[gmc]

Originally Posted by Ted

gmc

I've already been accused of encouraging homosexual practices. LOL.

None of this denigrates the basic tenets of all the great faiths; justice and compassion. Do atheists disagree with those two?

You are correct about some religious folks killing each other. Now what about the millions massacred under the atheist Stalin or those under Mao or those under Pol Pot etc.? It seems to me that the religious do not have a monopoly on killing. Nor should we forget Hitler who simply used religion as a mask and nothing more.

Shalom
Ted

These ones are always brought up. At least they never claimed to have the moral right to do what they did in the name of god. Compared to the suffering caused by religious wars it's a moot point which is worse. What would you prefer? being killed in the name of god or of political expediency? Hitler's anti semitism had an awful lot of supporters in some surprising places he was playing to the prejudices that were already there. It's one of the lessons of the nazis-prejudice against anyone for any reason should be condemned. How to stop what it is another question.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History..._United_States

In 1952 a Roper poll found that only thirty-nine percent of Americans felt that Jews should be treated like other people. Fifty-three percent believed that "Jews are different and should be restricted" and ten percent believed that Jews should be deported. [13] The United States’ tight immigration policies were not lifted during the Holocaust, news of which began to reach the United States in 1941 and 1942 and it has been estimated that 190 000 - 200 000 Jews could have been saved during the Second World War had it not been for bureaucratic obstacles to immigration deliberately created by Breckinridge Long and others.[14]

The pope could have stopped hitler had he wanted to, The notion that he powerless to do so with millions following his lead is absurd. He chose to say nothing and if that's god's will

Come to that how often have different religious groups been living in harmony with each other and some church or other decides this is no good and must be stopped and the unbelievers stamped out.

I've already been accused of encouraging homosexual practices. LOL.

Have you been preaching love your fellow man again? People just read in to things whatever they want don't they?

None of this denigrates the basic tenets of all the great faiths; justice and compassion. Do atheists disagree with those two?

Of course they do. Why would they not? Unless you hold to the absurd notion that you need religion-and specifically monotheism- to teach morality.