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Thread #150803 Message #3574771
Posted By: Stringsinger
11-Nov-13 - 01:27 PM
Thread Name: BS: 'Militant Atheism' is a propaganda term
Subject: BS: Militant atheism is not a religion
More and more, the relationship between our environmental crisis and the principles of evolution are being made clear.
"Militant atheism" is simply a reaction against the intransigence of religious communities and is in no way a religion of itself. This is misleading propaganda on the part of true "believers".
Everyone has a right to their own belief system in a democracy but what is overstepping that right is to accuse those who are reacting to the fundamental problems of religious fanaticism as "miltant atheists", an empty procedure akin to talking about "Islamofacism" or other meaningless epithets.
The voices of clarity are emerging louder and massive among young people who decry the excesses of religion and those religious folk who persecute non-believers by offering this
destructive label of "militant atheists as a religion". The label is not seen by some religious folk as belittling those who disagree with them. This thread is an attack on non-believers,
make no mistake about that. Dawkins has every right to offer his opinion publicly and has been falsely accused of attacking religious believers. He hasn't personalized his comments but kept them on a plane of logic and the promotion of science when it is denigrated by preachers, prelates, priests or any self-appointed important figures of religion..