The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #152125   Message #3561645
Posted By: Stringsinger
26-Sep-13 - 06:18 PM
Thread Name: BS: Militant atheism has become a religion p
Subject: RE: BS: Militant atheism has become a religion p
"You are constantly proving that you personally are as zealous as any Internet Christian I have ever met. "

No, this is not true. If anything, I am opposed to an authoritarian way of looking at religion or non-religion. I sense a strong streak of authoritarianism in posts of this nature and an accusatory tone which sheds no light on this issue.

The irony (if not downright funny) is the recent advent of a so-called "Atheist church"
which is springing up worldwide. It seems to me that the baggage of religion is being carried into this sphere and the Sunday Assemblies seem to downplay atheist ideas to attract followers.

" That is a straw man arguments typical of people who who will go to wild rhetorical and illogical lengths to promote their own point of view."

This is a straw man argument used by people of a religious persuasion against people of non-belief as if the religious points of view are somehow "sane". This is not in harmony with the notion of "turning the other cheek", bringing into focus the hypocrisy of some who would prefer to accuse and set in judgement their authoritarian views.