Some Atheist quotes.

[Excess]

Anyone who claims to know the details of how the universe came to be is a liar.
As for life, it came about, one way or another, and here it is. It is its own precedent. How do you judge whether it was likely if you don't understand how it originated? There's no reason to assume it couldn't have been an accident simply because it doesn't make sense according to your experiences.

Ah, but I never stated that I thought I DID know, now did I? I just said "I find the idea" unusual, but never that I assumed anything about it in any way or form.

 

[Cbarton]

it's not that bad that they have different religious views, just then ruin things for all other people of religion by throwing the legal books in our face. from removing the 10 commandments from that courthouse in California, to this i just heard about now that's happening in my own town:


here in Jacksonville, Florida, we've recently been named city with the most murders in Florida, even beating Miami. we have over 100 murdewrs now, and the police are taking drastic actions like hiring 3 times more police officers than we have now. and the city and the community has come together to have an anti-violence rally real soon, it's religious based, yes, but the city is joining this to help the community to be aware to help stop crime. well, i heard just this evening that a group called American Atheists Inc. is sueing the city for guess what? separation of church and state. here is a city-wide rally to help stop violence and we might not be able to have it because some group of atheists and their lawyers has nothing to do but f*ck us over.

I'm just tired of some Atheists making the supreme court get rid of stuff that's important to America, like saying the pledge of allegiance in the classroom WITH the "one nation under god" line.

Amazing what happens when people:
(1) misquote a letter written by Thomas Jefferson
(2) distort the founding fathers intentions and
(3) are too ignorant of what the First Amendment really means

 

[Betchass1]

Amazing what happens when people:
(1) misquote a letter written by Thomas Jefferson
(2) distort the founding fathers intentions and
(3) are too ignorant of what the First Amendment really means

Why should anyone care about the founding fathers intentions? This nation came about by disenfranchising the people who lived here before, counting slaves as 3/5 of a person and natives not at all. The founding fathers were all trying to make a living (or a place in history) as politicians, and as we all know that involves pretty words more than anything.
Basic human freedoms don't come from written documents or idealizations of people who've been dead for centuries. THAT is the point of the Declaration of Independence- *inalienable* rights, not conditional ones.

 

[Betchass1]

it's not that bad that they have different religious views, just then ruin things for all other people of religion by throwing the legal books in our face. from removing the 10 commandments from that courthouse in California, to this i just heard about now that's happening in my own town:


here in Jacksonville, Florida, we've recently been named city with the most murders in Florida, even beating Miami. we have over 100 murdewrs now, and the police are taking drastic actions like hiring 3 times more police officers than we have now. and the city and the community has come together to have an anti-violence rally real soon, it's religious based, yes, but the city is joining this to help the community to be aware to help stop crime. well, i heard just this evening that a group called American Atheists Inc. is sueing the city for guess what? separation of church and state. here is a city-wide rally to help stop violence and we might not be able to have it because some group of atheists and their lawyers has nothing to do but f*ck us over.

I'm just tired of some Atheists making the supreme court get rid of stuff that's important to America, like saying the pledge of allegiance in the classroom WITH the "one nation under god" line.

That's unfortunate, but I do happen to think it's good to set the precedent.
Shame on the people who thought "An anti-violence rally! What a perfect opportunity to spread a religious message using tax dollars without opposition!" They should have known better. Let people with religious convictions express it for themselves.

I can't speak for American Atheists, Inc., though. I don't trust anything that ends in Inc. to be acting in my best interests. I would wager, like Al Sharpton, exposure and reputation are more important to them than ideals.