Sunday, July 21, 2013

Fundie In Disguise

Fundie In Disguise

I temporarily followed a guy who said he was an atheist.  As I read his blog, I saw thinly veiled Christianity and we discussed many things.

I have the opinion that If we don’t stop Islam, we may end up back in the Dark Ages. And, he challenged me on it.

This is as close to a quote as I can remember, “So what, we survived that one, we’ll probably survive the next one.”

So, I wrote a poem/song that goes to the tune of ‘Strangers in the Night’
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Fundie in disguise.
Said he did not believe.
Followed me today.
And said he could not conceive
Of a god or two.

Blogged of many things.
Thinly veiled preaching.
Anti-theist me.
I tried to teach him.
Of no gods and such.

Tweets went on and on.
Each one more telling.
Calling me names.
Was quite compelling.
His churchy ways were bare.

He soon began to offend me.
Said all atheists
Were all the same thing.
And still he would persist
To tell me I was wrong.

I left him to his insanity.
Told him to find a way
To get more healthy.
He loved his god today
Loved his delusion, too.

Beware of pretending fundies.
They always show their spots.
A leopard has to display.
He really had the hots
For his imaginary god.


Saturday, July 13, 2013

Why Do I Rail On About Religion?

Why Do I Rail On About Religion?

I’m sorry I haven’t written much lately but summer seems to take up a great deal of my life.

I was asked recently why I go on so about religion when I don’t even believe in it.  The question came from a fundie who didn’t understand how an atheist can be so concerned.

After some thought, I came up with several reasons (in no particular order).

  1. I feel it’s our duty to point out the delusion to anyone who will listen. Yes, I realize it makes me a proselytizer but if we don’t do our best to eliminate religion, the world will never change.

  1. It’s important that we not be quiet about atheism to show others that they are not alone.

  1. We must continue to point out the evil that exists within religion.

  1.  It’s our duty to shame those who use religion for dishonest and immoral purposes.

  1. Since most religious people don’t want to make trouble within their own religion, especially the Muslims. So, we must continue to remind them that they are the minders of their own people. It is their job to police the extremists who profess to their faith. If outsiders try to contain the bad guys, the result is often a holy war. We must continue to pressure the unwilling to stop the bombers, killers and evil doers.

  1. Some one has to be strong enough, brave enough and logical enough to step up to the challenge. If not me and you, then who.

Remember to keep your debates calm and logical. We will never convince anyone to listen if we mistreat them. We will never bring them into the light if we shroud our words in darkness.

So, that’s why I continue to fight to bring the world into a logical and sensible place.

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