By: Neil Rickert
When I read what PZ Myers said about the President’s speech, that left me scratching my head. Sure, I would have preferred a speech with less religious sentiment. But a tragic event such as this is not...
View ArticleBy: Hemant Mehta
You’re right that atheists feel alienated by the religious language, but I don’t mind the President using it… I just wish he would *also* use language that suggests that non-religious people are also...
View ArticleBy: Keika
In the movie “Patton,” George C. Scott asked the company chaplain to pray for good weather, so that “We can better kill our enemy.” I feel more comfortable if our Presidents let those who know God, do...
View ArticleBy: abb3w
The trouble with the notion of phrasing it as “setting our differences aside” is that a theist-based speech does not do so; rather, it requires the atheist to set aside his atheism, while the religious...
View ArticleBy: Rich Wilson
Grieving and supporting. And a hurt that other major figures, by implying that prayer could have prevented this, imply that lack of prayer caused it.
View ArticleBy: VinnyJH
As a non-believer, if I were the parent of one of those murdered children, I don’t think that I would begrudge any believer any comfort that he could find in the face of such a terrible tragedy. It is...
View ArticleBy: Bob MacDonald
good question – speaking about God in public is like using NULL (or failing to use it) in programming. You have to get it right or the program will not work. NULL is I do not know, and is a mandatory...
View ArticleBy: Katherine Appello
I am realizing more and more as I get older that yes religious freedom, speech and assembly all interconnected matter and are a primary part of our nation’s history, struggles etc…, but I do think that...
View ArticleBy: mud man
Heinlein I think it was summarized the Law this way: You shouldn’t offend other people. And if you’re other people, you shouldn’t be offended too easily.PZ and his ilk are offended way too easily. It’s...
View ArticleBy: grayapple
Ah yes, let’s not forget the real victims here, peevish atheist bloggers. Cripes, these guys need to lighten up.
View ArticleBy: Bob
I am an atheist, but not an American atheist. Personally I found the President’s speech very moving. I think the context is important. He was speaking at an interfaith ceremony. For that reason I think...
View ArticleBy: Beau Quilter
I am a nonbeliever and I didn’t really mind the speech. I don’t want the president to pretend that he isn’t Christian, or pretend that many (most?) of the families directly affected by the tragedy...
View ArticleBy: Warmonkey
He’s a Christian, he can’t quote a line from every religious text of every religion and then after ten hours of quoting, also quote an Atheist making a snide remark concerning religion. How is this a...
View ArticleBy: Warmonkey
Of course, I don’t mean this to be offensive. I just consider all this controversy about the president being a Christian to be somewhat of an attack on my beliefs.
View ArticleBy: VinnyJH
As a non-believer, if I were the parent of one of those murdered children, I don’t think that I would begrudge any believer any comfort that he could find in the face of such a terrible tragedy. It is...
View ArticleBy: Bob MacDonald
good question – speaking about God in public is like using NULL (or failing to use it) in programming. You have to get it right or the program will not work. NULL is I do not know, and is a mandatory...
View ArticleBy: Katherine Appello
I am realizing more and more as I get older that yes religious freedom, speech and assembly all interconnected matter and are a primary part of our nation’s history, struggles etc…, but I do think that...
View ArticleBy: mud man
Heinlein I think it was summarized the Law this way: You shouldn’t offend other people. And if you’re other people, you shouldn’t be offended too easily. PZ and his ilk are offended way too easily....
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