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ADOPT AN ATHEIST CAMPAIGN

Catholic League president Bill Donohue explains why the Catholic League is starting a new initiative aimed at atheists:

Approximately 80 percent of Americans are Christian, and 96 percent celebrate Christmas. Of the 20 percent who are not Christian, non-believers make up the largest segment, though the number of self-identified atheists is tiny. David Silverman, president of American Atheists, knows this to be true, which is why he is frantically trying to inflate his base. “We want people to realize that there may be atheists in their family,” he told the New York Times, “even if those atheists don’t even know they are atheists.”

http://www.catholicleague.org/adopt-an-atheist-campaign-begins/

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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on December 9, 2011 at 11:23pm

Don't these people have anything better to do? Why the hell do they have to force their delusion on everyone else?

Permalink Reply by Steph S. on December 9, 2011 at 11:55pm

No, they actually don't have better things to do - it's sad really.

Permalink Reply by Susan Stanko on December 10, 2011 at 7:44am

It would give their delusion more legitimacy.

Permalink Reply by Joseph P on December 10, 2011 at 8:18am

Well, from their perspective, they're only doing the same thing we are with our books on atheism, talk-show appearances, lectures, TV shows and such. Never mind the fact that we've got to increase our media coverage more than 1,000-fold to come close to what they've already got sprayed all over the airwaves ... err, the cable TV lines (not really in the air, anymore).

I understand why they're doing it. I just think they're being incredibly foolish about it, thinking they're going to turn a rational, skeptical atheist back into a theist (even more foolish to think they're going to turn someone who wasn't indoctrinated from birth into one). It's the sort of bullshit they push about Christianity being the thinking man's religion. Clearly a lot of them have convinced themselves of their own bullshit.

Permalink Reply by Napoleon Bonaparte on December 10, 2011 at 8:54am

Believe in Nothing, Stand for Nothing and be Good for Nothing ?

Burn in your Hell !

Permalink Reply by George on December 11, 2011 at 4:12am

I saw the headline and assumed this was an atheist idea - maybe to "adopt", or provide support for atheists who had been disowned by their parents.

Permalink Reply by Joseph P on December 11, 2011 at 4:16am

Heh, alas, no. Just another fucked up Catholic idea.

Permalink Reply by Sandi on December 11, 2011 at 6:18am

This highlights the absolute intolerance of catholics/christians. Believe or burn in hell.

I have to question what kind of mind control takes place here when people are so intent on "It's my way or the highway" and to have such lethal consequences for not doing so - eternity burning in hell.

I will never stop being amazed at the shock christians feel when confronted by atheism. The gathering of the masses only alludes to world domination and brain washing - and ultimately money. The more to donate....

It is only when you look from the outside in, that you can see the hypocrisy and ridiculousness of it all.

Did you hear? the pope turned on the vatican christmans lights via his Ipad. I wonder if his god-wifi service is the fastest on the planet?

Permalink Reply by Chris Dodds on December 11, 2011 at 11:18pm