National Registry of Known Atheists

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Permalink Reply by Forrest Green (VorlonGuyverOss) on August 29, 2011 at 6:58pm

I've heard of this guy before and can say that this is NOT A POE.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Prog Rock Girl on August 29, 2011 at 8:32pm

It is not "being ashamed" that makes atheists not want to be in a registry, it's being targeted and discriminated against (employers poring over the list seems excessive, but I never underestimate employers' nosiness). But I could almost see this backfiring. Gay rights would not have been possible if people hadn't come out.

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Permalink Reply by Gethyn Jones on August 30, 2011 at 2:46am

Coming out atheist was never a problem for me as I live in the UK. My wife thought long and hard before coming out to her family in New York. Luckily, they have all accepted her change of heart, even though they do not necessarily agree with it.

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Permalink Reply by booklover on August 30, 2011 at 8:07am

People like him scare the crap out of me.  He OBVIOUSLY never evolved.  What monster created him?

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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on August 30, 2011 at 10:14am

This is the kind of situation where we have to take a few deep breaths and pause.  It's like when Michelle Bachmann was calling for investigation of congressto see who might be "Anti-American".    In addition, Bachmann supports a "National Registry of Atheists and Gays".  "

 

"Well Duh! Don't you think people should know who is living near them? How would you feel to find out after moving into a new home that the Neighbor on the left is an Atheist and the one on the right is Gay?

 

Bachmann is much scarier than the crackpot "Pastor Mike" with a blog.  Bachman has millions of supporters in the US.  

 

I remember when, during the early AIDS era, Jerry Farwell called for locking gays up in concentration camps, and the "Moral Majority" was ascendant.  He also wanted a registry of gays, but I don't think he mentioned atheists.

 

Christianity, and these particular christians, are full of hate.  They say, and do, dangerous things.  How many christians stand up and say "Im ashamed to be in the same category as Bachmann and her fellow travelers"?

 

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Permalink Reply by booklover on August 30, 2011 at 4:45pm

I would MUCH rather live next to Atheists and Gay-People (obviously) as opposed to Evangelical, Bible-thumping, creationist-believing morons.

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Permalink Reply by The Irrev. Mr Black on August 30, 2011 at 6:55pm

Would "Lou Cipher" be a positive indication for presence of the POE gene?

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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on August 30, 2011 at 9:26pm

Now that you have commented, I went back to the site.  Damn, should have investigated it further.  I think you are probably right.  I hate fraudulent news sites, I really do.  Call it POE, but to me it's fraud.

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Permalink Reply by Gethyn Jones on August 31, 2011 at 2:20am

It might well be...

 

I can't seem to access the blog anymore - I get a "invited reader only" page so can't see the "Lou Cipher" reference. It may well be that Mr. Alucard may have gotten us good again...

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Permalink Reply by Joe Swam on August 30, 2011 at 6:29pm

At birth, you have no idea of a god. And since you don't know anything about a god, you don't believe in one. If you don't believe in a god or gods, you're an atheist. Some would argue that you are not an atheist at birth, but instead, you are ignorant of god. Ignorance just means "lack of knowledge", so I say without the "knowledge" of a god, you can't believe in one. You're born an atheist...we all are. That means everybody goes on this "registry" at birth.

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Permalink Reply by booklover on August 30, 2011 at 6:36pm

Yep, there are no 'christian babies' or 'jewish babies' or muslim babies'.  They have not heard about this idea of a 'god' and aren't old enough to be brainwashed yet.

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Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on September 2, 2011 at 4:07pm

You mean ... we were ALL BORN ATHEIST?!?  In the immortal words of Snagglepuss, "Heavens to Mergatroyd!"

 

{ROFLMAO!}

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