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Fight religion in court
October 30, 2016 at 1:02 pm
What do you think about my idea to go to court and claim that religions such as Christianity and Islam are making direct threats to persons by saying they will go to hell when they die. To us atheists this is not a real threat. But anyone that is open to the idea of god will take the threat seriously. To outlaw the usage of hell and eternal torture would be a big blow to religion as they can not effectively indoctrinate people any more. Would this be a defensible position?
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RE: Fight religion in court
October 30, 2016 at 1:04 pm (This post was last modified: October 30, 2016 at 1:08 pm by account_inactive.)
I don't think that would work...

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RE: Fight religion in court
October 30, 2016 at 1:07 pm
No , because the collateral damage would be my right to tell some one to fuck themselves and go to hell. I am not willing to give that up.
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RE: Fight religion in court
October 30, 2016 at 1:15 pm
(October 30, 2016 at 1:02 pm)verbral Wrote: What do you think about my idea to go to court and claim that religions such as Christianity and Islam are making direct threats to persons by saying they will go to hell when they die. To us atheists this is not a real threat. But anyone that is open to the idea of god will take the threat seriously. To outlaw the usage of hell and eternal torture would be a big blow to religion as they can not effectively indoctrinate people any more. Would this be a defensible position?

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RE: Fight religion in court
October 30, 2016 at 1:20 pm
I don't know where you are but here in the U.S. that would be massively unconstitutional. Would you really want the government to have that kind of power? Be careful what you wish for.
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RE: Fight religion in court
October 30, 2016 at 1:20 pm
(October 30, 2016 at 1:20 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: I don't know where you are but here in the U.S. that would be massively unconstitutional. Would you really want the government to have that kind of power? Be careful what you wish for.

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RE: Fight religion in court
October 30, 2016 at 1:22 pm
Saying people will go to hell shouldn't count as a direct threat of violence. As long as they don't actually attack, or threaten to attack, people or property then it's just talk. Though passing laws discriminating against groups because a book tells them to is also immoral, and shouldn't be tolerated.
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RE: Fight religion in court
October 30, 2016 at 1:33 pm
Depends on the version of hell, perhaps ?

Mine for instance, where the damned are anally raped and impregnated by vile demons and then give birth rectally to more demons that will then torment them ?
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RE: Fight religion in court
October 30, 2016 at 1:37 pm
(October 30, 2016 at 1:33 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Depends on the version of hell, perhaps ?

Mine for instance, where the damned are anally raped and impregnated by vile demons and then give birth rectally to more demons that will then torment them ?

You have a very strange mind, vorlon...
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RE: Fight religion in court
October 30, 2016 at 1:41 pm
Got something better ?
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