Catholic Mother & Atheist Son

Stealth Hunter · 05-20-08, 12:56 AM

:rotfl:

Damn do these radicals make me laugh. The part about Christmas and gifts: priceless, just like a Capital One commercial. And since when is Christmas about Jesus? I always thought it was about family and giving stuff to one another to express love for one another and having each other together to reflect on the past... and there's a small mention about Jesus, but that's not the main point.

Oh, here's a good one:

Skybird · 05-20-08, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Well, Merry Christms, then!

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Annoying. Unfortunately, no single case. Read and watched many stories like this on the web. Including the perverse remark at the end that the atheist victims of discrimination - are those who really discriminate poor fellow "Christians" like the mother in the first video.

Let's hear what US-senator Mike Gravel has to say on this trend:

"A man talking sense".

Abracadabra. Öh, Amen i meant.

Q3ark · 05-20-08, 06:26 AM

That was interesting. I never realy realised just how religious the US is.

Over here in the UK religion is not a factor at all, at least among the every day working class people, it simply has no bearing on our lives anymore.

As for what Mike Gravel said about morality, you certainly don't have to be a religious man to be moral. I am an atheist and i try to treat everyone with respect and dignity, at least untill they prove to me that they don't deserve my respect.

I had the experiance of working with a religious man (think he is a mormon) the one time he cought me checking out this chick, she was beauthiful, perfect eyes, red hair, slim (anywho i digress). He told me in no uncertain terms that i was going to go to hell, to which my response was "How? There's no such place" (not knowing at the time his religious nature) he looked shocked and i told him that i don't believe in all that stuff. He immediatley started to try and convert me. I told him that i respect his beliefs and would never try to convert him to my way of thinking and i expect the same of him no matter what his religion demanded of him. He wasn't happy but he took my adviceand left it alone.

Why do these people feel the need to preassure others to their way of thinking? The way i see it is if you want to be a Mormon, Jew, Muslin, Catholic or Protestant then fine, just leave me the hell alone and i wont bother you.

August · 05-20-08, 07:11 AM

Wow yet another religion bashing thread on Subsim. Who'd have thunk it?

Spoon 11th · 05-20-08, 09:50 AM

God bless atheism.

AVGWarhawk · 05-20-08, 09:57 AM

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Damn do these radicals make me laugh. The part about Christmas and gifts: priceless, just like a Capital One commercial. And since when is Christmas about Jesus? I always thought it was about family and giving stuff to one another to express love for one another and having each other together to reflect on the past... and there's a small mention about Jesus, but that's not the main point.

Were did you get the idea that Christmas is about family and giving stuff(other than how commericalized it is now)? It is about the birth of Jesus. The gift giving has made it commericalized.

But, I have to agree...some are just overboard with it all to the point of lunacy.

tomcat · 05-20-08, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Spoon 11th

God bless atheism.

+8 Irony points

05-20-08, 12:56 AM	#1
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Catholic Mother & Atheist Son :rotfl: Damn do these radicals make me laugh. The part about Christmas and gifts: priceless, just like a Capital One commercial. And since when is Christmas about Jesus? I always thought it was about family and giving stuff to one another to express love for one another and having each other together to reflect on the past... and there's a small mention about Jesus, but that's not the main point. Oh, here's a good one:

05-20-08, 06:26 AM	#3
Q3ark Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: York, England Posts: 346 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	That was interesting. I never realy realised just how religious the US is. Over here in the UK religion is not a factor at all, at least among the every day working class people, it simply has no bearing on our lives anymore. As for what Mike Gravel said about morality, you certainly don't have to be a religious man to be moral. I am an atheist and i try to treat everyone with respect and dignity, at least untill they prove to me that they don't deserve my respect. I had the experiance of working with a religious man (think he is a mormon) the one time he cought me checking out this chick, she was beauthiful, perfect eyes, red hair, slim (anywho i digress). He told me in no uncertain terms that i was going to go to hell, to which my response was "How? There's no such place" (not knowing at the time his religious nature) he looked shocked and i told him that i don't believe in all that stuff. He immediatley started to try and convert me. I told him that i respect his beliefs and would never try to convert him to my way of thinking and i expect the same of him no matter what his religion demanded of him. He wasn't happy but he took my adviceand left it alone. Why do these people feel the need to preassure others to their way of thinking? The way i see it is if you want to be a Mormon, Jew, Muslin, Catholic or Protestant then fine, just leave me the hell alone and i wont bother you. __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son, But Johnny is no more. What Johnny thought was H20 was H2SO4.

05-20-08, 07:11 AM	#4
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wow yet another religion bashing thread on Subsim. Who'd have thunk it? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	God bless atheism.