Coming Out
Written by admin on February 27, 2009 – 4:50 am -
I want you to share your story of coming out as an Atheist. If you have not come out as an Atheist, then please use this opportunity to do so. If you are not an Atheist, then please sit back and watch.
Duration : 0:4:22
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Posted in Persecution of Atheist | 19 Comments »
Watch James a black brother accepting Islam live
Written by admin on February 27, 2009 – 4:50 am -
Watch James a black brother accepting Islam live
Duration : 0:7:2
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Posted in Judaism and Atheism | 1 Comment »
Converts Reverts Islam Christian Atheist Catholic
Written by admin on February 27, 2009 – 4:50 am -
http://www.fatherzakaria.net/books.htm
and
http://www.fatherzakaria.net/
http://www.islam-christianity.net/
Please look at the Christian arguments from people who are connected to historic Christianity.
You don’t have to be a Muslim to practice greater piety. As Catholic women you can cover your head. Men and women both can dress modestly instead of trying to flash wealth like a credit card commercial.
You can pray 7 times/day. You can pray with your face to the floor, but Jesus called us His brothers, sister and mother. There is no reason to make others feel bad because you might like to incorporate extra devotional behaviors into your prayer life.
St James 2:12-x
For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” said also, “Do not kill.” If you do not commit adultery but do kill, you have become a transgressor of the law.
So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy; yet mercy triumphs over judgment.
You are under the law of liberty as a Christian. Jesus said “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” and “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone”
It’s easy to twist sections of text and make a mockery out of anything by doing so. I invite you to read the various texts mentioned in arguments, in their entirety. See what is being said.
Duration : 0:2:18
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Posted in Islam and Atheism | 6 Comments »
What Atheists and Christians have in Common
Written by admin on February 27, 2009 – 4:50 am -
The purpose of this video is to highlight, in the midst of our disagreements, some cohesiveness. Its also my hope that the ideas that occupy the latter categories will someday be moved to the we all share category.
1. You should try to live a life where you treat others not just the way you would like to be treated, but include how you believe they would like to be treated. This forms the foundation of morality. From which the following activities we agree are unacceptable: inflicting purposeless suffering on others (torture), murder, theft, rape, slavery, genocide, and most examples of dishonesty. In addition, those who break these moral laws should ask and receive forgiveness– that being said, depending on the severity of the infraction, a fair and equitable punishment might be prescribed by society which favors restorative punishment over retributive punishment when possible.
2. Men and women of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, socioeconomic class are all born equal in liberty. Differences exist between people, but these should be used to embrace and lift up one another rather than ostracize people. Bigotry and cruelty is unacceptable.
3. Society should be arranged to enable all persons freedom to express socially defined human rights which include at their essence examples such as; freedom of thought (including religion), expression (including speech), freedom of information (including media and science), power to choose leaders and government, freedom from bondage in the form of any kind of slavery, and freedom to own and exchange property.
4. The world is made better when fundamental needs are met, including clean water, food, and medical care.
5. A love of art over a variety of mediums;including music, painting, drama, film.
6. You don’t have to agree with cultures to appreciate their unique lifestyles. You may even enjoy travelling to foreign places to experience these cultures firsthand.
7. We believe education is a foundational necessity to making a good society. All children should be provided as equal an opportunity to recieve a liberal arts education that is secular in nature in order to prevent one religion being favored over another.
“Foundations” I think some, or most atheists share:
8. This education includes science education. Consequently, only scientific concepts including modern cosmology and Evolution by Natural selection are to be taught. Religious ideas such as intelligent design creationism or first-cause cosmology can be taught in comparitive religion courses.
9. Life’s fulfillment (some or all) is derived by a participation in advancing humane ideals, including advancing a society that encourages all of the included propositions.
10. Knowledge is necessary in order to direct progress. Therefore, scientific pursuits should be valued and encouraged. This includes medicine, biology, sociology, psychology, chemistry, astronomy, and all methods of inquiry that utilize empirical methods to discover and confirm hypotheses.
11. Philosophy is also critical in establishing ethical norms, foundational logic for all above sciences, and mutable worldview that can alter to best comport with reality.
Foundations I feel that some or few Christians and I share:
12. A healthy skepticism and default agnosticism. While I think many Christians embrace skepticism toward other faith-based or mystical claims; it is unlikely that they would apply it to their own worldview.
13. All people should be afforded due process under the law and society. This means social institutions should be afforded to all people regardless of race, gender, sexuality, religious belief, or class. Why is this so low on the list? Because of the continued presence of “blue laws”, the permeation of religious symbology in the United States, an opposition of Homosexual equal rights, and opposition to a secular government.
14. Conclusions made by a critical inquiry into history should be embraced. The consequence of this is often unacceptable for most Christians when it’s applied to their holy texts. However, I have met Christians who prefer to accept a Mythic Christ or compartementalize the historical problems of Christianity.
15. Human relationships are more important than religious differences. That is, when dogma and ethics conflict– choose ethics. For instance, if God tells you to kill children, begin to doubt that whatever you are reading or hearing is really God. If God tells you to hate your family, perhaps you aren’t listening to a moral preceptor. I wonder if this should be higher. I hope that someday it is.
Duration : 0:7:10
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Posted in Christianity and Atheism | 25 Comments »
Atheist Morality Vs. Christian Morality
Written by admin on February 27, 2009 – 4:50 am -
Who acted morally when faced with immoral behaviour? Atheists or Christians?
Duration : 0:4:20
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Posted in Morality and Atheism | 20 Comments »
Debate Challange for Atheists – Muslim Destorys Atheism
Written by admin on February 27, 2009 – 4:50 am -
Brother Sami Zaatari
http://www.youtube.com/user/SamiZaatari
Owner of the website
www.muslim-responses.com
and one of the most famous muslim apologetics in youtube and in real life
Once again hows the hypocrisy and cowardice of atheists who run away from debates.
This is an open challenge for ANY atheist who can debate. Man up and send us your best guy.
Duration : 0:8:52
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Posted in Famous Atheist | 25 Comments »
Religion, Politics and the End of the World (8/9)
Written by admin on February 27, 2009 – 4:50 am -
Sam Harris and Chris Hedges engage in a debate over the role that religion and politics play in Islamic extremism.
Credit: Truthdig
http://www.truthdig.com/
Duration : 0:8:31
Tags: atheism, atheists, Chris, christianity, debate, Harris, Hedges, iraq, islam, Muslim, politics, religion, Robert, Sam, Scheer, Truthdig
Posted in Atheism in Politics | 25 Comments »
Intelligent Design, The Big Bang And The Meaning Of Life (2/2) – The Atheist Experience #556
Written by admin on February 27, 2009 – 4:50 am -
Intelligent Design, The Big Bang And The Meaning Of Life (2/2) [The Atheist Experience #556]
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The Atheist Experience is a weekly cable access television show in Austin, Texas geared at an atheist and non-atheist audience. The Atheist Experience is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin (ACA), a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.
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Duration : 0:10:9
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How do you convert from Christianity to Atheism?
Written by admin on February 26, 2009 – 8:02 am -
Wake up and smell the reality.
Seriously, study the historical evidence and how the bible came to be.
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POLITICAL question for atheists about atheism?
Written by admin on February 26, 2009 – 8:01 am -Would you be willing to join an organization by way of your signature, that states you are are a member of the Atheist Religion in a Church of Atheism in order to be able to have equal rights as theists??
Note: Rights you do not have include:
1.) Labor laws: They do not protect extra days atheists want off but they do protect religious holidays, protect dress code violations if it's related to their religion, protect time off during work hours for religious prayer.
2.) Marriage: Religious people can have a priest marry them, a judge (or legal equivalent) , or if their religion requires they can marry themselves without a priest or a judge. Atheists can only have a Judge (or legal equivalent).
3.) Military: Atheists and theists are taxed to pay for Military Chaplains. In the military many atheists report anecdotes of being forced to attend "spiritual fitness" classes, religious benedictions, prayers, and other classes such as religious marriage counseling. Unofficially they are harassed, denied advancement in rank due to their not being religious, and many other examples of discrimination are imposed upon them.
4.) Politics: Though the United states constitution prohibits it, many state constitutions do not allow for any Atheist to hold any government office.
5.) Taxes: Religions are allowed tax deductions for their representative institutions and their staff. Atheists have no such tax deductible institutions (yet).
6.) No lobbyists: Religious people are able to protect their rights through representation in the government weather by lobbyists or politicians themselves. Atheists, agnostics, spiritualists, and free thinkers more than triple the amount of Hindu's Buddhists and Jews combined in this country but the Congress has only seen one out of the closet atheist EVER.
And many other more examples. Not all of them would be solved by said membership, but many if not most would be alleviated or eradicated by Atheists establishing Atheism as a Religion and founding a Church of Atheism.
WOULD YOU JOIN?
Yes I would…gladly, in fact.
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