RE: American Atheists suing over Ground Zero Cross
August 5, 2011 at 5:15 am
(This post was last modified: August 5, 2011 at 5:16 am by Faith No More.)
Regardless of whether atheists disagree about what to do with this cross, I think can all agree that we need to choose our battles carefully. I personally don't have any problems with the cross, but even if I did, I wouldn't think it was worth the negative PR. Hell, even last night's Daily Show ripped on this lawsuit and went as far as to call the head of the AA a dick.
In the U.S. we self-proclaimed atheists have to deal with the negative stigma we don't deserve, and this lawsuit will only enflame people's dislike and distrust towards us as a group. This was an unwise action and looks very childish. When you add on the emotional factor of this being a 9/11 memorial, we come off looking like complete assholes whether that's a deserved title or not.
In the U.S. we self-proclaimed atheists have to deal with the negative stigma we don't deserve, and this lawsuit will only enflame people's dislike and distrust towards us as a group. This was an unwise action and looks very childish. When you add on the emotional factor of this being a 9/11 memorial, we come off looking like complete assholes whether that's a deserved title or not.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
