Sentences with phrase «religion by atheists»

Since then, it has been all persecution of religion by atheists.

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Politicians have used religion to advance their claims to just wars but in truth, they are not religious conflicts, just a facade created by atheists to avoid blame for the evil they cause.

So religion caused more deaths than the purges by atheists like Stalin or Mao?

Atheists: I know many there are many people that practice religion just by fanaticism, I've seen many people in my opinion stupid (excuse the word) praying to saints hopping to solve their problems by repeating pre-made sentences over and over, but there are others different, I don't think Religion and Science need to be opposites, I believe in God, I'm Catholic and I have many reasons to believe in him, I don't think however that we should pray instead of looking for the cause and applying a solution, Atheists think they are smart because they focus on Science and technology instead of putting their faith in a God, I don't think God will solve our problems, i think he gave us the means to solve them by ourselves that's were God is, also I think that God created everything but not as a Magical thing but stablishing certain rules like Physics and Quimics etc. he's not an idiot and he knew how to make it so everything was on balance, he's the Scientist of Scientist the Mathematic of Mathematics, the Physician of Physicians, from the tiny little fact that a mosquito, an insect species needs to feed from blood from a completely different species, who created the mosquitos that way?

We atheists should all remember that in almost every country where Muslims are a majority, free thought and changing religions is a crime that is often punishable by death.

In any case, it's a great time to be an atheist when we can call modern religion by its real name, contemporary mythology.

Marx, by the way, was an atheist and no support of religion of any kind.

If as you say you have talked to others who claim to be Atheist the way you describe it then they are IDIOTS who also don't understand Atheism and yes at that point since they are claiming «no God» to be true, then by all means call their point of view a «religion».

It is what has lead me to my veiw that Atheism as a religion, the passion most Atheist have for their point of view from the start you may not fall in this category but I'm sure you know someone that does.The same applies to Christians that freak out on someone and start forcing their view on others, I see that as wrong also if someone asks or brings the debate to you then by all means debate but why be rude how does it help?

If it was not for religion, atheists would have eaten all the poor people as food by now!

I'm really astounded by the many acerbic responses to your article berating atheists, Christians, and those of other religions.

I'm not going to go so far as to say that her boyfriend converted her, like many people on here have... I understand it, as an agnostic and not an atheist... There is a human need that is filled by religion that is hard to be met elsewhere.

BTW there's nothing wrong with that, it's the smartest way to live by choosing what works for you in your time and place... unless you're an atheist making their own choices, apparently, then suddenly it's «amoral and devoid of the ONE truth» religion offers.

According to the work produced by David B. Barrett's religious statistics organisation (FYI, the man was a Christian no less) atheists number more than Jews, Sikh's, Shintos, Baha'is, Jains, combined, and if you want to consider all «non - religious / secular / agnostic / atheist» together, since the whole «non-religion» movement is kinda riddled with people who find conontations of words like «atheist» to be bad enough to not want to declare themselves atheist, you'll find the number of that non-religious group also amounts more than those religions plus buddhism, and taoism or even Confucianism.

You raise a very good point that escapes most theists and that is while they argue against atheists for not believing in their god, they forget that most of those arguments could be applied to them by somebody of another religion.

I can understand a distrust with organized religion and being an atheists, but are you not doing the same thing as Christians by saying what you think is real or calling out those that you think are wrong.

Meanwhile the number of people to declare no religion, including atheists / agnostics, increased by more than 70 % over the same five year period.

A concern that atheists have with religion, not just Christianity, but all of them, is that they are created by humans.

One of the most common «attacks» by Christians is they are a religion or faith too, because they claim atheists have put up signs, or banners, and now, made movies.

Atheists say that any argument backed by a religious person is flawed, because.they hate religion irrationally.

I'm one of those «militant» atheists that actively «attacks» religions (by showing the actual history of the faiths).

Him posting as an atheist then suggests that how he sees things is not dictated by a religion, and his beliefs have been determined from life observations, educational background.

If atheists have any disdain for religion, it is because of all the harm religion does around the world and the inherent discrimination that we face every day by the likes of people, like you.

In its time until today, the bible and other faiths, Islam, hinduism, and the rest are right or correct in their times because it provided the religious needs of humans in their period.The provider of all of this God himself by allowing this to happen, Now through his will a new religion, panthrotheism is forthcoming, the debates between the atheists and the theists now is ongoing, the result which will take generations to resolve will be this new religion.

Is there any statistic that sets Christians apart from other religions or atheists that can only be explained by crediting God or the Spirit or some such thing?

It's humorous to see atheists lament «all the harm done in the name of religion», when that pales in comparison to all of the harm done by atheists.

Please show me one comment comment by an atheist that says that only religion is the cause for every evil thing.

Raised by a devout Christian mother and a staunch atheist father, Jan followed in his father's footsteps, and spent his entire life looking down on organized religion.

Of course religion is not true and there is no God, he opines, yet many of the ideas religions have spawned are «sporadically useful, interesting and consoling» and should be deliberately adapted by atheists.

The department was proposed by Phil Zuckerman, a sociologist of religion, who describes himself as «culturally Jewish, but agnostic - atheist on questions of deep mystery.»

I have a theory that SBNRs are so because one or more or a combination of the following: (1) they can't justify their spiritual texts - and so they try to remove themselves from gory genocidal tales, misogyny and anecdotal professions of a man / god, (2) can't defend and are turned off by organized religious history (which encompasses the overwhelming majority of spiritual experiences)- which is simply rife with cruelty, criminal behavior and even modern day cruel - ignorant ostracization, (3) are unable to separate ethics from their respective religious moral code - they, like many theists on this board, wouldn't know how to think ethically because they think the genesis of morality resides in their respective spiritual guides / traditions and (4) are unable to separate from the communal (social) benefits of their respective religion (many atheists aren't either).

so pretty much you're admitting you made a stupid comment and then trying to dig your way out by making the comments that atheist make are specifically about this story and not just another indication of why religion does more harm than good?

Considering atheists are being effected by religion a lot more than the average person (whether self inflicted or not) it makes sense you'd find atheists commenters on religious artcles.

I have seen a lot of bad behavior from christians, (or those claiming to be) I was also incredibly surprised to find so many nonchristians, whether they be from varying religions, or agnostics and atheists, to have good behavior, and even exhibit «fruit of the spirit», what I once considered to be a way to test the faith, or rather character of a christian, (they will know them by their fruit).

Pippa Evans and Sanderson Jones — two British comedians — have opened the Sunday Assembly, which is calling itself the first atheist church in the U.K. «We thought it would be a shame not to enjoy the good stuff about religion, like the sense of community, just because of a theological disagreement,» says Mr. Jones, who once sold out a show the Sydney Opera House by selling all his tickets by hand, which is pretty impressive.

I have friends that are atheists that are very intelligent and we love to talk about life and religion and we mutually agree that we gain a lot by talking together.

Just looking at the sheer volume of content written by the Atheists on this board, you would think that they were fighting for their religion.

Whether it be conflict from his childhood when he was raised in Muslim household, or from his time in Hawaii when his Communist mentor likely eschewed any religion, or during college bringing him closer to a community likely agnostic at best, atheist perhaps, followed by years in which he sat listening to Black Liberation Theologian Wright, his relationship with Christianity's basic tenet is uneasy to say the least.

They are acting just like the atheists who are «offended» by public display of religion.

As an atheist, I will start by saying this: I don't care WHAT religion you are, as long as your beliefs are for the common good, tolerance and advancement of mankind.

Also, thank you for acknowledging that fundamentalism exists everywhere (I once shocked a friend of mine by telling her she wasn't an atheist, as she believed, that her religion was animal rights, and that she was actually a fundamentalist).

In addition their is a great book called the 7 Truths of the Bible that have nothing to do with proving religion but the historical facts as agreed upon by archaelogist / historians / anthropologists, many of whom are nonbelievers / skeptics / atheists

There never was a time in History that atheists exist, only in this present stage of our intellectual developement that they deny His exisrence, but it can be easily explained that they are just part of the dialectical process of having to have two opposing arguments or forces to arrive to the truth, The opposing forces today are the theists or religious believers of all religions and the other are the atheists who denies religion, The reslultant truth in the future will be Panthrotheism, the belief that we are all one with the whole universe with God, and that we Had all to unite to prepare for human survival that will subject us humans in the future.Aided by the the enlightend consevationist, environmentalists, humanists and all of the concerned activists, we will develop a kind of universal harmony and awareness that we are all guided towards love and concern for all of our specie.The great concern of the whole conscious and caring world to the natural disaster in the Phillipines,, the most theist country now is a positive sign towards this religious direction.Panthrotheism means we will be One with God.

Religious people were one of the main targets... after did Marx not say «religion is an opiate»... an idea / phrase quoted rather enthusiastically by atheists the world over?

Why do atheists bring their awsome reasoning powers to the religion page, and then let their reason be overwhelmed by their own emotions?

But it is true that mama kindless is a flame - throwing, fire - breathing atheist when it comes to religion, since all of that is junk made up by politicians, salesmen, and lobbyists since the beginning of mankind.

rather, your fellow atheists are pointing out, if you try to explain away religion by saying «evolution just programmed you to believe that», the same critique can be equally invalidate your belief in evolution itself.

Jefferson knew that every state in the Union (except Rhode Island) had a state sponsored religion since before the days of the Revolution, so by relegating himself to the settled national issue, he could not easily be accused of more atheist sentiments.So, what does this mean to the issue of «separation of church and state» for today's argument?

I am an atheist... If this is the worst, I'll take it... What I will not take is the rest, the constant interference of religion in everyday lives, the less and less clear separation between Church and State, the bigoted right - wingers who look down on us (us who think that we have escaped the greatest delusion of all, us who believe that religion is a way to escape individual neurosis by adhering to a social neurosis...), the attempts at proselytism, the anti-Darwinian «oh - so - lame» criticism..

Irreligious & Atheist Countries with the greatest proportion of people without religion (including Agnostics and Atheists) from Irreligion by country (as of 2007):