Ban on atheism

[Intaglio]

Is this guy serious?

[Liriena]

The majority of devout Christians would love to see atheism banned.

[citation needed]

If you don't believe in god, then read the bible.

Again, many people became atheists because they read the Bible.

Human rights are based on freedom of religion etc.,

No.

which menas you can believe in god any way you want (Catholic, Baptist, Methodist etc.)

Funny how you don't mention non-Christian religions.

but you must believe. Freedom of religion does not mean no religion.

[citation needed]

USA even say "In God we trust"

A motto introduced in the 1950's, with the help of Catholic authorities, to replace the original motto of the United States: E pluribus unum

so to all Atheists: READ THE HOLY SCRIPTURE!

Many atheists already have.

It's as if you just logged in sporadically to intellectually masturbate without actually reading other people's responses.

Atheism has caused the ruin of this world by taking prayer out of schools and legalizing abortions and gay-marriage, being able to practice legally what can only be called evil. Atheism is the reason crime and war is so rampant.

[citation needed]

[Braberbourg]

USA even say "In God we trust"

Which god?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Germanic_deities
Choose one. "Christian" god refers to Loki.

[South Kerguelen]

HOW CAN I CREATE A FORUM? explain

[Rapanatcha]

OP is obviously a troll. There is just no chance that he or she is so extremely daft like that.

I would not be so sure...

[Bolrieg]

The majority of devout Christians would love to see atheism banned. If you don't believe in god, then read the bible.
Human rights are based on freedom of religion etc., which menas you can believe in god any way you want (Catholic, Baptist, Methodist etc.) but you must believe. Freedom of religion does not mean no religion. USA even say "In God we trust" so to all Atheists: READ THE HOLY SCRIPTURE!

Atheism has caused the ruin of this world by taking prayer out of schools and legalizing abortions and gay-marriage, being able to practice legally what can only be called evil. Atheism is the reason crime and war is so rampant.

I don't think you read the Bible either.

[Dyakovo]

Athiesm is simply the absence of belief in a god, regardless of the person's stance on his existence.

Why is that so hard to understand?

Atheist - a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.

Agnostic - a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.

Atheism is the active disbelief in God, which is just as unprovable as the belief in God.

Neither of those definitions is accurate.

[Mienon]

There are plenty of Christians who are bad, and plenty of atheists who are good. But before I decide to go off on a rant, I'll address something stated in your post.
"One of my friends came forward and told me he was an atheist. I asked him why he was an atheist and he said, 'I prayed to God for help, but he never helped me.'"
Your friends reasoning has no issues. Almost everywhere in the New Testament, it says, "If you pray in my name, you will receive". That's not an exact quote, but the gist of what Christ said to his followers. Matthew 7:7, Matthew 17:20, Matthew 21:21, Mark 11:24, John 14:12-14, Matthew 18:19 and James 5:15-16 all say that. And God never helps, so yeah...
I'm an atheist, and I don't go around and rape and murder people. Most atheists don't. I'm well informed on Christianity. I GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL. I read the Bible. I know that religion and science are compatible, most atheists do. I've read "How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization". It's a good read, probably true. But I'm not a believer.
Lastly, banning atheism is a total infringement on basic human rights. I have the right to believe what I want to believe, and so do you, and so does everyone. I don't care you're a Christian, that's great, but don't be a total ass and refuse people their rights. Most people, atheist, Christian, or otherwise, will agree with me.

[All Natural France]

If you don't believe in god, then read the bible.

Again, many people became atheists because they read the Bible.

His contradiction was obvious.

[New Socialist South Africa]

1) The majority of devout Christians would love to see atheism banned.

2) If you don't believe in god, then read the bible.

3) Human rights are based on freedom of religion etc., which menas you can believe in god any way you want (Catholic, Baptist, Methodist etc.) but you must believe. Freedom of religion does not mean no religion.

4) USA even say "In God we trust" so to all Atheists: READ THE HOLY SCRIPTURE!

5) Atheism has caused the ruin of this world by taking prayer out of schools and legalizing abortions and gay-marriage, being able to practice legally what can only be called evil.

6) Atheism is the reason crime and war is so rampant.

1) Source? And so what?

2) I don't believe in god partly because I read the bible.

3) No. No it doesn't.

4) Although it was "E Plubris Unum" ("From many, one") until the 1950s or then about.

5) Ya because ending the indoctrination of children, legalising abortions and gay-marriage is totally evil, obviously.

6) Bullshit. Source.

[-Shie-]

Atheism shouldn't be illegal because that would mean that governments take it seriously. Just laugh the atheists out of the room and remove them if they get too rowdy. We'll have our pure wives, our moral family, and brotherhood. Leave them with nothing. Spiders and flies are a nuisance but we crush them and continue. It's just a phase.

[Liriena]

the bible is the worlds greatest storybook

No. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is.

[Wintanceastre]

One of my friends came forward and told me he was an atheist. I asked him why he was an atheist and he said, "I prayed to God for help, but he never helped me." That's no reason to disbelieve in God.

Well, for some it is a reasonable conclusion that if God is all loving and all powerful, but he never helps those who pray to him then God is either not all powerful (I.E. he cannot help), he is not all loving (he did not help those who asked him for help) or he is not real. So it is certainly a reason to disbelieve in God.

Do you atheists seriously think he will help you with everything. Creator put you on earth to fix your mistakes. He won't solve the problems you caused. And stop blaming him for taking away people you care about. It's not his fault you failed or lost someone.

Then he isn't all-loving and all-powerful. If he was, he would help those who cry out to him in help.

Those who disbelieve in God are what I call 'clouded minds'. You don't realise you are one until you are freed from corruption. I know from experience. I was once a disbeliever and then came to realise that people are not educated on who God actually is and how religion and science can coexist.

As someone who has done Catholic RCIA classes and Anglican equivalents to study and learn about who God is, I would say I am fairly educated in what God is meant to be. Yet, I still do not believe in him.

Atheism should be banned because it is very wrong. I seriously think these atheists should read the Bible! I hate it when some kids these days say that they are atheist, it is absolutely WRONG.

People have a right to practice any religion they so choose, and that includes the right to practice no religion or hold no religious belief.

Every Christian knows Atheists have no morals because they think they can ignore God’s Holy Bible. Some of them even deny the existence of Hell! They murder, steal and rape all the time as if there is no tomorrow. It is no coincidence that most criminals are Atheists. It is time to stop all this! It is a known fact that Atheists like nothing more but killing unborn children (abortion) and defenseless elders (euthanasia).

I'd say, as a Buddhist and atheist, I have quite a few morals. Because morals are not attached to religion, rather they come from what is right and wrong. It is wrong to murder, steal and rape. Not because I was told so by God, but because I value human life and wish to protect it.

Christians know that life begins BEFORE conception: Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”

Sure. If you want to say an egg and sperm are "alive" then life can begin before conception.

Only Christians realize that murder is bad: Exodus 20:13 “Thou shalt not kill.”

Yes, because I as a Buddhist think "lets go kill everyone! That sounds like a right good time to me." Of course Christians are not the only ones who realise murder is bad. If that was the case, everyone prior to Christianity would have viewed it as perfectly normal. And we know that simply is not the case.

[Liriena]

Atheism shouldn't be illegal because that would mean that governments take it seriously. Just laugh the atheists out of the room and remove them if they get too rowdy. We'll have our pure wives, our moral family, and brotherhood. Leave them with nothing. Spiders and flies are a nuisance but we crush them and continue. It's just a phase.

Well, aren't you humble?

[All Natural France]

Athiesm is simply the absence of belief in a god, regardless of the person's stance on his existence.

Why is that so hard to understand?

Atheist - a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.

Agnostic - a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.

Atheism is the active disbelief in God, which is just as unprovable as the belief in God.

Couldn't be wrong.[/sarcasm]

Atheism shouldn't be illegal because that would mean that governments take it seriously. Just laugh the atheists out of the room and remove them if they get too rowdy. We'll have our pure wives, our moral family, and brotherhood.Leave them with nothing. Spiders and flies are a nuisance but we crush them and continue. It's just a phase.

I have a feeling you're high, because what you said is...not even a argument.

[Fanosolia]

How does one ban not believing something?

[Salandriagado]

i just gonna say this before i leave. the bible is the worlds greatest storybook and guys....stories are fictional.

It's really not. It's a pretty shit storybook, all things considered. Lacks any kind of coherent narrative, and the characters are mostly one dimensional.

[Dyakovo]

I don't think you know about the "Pari de Pascal"...
It can be quite interesting for ya...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_Wager

We know about Pascal's Wager. It's crap.

[New HastoffMaljagan]

The sad thing is that the person who made this thread is probably American. A country founded on Classical Liberal beliefs ends up being more religous than Europe.

[All Natural France]

How does one ban not believing something?

Discrimination exists at least.

[Iradicea]

OP is obviously a troll. There is just no chance that he or she is so extremely daft like that.

I would not be so sure...

Oh, well. Maybe OP is serious, but mate, I so hope he isn't...

[Lunalia]

i just gonna say this before i leave. the bible is the worlds greatest storybook and guys....stories are fictional.

It's really not. It's a pretty shit storybook, all things considered. Lacks any kind of coherent narrative, and the characters are mostly one dimensional.

Plus most storybooks tend to encourage a set of ethics, like several stories that say it's wrong to force your wife to be a prostitute, it's wrong to have sex with your daughters... oh wait...

[Imsogone]

the bible is the worlds greatest storybook

No. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is.

I'm not sure about Romance of the Three Kingdoms as quality literature, but, as literature (even without reading it) it's probably better than the Bible. Really, the Bible has no real plot or character development - it's inconsistent and choppy. Thematically, it's all over the place. It's barely readable. It is, however, better than anything by Ayn Rand.

[Dyakovo]

0/10 for contribution.

The letters of your name are green so guess what that means?

That he's ripe?

[Lost heros]

Atheism shouldn't be illegal because that would mean that governments take it seriously. Just laugh the atheists out of the room and remove them if they get too rowdy. We'll have our pure wives, our moral family, and brotherhood. Leave them with nothing. Spiders and flies are a nuisance but we crush them and continue. It's just a phase.

What ever happened to love thy neighbor?