Why I Am Anti-Theist

[God of Mr. Hanky]

As an anti-theist, I have been maligned by many atheists on this site as "militant", and even "hateful". Neither are in fact true - I'm not militant unless it makes you militant to give more than a shit about protecting people from the undeniably real damage caused by practices which have proven to be so harmful that they should not be allowed to continue in any society which protects its citizens from predation, be that mental, physical, or intellectual.

Yeah, towards the minority still holding up these practices, I'm anti theist too. I will, however, not conflate simple church goers with their radicals. Regardless of their religion of choice.

There is no religion of choice, when it's been decided for you before you had the ability to decide on anything. That's what childhood indoctrination does.

Not all religion is radical, and the typical churchgoer may be healthy and normal, but he really isn't normal on account of his religion, as he is liable to believe. He thinks his sense of ethics and social values come from his religious teachings, and he is liable to vote according to them, even when his unfettered conscience may move him differently. He may do so against his own interests, or his decisions may unfairly harm others. Also, the typical church doesn't necessarily imply all of its churchgoers are typical. One who is born with mental weakness may have fared much better without the indoctrination with any of the depressing Xtian ideas, which are all quite good at feeding unhealthy obsessions and delusions.

So what that not all religious sects promote suicide bombing, harassment of abortion doctors and gays, or Constitutional meddling/muddling? The churches which are regarded as normal expose children to barbaric violence which is celebrated! They teach their flocks to view their own nature in a light which is at best less than healthy. They give them a view of the world which is considered normal by other Christians, but it still leaves much to be desired. They teach injustice against gays and women, as Franky Normal has recently made unmistakable. Churches don't feed the poor as much as they feed poverty through their teachings. Therefore, no religious teachings, including those which are regarded as typical and moderate should be conflated with good.