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After having watched the clip in its entirety, I can only say one thing: That is one of the most shameless manipulations of the Holocaust I have seen to date. The "Schindler's List" emphasis on Jesus, the condescending Isiah quote at the end, as well as the disturbing insinuation that Jews...

First and foremost, while there have been rebuffs of legal challenges, this only represents the status of legal challenges to the current phrasing of the pledge. This does not represent any ethical or even logical standing of the pledge. The fact that the pledge was changed in the 1950s does...

I don't see why being Canadian would have relevance... An application of logic and a basic understanding of American law/principle is all that is necessary to have a say on this. I also don't understand why bringing up the fact that I am an Atheist is relevant to my argument. I have made no...

What I'm getting at here is not a matter of legality or "rights" of the minority versus the majority. I'm talking on a matter of principle. I'm talking about the ideals America wishes to uphold for its people. It seems counterintuitive to enshrine language in a patriotic statement that...

The problem I see with this is... If there is a significant minority that finds this part of the pledge to be incorrect and against their judgement and conscience to say, then shouldn't that mean something to you? Shouldn't you pause for a moment and consider... how important is this...

Children of a young age have few mental faculties developed and it is well known that they are prone to magical thinking and circular reasoning. They associate objects and events on a fleeting basis. There is no surprise that young children would develop a concept of supernature and deities...

You know what I like about that picture? Apparently... all Catholics and Sunni Muslims are extremist... LOL X 100 BILLION DOLLARS

To put it simply, the problem is a nasty reactive metabolite that is produced from liver enzymes that change the active ingredient of tylenol. The recommended limit for patients currently is 4g mx per day, but this can fluctuate based on the medications one is taking, the relative levels of...

I am using the term "god" as an identification for the class of beings that people talk about when discussing both their religion or philosophical undertsanding of the universe. #2 and #3 are added in more to account for offshoots of Theism, such as Deism, Pantheism and Panentheism.

From my perspective, an Atheist is a person who upholds the metaphysical premise (whether with 100% certainty or any level of certainty above that of the certainty of its opposite premise) that gods as defined by their concept are not part of the set of being. I would probably define gods as...

This is pretty much the original intent behind "Atheist Churches". It should come as no surprise though, that the extreme diversity of ideas surrounding the purpose and value of such a church minimizes its effectiveness. Building a "church-like" community on obscure methaphysical positions...

This is your response to several pagans and agnostics? I don't recall any atheists saying they "chat with dead humans". To Zoness, That sucks. I hope you can find strong connections in the not-to-distant future. Community is good for you.

Stuffy old men playing games controlling women. Pay them no mind; pay them no dignity by responding to this nonsense.

These are definitely words to live by. dGirl1986, all that matters is that the current path you choose is the one you believe in. Remain true to yourself and let things play out. I doubt any one of us will ever have the 100% truth about life, but all we can do is continue to question and...

The terminology around cults have changed so much nowadays. It functions as little more than a derogatory statement for religions. I personally try to avoid using the term unless I see a clear-cut, manipulative sect.

In my case, I simply found that the concept of a purely natural world without supernatural intervention was consistent with what I perceived. Most of my knowledge in science seemed to solidify the concept of a world working on natural principles alone and a thorough introspection of the reasons...

I read the parts of the articles you posted in the topic. That was enough for my "taste buds". The problem I have is regarding the mentality behind this entire topic. Highlighting this hate speech is fair as a commentary about the midde eastern islamist tribes whom seem to blend in an ethnic...

Let's start with this... What is the purpose of this thread?

I hope you don't mind my quoting of your post, oi_antz, but I think you bring up an interesting point on levels of thinking and Christianity (in theory and as we see it today in culture). To be fair, I think a lot of the problems people experience with Christianity in current culture is as a...