, it’s a matter of not getting beliefs shoved in our face.
I for one am an atheist that doesn’t care about religious symbols. If I see a cross, I don‘t get offended and I think it’s silly for anyone to get offended over such trivial things. Most of my friends are evangelical Christians and I love them dearly. My aunt and uncle are Mormon and I have two Jewish friends.
That being said, one of those friends is a Pastor at a church and openly admits he wants the Bible and prayer to be the main focus around creating public policy. Stuff like THAT I will argue against. Again, I won‘t create pointless billboards that are meant to stir up anger and have no meaning but I won’t stand by as people try to creep religion into our Government even more then it is now. For instance, I think it’s silly for congress to waste time on voting “In God we Trust” remaining the US motto despite no one trying to change it. I hope you would agree with me that it’s a waste of time, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you thought it was a good idea.
Both sides are hypocritical. Both sides want to put up their own symbols and billboards, then get offended when they see a symbol or billboard of the other group.
Report Post »dave 3433
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:09pmEveryone is missing the crux, which is, these @$$ hats want to generate $$ from their religious beliefs. What? How can I say that atheism is a religion? I don’t, they do. Atheists now want an Atheist chaplin for armed services members. Oh yes, Atheism is the “new ” religion on the block, but doesn’t it fly in the face of reality to suggest that Atheists need a chaplin. Imagine how services would be conducted. Since praying is a no-no, I guess we’ll have to start with an anti-God invocation (read: rant) which segways into the . . . well . . . sermon. I can only imagine . . . “Brothers and sisters of the faith, welcome to the Holy House of the Righteous Outspoken. Let us recite: There is no God : There is no Heaven or hell: Therefore, since there is no God, our inalienable rights can be successfully removed from our constitution. Free speech? No way, man! The right to peacefully assemble and petition the government? Forget about it! You see, without God‘s divine guidance and our founding father’s wisdom in reflecting their beliefs in God, our rights mentioned above could not, long exist. This is true because anything man gives, man can take away. I could go on a bit, but, trying to change the mind of an atheist is futile and pointless . . . kinda like their argument. I say that these “good” atheists are in it for the money, I suppose because they can touch it, feel it, smell and taste it: unlike faith, truth, love, and all of the other intangibles. Thanks, Dave
Report Post »Mtroom
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 2:10pm@dave…It is kind of funny to me that most atheist’s are even willing to hold money at all…Don’t want you to raise a cross, say the pledge, or even say “God bless” after a sneeze..But have no issue what so ever about having a handful of “In God We Trust” in their pocket…I also love the line” I just don’t want God pushed on me.” While at the same time pushing their non God beliefs on me…More double talk….It’s everywhere…And just to throw something out there, what does race have to do with any of this? If your a so called “freethinker” …
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 3:49pmGo to any site proclaiming to be atheist and read the posts from the members. There is nowhere near the amount of hate filled bigotry that appears on this Oh so christian goodness site. I swear you people are only in to christianity for the incest and pedophilia
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 7:02pm@moderationisbest
Hi There! Nice to meet you! : )
The above article, written from the Atheist perspective, talks about certain Atheists having a problem “coming out” and forecasts a “battle,” The same tone is in the previous article, here on TheBlaze, about Atheists believing they are being persecuted at Christmas.
It appears that Atheists are seeing conflct where there is none. Which causes me to wonder: IF Atheists, are firmly convinced they are right, why is it so important to them that those outside of their beliefs approve of and accept them?
I am a Christian! I am firmly convinced that my beliefs are the correct beliefs. You and I can have a conversation on any issue in passing; or, we could be neighbors; or, you could be my cousin’s best friend; or?; and it doesn’t matter to me whether or not you approve of and accept my core beliefs. You not agreeing with me about Christianity vs Atheism won’t ruin my day. Why is it so important to an Atheist that I, a Christian, approve of and accept his / her beliefs?
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 7:36amsurvivorseed
Report Post »I think your parents may have been siblings. IMO
Fletcher13
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:19amStop and think about the “science” of atheism! It is an impossibility that whites and blacks could have evolved at the same time! It is imposiible that the deviations (evolutionary paths) could progress differently and still be equal! Either whites are superior, or blacks are superior by evolutionary law!
Evolution as a science demands a winner and a loser! Race superiority is the law of atheism!
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:35amWow, I just heard there is a very very dangerous virus locked up in Europe in a vault that is one of the most dangerous viruses ever created by men. Really? I didn’t know that. Hey, here’s some more fire coming down from Heaven: do you know if they release that Virus, they will also be weeding their souls out of existence forever? Yes, because good souls float on the Holy Sea of Waters, and therefore as millions and millions of people die, the more wicked souls will be shoved down to the bottom of that sea. In essence that why Jesus said it is better to have a millstone tied around one’s neck and thrown into the deepest sea.
Report Post »Jack of Hearts
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:38amSkin pigmentation is down to the level of sun in the area where our ancestors migrated to. You are a very confused person and way off topic. What have the origin myths of semetic tribes (or Australian aborigines for that matter) got to do with the superiority of a “race” as you call it? Total gibberish.
Report Post »Jack of Hearts
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:42am@Eliasim
Report Post »If you’re for real you need help. If you’re not – great satire.
Eliasim
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:51amJack of Hearts,
Report Post »No, actually you need help. Because you apparently don’t really know God.
Jack of Hearts
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:10am@Eliasim
Report Post »I know God, meet him regularly down at Walmart and he talks to me every week. The bad news for you is that he doesn’t believe in you.
Jack of Hearts
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:17amCan someone tell me where the figures in this survey came from? 71% of Americans believe in God with absolute certainty? Who did the survey and what do we know about them?
Report Post »By the way whatever happened to Critical Atheist thinker or whatever his username was?
Banter
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:40amAccording to the article – “This information comes from the Pew Forum 2008 United States Religious Landscape Survey.”
Report Post »Jack of Hearts
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:54am@ Banter
Report Post »Yes, but I just find the figures so hard to reconcile. I see from looking up the report that 16% are “unaffiliated” and I suspect that many others gave any religion just to get rid of the guy doing the survey.
Banter
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:27amI took your question literally, thinking you missed it in the article, no poke intended.
As for the survey, I agree many probably answered with what they thought the surveyor wanted to hear, or said something to get the person to go away. And of course, the structure of the questions can lead to the answers you want (note any political type poll or survey).
As for the 71%, I have seen figures like this in other newbits, etc over time, so in my mind I don’t think this is too far off the mark.
Report Post »The Jewish Avenger
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 11:51amCurious: You tend to answer surveys on a “just say what they want to hear” way?
Do you sign petitions just because they are offered?
Do you give everytime because you are asked to?
To say that the 71% of people announced that they are God fearing with absolute certainty and then to have it questioned makes me question whether this is a subtle hope for a “slight of hand” for others to doubt the survey and thus doubt that at least 7 out of 10 people wholeheartedly Love God?
To be honest, its the 3 out of 10 that bothers me. 30% means things are growing at a huge rate and THAT I sincerely doubt. Now if you are questioning why the faithful number is so low, then I’d understand your skepticism.
Report Post »venerablebede
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:17amLike Don Simmons they admit that they have no Soul. JEREMIAH WAS A BULLFROG!!!!!!!……
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:16amThere are a whole lot more that is Atheist. For an Atheist to lie is a small thing, and therefore many who say they believe in God are liars, because since they don’t believe in God, then lying about it is a small thing. And since they are also deceitful having more deceitful power when they are around the spiritual and because they are afraid of people’s opinion of them, they lie.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:22amUltimately the heart speaks the truth. If someone walks around all day using God’s name in vain saying “G.D this or G.D that”, then they don’t really, really believe or they wouldn’t do that.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:25amAt least a proud Atheist has conviction about being an Atheist and doesn’t cower in the shadows.
Report Post »Obama>Jesus
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 12:50amThe biggest lie many of us atheists express is to ourselves that we believe in a higher power. I lied to myself for years that I truly believed in God, telling myself that despite everything that I found wrong with the concept of God, his existence was undeniable. When my 9 year old cousin, sweetest girl in the world who never did anything to anybody was taken from her family, that made me stop lying to myself. I don’t believe in a god, goddess, or gods, and I don’t think I ever did.
That‘s one of the reasons why I don’t have a problem with those who are religious. You are able to be honest with yourselves, a trait that I still find remarkable. I may not be a fan of religion, but I do find the religious to be strong, good people with great morals (though at times I believed they can be… misused). Even to this day I doubt my belief, or lack there of.
(Now, notice how kind my words are, how I insulted no one and praised those who disagree with me. Are there any who are willing to do the same and have a nice conversation, or is it going to be more name calling?)
Report Post »CognizantPsyche
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:42pmWell… I dont know about you, but saying “GD” is so much fun, it just rolls off the tongue so well.
On a serious note, the reason a lot of atheists don’t come out and say it is because in a lot of communities its akin to committing social suicide (especially in the Bible Belt). You can lose your home, job, friends, family and even your life just because you don’t believe in the same fables as everyone else. Its not because lieing is a small thing, I think your still under the delusion that you need a divine role model to have morals. Besides… why would I want to follow a being as a moral compass that condones rape, murder, incest, genocide, homophobia, racism, slavery, sexism and a plethora of other horrendous actions including eternal damnation for simply being born different?
Report Post »Silversmith
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:09amThe “surge” to 1.6 percent of the public is probably explainable. Atheists are actively recruiting now, and advertising, and agitating. People are worried and need to do something to feel like they are in control. So now Atheists are convincing themselves that not believing is actually a belief system. Add to that that now we are trying to add a demographic of race to the mix. What a mess.
If we don’t stop drawing lines between each other, and whining and pointing at the other guy; how will Americans every care for each other.
Silversmith
Report Post »rationallyurs
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:07amthey believe in their obama god–and all the freebies he can provide on the backs of decent people
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:05amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAA1xgTTw9w
Report Post »TheVoice1
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:01amAbsolutely astonishing that 1.6% of the American population is forcing the 98.4% to take down crosses, rename Christmas, take prayer out of our schools, and sue everyone who does not adhere to their unbelief… How does this happen America ??? Why have we tolerated this absurdity?
Stand Stronger America
Report Post »Banter
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:47amPolitical correctness has destroyed the soul of this country.
Report Post »YoungBloodNews
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:58amHaha worst article today.
Who cares what your skin color is if your atheist. People still won’t take you seriously because most of you are immoral souls. Religion has a LOT to do with history and is a driving factor in many facets of today’s world. But throw it all out (baby and the bathwater) because you don’t believe. Mmm Mmmm Mmmm Ignorance is bliss to these folks ;)
I guess Bamster not being their messiah just reaffirmed their no-faith views.
Oh and I hope everyone here had a great holiday weekend!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:52amDon’t worry fellows, your atheist brothers will except you. Afterall…ignorance is colorblind.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:46am“Ronnelle Adams, a gay atheist….”
I suppose it is easier to not want to believe there IS God than deal with the fact He doesn’t approve of your lifestyle choice. At least, Ronnelle isn‘t trying to get the church to change it’s ways and accept his gay lifestyle.
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:54amHey, CoPats! Just about 7 weeks to go. :)
Report Post »ishka4me
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:55amwithout God we are animals and have only one rule “survival of the fittest”. Without God our only mistakes, sins and crimes are those that do not allow us to prosper, reproduce and eat. Athiesm is chaos.
Report Post »InversionTheory
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:58amI can’t speak for Ronnelle, but I stopped believing in God long before I recognized that I was gay.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:07amHey Girl…..missed you the last couple of weeks and was hoping all was well! Hope you and yours had a great holiday! The countdown is on……….
Gotta run for now……have a great day!
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:45amJust when you thought things couldn’t get anymore rediculous.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:44amKinda like Being a black conservative…..in some circles yr not really black…
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:44amSo being an atheist has to have a racist tinge to it?? I had no idea that atheism was strictly a white thing, until now. They must be desperate for the attention the never received as children to be whining about this. Guess these fine folks don’t enjoy soul food….
Jeez, what’s next? The JCPenney White Sale being a racist thing, too? How about white bread? White boards? The term “white-wash”? How about white-out?
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:43am“To be black and atheist, in a lot of circles, is to not be black,” says journalist Jamila Bey.
Exactly how does being an atheist equate to not being black enough? Seriously, I don’t get it. Maybe because I’m not obssessed with skin color and race? It‘s like saying if someone doesn’t like grits it makes them less “southern”. Completely irrational.
Report Post »InversionTheory
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:54amIt’s in-group thinking. If you believe someone cannot be a part of your group unless you share ALL traits in common and you look down on outsiders and shun them, it makes perfect sense. Obsolete tribalism, if you ask me.
Report Post »sweathog1948
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:11amI love grits and I was raised in the south.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:28am@sweathog1948
I love grits, my sister doesn’t. We were raised southern style. Hmmm…never entered my head that she was “not my sister enough”. LOL
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:35amInversionTheory
yep, pretty much sums it up. And I see it in all types of “groups”. Never have understood why people are “members” of a group that will turn on you if you have an original thought or opinion. I don‘t always agree with some folks opinions but I’m happy to have intelligent conversation with those who form their own instead of only parroting someone else’s rhetoric.
Report Post »RodentKing
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:05amYou might not be obsessed with skin color but that’s all blacks think about day and night 24-7.
Report Post »Not a day goes by where a black doesn’t cry about race no matter how or little educated.
So wake up to the reality of the black life style.
UlyssesP
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:30amThis is funny stuff. Now at least they can’t call the white man a devil.
Report Post »KICKILLEGALSOUT
Posted on November 28, 2011 at 9:29amBeing religious doesn’t matter anyways, you just fool yourself by being “religious” Jesus said himself that he would rather you be hot or cold rather than lukewarm. Whoever says that the Bible justifies and supports the role of slavery isn’t taking the Bible in context.
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