Noah's Ark feature removed after atheists complain.

[Pope Joan]

This is tiresome. By the time we purge all echoes of Judaeo-Christianity from our Western culture, the remainder will be bland and tasteless. Just look at some of the PC "educational" toys and games you can get for young children these days; in place of celebrating such virtues as mercy and generosity, they celebrate assertiveness and experimentalism. The results are repulsive.

Why is assertiveness repulsive lol?

When it is glorified, and swapped out in place of mercy it is.

[New Terricon]

This made me think:

Even though I consider myself a Deist, I still choose to embrace the culture associated with Christianity. This would be like an Atheist Israli having a Bar-Mitzvah. So while I lack the beliefs of a Christian, I still enjoy some of the advantages of adopting the culture that was created from the Christian idea. So looking at a Noah's Ark play park, I would say that I don't believe the story behind the Ark, but I am damn well gonna play in it! (provided it was socially acceptable to do so ).

[The Floating Island of the Sleeping God]

Why is assertiveness repulsive lol?

When it is glorified, and swapped out in place of mercy it is.

Yeah, they should've kept the old toy, because the story of Noah's ark teaches kids about mercy! The story where god kills all but like 10 people on the entire planet because they didn't obey him. Mercy, yeah.

[DnalweN acilbupeR]

Finally, we can start removing church from state. Maybe we should get Americans to stop saying God Bless America, and One Nation Under God.

why?

[Telsia]

This person is wise.

Attacking strawmen is a sign of wisdom nowadays?

Strange times we live in.

If you are referring to muslim women and the niqab, you should get off your arse go to either Australia, Europe or Canada and see how much of a "straw-man" issue it infact happens to be.

[Jumalariik]

Plus, I bet people on NSG would support banning Catholic schools, banning public worship?

Strawmen are nice, ain't them?

In the end, atheists don't care about the welfare of kids, if they did, they would be either 1. just happy that there is a playground with functioning games, something not too common, they would realize their privilege, or 2. They could do something radical, not waste public money and public time on something so unimportant while people are starving in this country.

Ah, the fallacy of relative privation. Always a delight.

Oh, you know what else should be banned? Operation Christmas child, the idea of giving gifts to kids for christmas who are in need is awful, isn't it?

Yeah, keep pounding that strawman, dude!

Not to be a jerk, but I can't think of a time that atheists have done anything particularly useful to anybody but themselves.

I blame your blatant confirmation bias.

Atheists are on average wealthier than Christians. They also are less of a force for good in society, if they are at all.

[Gallifrey Secundaria]

In some states, even though the supreme court deemed it unconstitutional, Atheists are still barred (codified in law) from holding public office.

And I'm willing to bet that the law wouldn't stand.

Hell, there's a MASSIVE difference between what's on paper and what is being enforced.

On paper, Nevada still bands homosexual marriage, but they have been marrying for a month now. They're STILL trying to get something stripped out of the Nevada constitution that has long since been illegal, but because of the way the process works, it hasn't been passed.

It's still a law that has been passed. Before the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional, it WAS oppression.

[Liriena]

Attacking strawmen is a sign of wisdom nowadays?

Strange times we live in.

If you are referring to muslim women and the niqab, you should get off your arse go to either Australia, Europe or Canada and see how much of a "straw-man" issue it infact happens to be.

I was referring to the post in general, but since you asked... I am well aware of (sometimes successful) attempts to ban niqabs in several nations, but that was not what you were talking about.

You said, quite specifically:

I hope those athiests run up to a muslim woman in the street and rip off her niqab whilst screaming about how they dont want to be "subjected" to religious propaganda.

Which implies that American atheists in generals, or these in particular, might see Muslim women wearing a niqab in a public street in the same light as the use of religious iconography in public facilities.

One hell of a strawman.

[Gallifrey Secundaria]

Finally, we can start removing church from state. Maybe we should get Americans to stop saying God Bless America, and One Nation Under God.

why?

Well, not stop them saying it per se. Just remove it from any and all governmental institutions, such as money or the pledge.

[Ifreann]

Atheist here. Whether or not it was wrong or not, whether or not removing it was justified or not - this is by all means a very minor issue. There are shitload of more important things to worry about.

And yet there are those who want to address this issue by amending the US Constitution's establishment clause. Madness, eh?

And, if something has "secular value"...

A story about God drowning almost everything to punish people for their sins does not have secular value. It serves only to teach people about how hard God will wreck your shit if you cross him, and how He'll protect you and some other species if you don't.

[Liriena]

Strawmen are nice, ain't them?


Ah, the fallacy of relative privation. Always a delight.


Yeah, keep pounding that strawman, dude!


I blame your blatant confirmation bias.

Atheists are on average wealthier than Christians. They also are less of a force for good in society, if they are at all.

Dude, source that bollocks.

[Gallifrey Secundaria]

Strawmen are nice, ain't them?


Ah, the fallacy of relative privation. Always a delight.


Yeah, keep pounding that strawman, dude!


I blame your blatant confirmation bias.

Atheists are on average wealthier than Christians. They also are less of a force for good in society, if they are at all.

Any proof at all of this?

[Gallifrey Secundaria]

I think removing it was unnessassary. It was just a harmless piece of children's equipment.

It recounted the story of Noah's Ark. Y'know, the one with a massive genocide.

[DnalweN acilbupeR]

Atheist here. Whether or not it was wrong or not, whether or not removing it was justified or not - this is by all means a very minor issue. There are shitload of more important things to worry about.

And yet there are those who want to address this issue by amending the US Constitution's establishment clause. Madness, eh?

And, if something has "secular value"...

A story about God drowning almost everything to punish people for their sins does not have secular value. It serves only to teach people about how hard God will wreck your shit if you cross him, and how He'll protect you and some other species if you don't.

Was it God who wrecked their shit or just warned that their shit will get wrecked? Can't remember.

In any case, you get my point.

[Fortitudinem]

I think removing it was unnessassary. It was just a harmless piece of children's equipment.

It recounted the story of Noah's Ark. Y'know, the one with a massive genocide.

A genocide its the complete destruction of a specific group, species, or people. This was an apocalyptic scenario, everything was being wiped out, not just one thing. And the great flood really happened, so did several other things mentioned in similar times in many texts. Just look up the literary proof of the flood.

[Valloria]

Ezekiel 23:20 on every billboard in America!

Featuring Dwayne Johnson and Jennifer Aniston.

Mind if I sig that?

[-The Unified Earth Governments-]

It recounted the story of Noah's Ark. Y'know, the one with a massive genocide.

A genocide its the complete destruction of a specific group, species, or people. This was an apocalyptic scenario, everything was being wiped out, not just one thing. And the great flood really happened, so did several other things mentioned in similar times in many texts. Just look up the literary proof of the flood.

[Fortitudinem]

A genocide its the complete destruction of a specific group, species, or people. This was an apocalyptic scenario, everything was being wiped out, not just one thing. And the great flood really happened, so did several other things mentioned in similar times in many texts. Just look up the literary proof of the flood.

Oh, look, a gif. Lobotomized devices can't read those well.

[-The Unified Earth Governments-]

Oh, look, a gif. Lobotomized devices can't read those well.

Please...just this once, please speak English...I can't stand it here.

[The Carlisle]

And the second part is irrelevant because nobody is banning religious messages.

1.*from being displayed on public property/assets by the govt. , I thought you would've picked this up given the context.

And it is clearly supporting Christianity. It's in Newark for fuck's sake.

2...and? What is your point?

So after all do you have a problem with the state displaying religious messages from only one religion, or is that just an aggravating factor?

And I don't. I'd rather not have my public areas displaying religious symbology as it makes me uncomfortable being there and being in the town.

3. lolwut. Expand.

1.

And, if something has "secular value", as in, mainstream-accepted moral or educational content, it shouldn't be banned just because it happens to be presented by some religion. Proposing that religious messages should be banned full stop is a non-sequitur where we're practically quasi-copyrighting ideas presented by whatever religion so they cannot be displayed by the state. With this logic, I could go out and make a bogus religion that prophesizes that "hotdogs are cool", and the govt. would be eternally banned from saying that hot dogs are cool, because someone already did it, it happens, as part of a religion.

You're really really bad at this.

2. I have a problem with religious favoritism, which is strictly prohibited in our government.

3. I really don't know why I have to explain since its plain fucking obvious. For one, the government favoring a religion makes me uncomfortable as it means I'll be treated discriminated. It basically saying. "If you are not x religion, you are not welcome here" to me. And these are public fucking areas. PUBLIC. as in everyone can use. But with religious symbols it sends that message, that I'm not welcome because of my beliefs.

[Gallifrey Secundaria]

It recounted the story of Noah's Ark. Y'know, the one with a massive genocide.

A genocide its the complete destruction of a specific group, species, or people. This was an apocalyptic scenario, everything was being wiped out, not just one thing. And the great flood really happened, so did several other things mentioned in similar times in many texts. Just look up the literary proof of the flood.

Multiple instances of speciecide then.

And no, the flood didn't happen. There is no proof for it at all.

There are fucking trees older than the flood.

[Benuty]

When it is glorified, and swapped out in place of mercy it is.

Yeah, they should've kept the old toy, because the story of Noah's ark teaches kids about mercy! The story where god kills all but like 10 people on the entire planet because they didn't obey him. Mercy, yeah.

Well they only purged the old definition of the world, aka the world known to the Mesopotamians .

[Ifreann]

And yet there are those who want to address this issue by amending the US Constitution's establishment clause. Madness, eh?


A story about God drowning almost everything to punish people for their sins does not have secular value. It serves only to teach people about how hard God will wreck your shit if you cross him, and how He'll protect you and some other species if you don't.

Was it God who wrecked their shit or just warned that their shit will get wrecked? Can't remember.

God flooded the Earth to undo his creation, which he judged to be evil, and start over with Noah et al. Nothing secular to be found here.

[Othelos]

It recounted the story of Noah's Ark. Y'know, the one with a massive genocide.

A genocide its the complete destruction of a specific group, species, or people. This was an apocalyptic scenario, everything was being wiped out, not just one thing. And the great flood really happened, so did several other things mentioned in similar times in many texts. Just look up the literary proof of the flood.

There isn't enough water on earth for sea levels to rise 5.5 miles.

[Fortitudinem]

Oh, look, a gif. Lobotomized devices can't read those well.

Please...just this once, please speak English...I can't stand it here.

Please, just understand what people with higher IQs than yours say for once. A lobotomy is where they remove part of the brain. I'm saying my electronic device is stupid.