(April 20, 2017 at 8:22 am)hopey Wrote: China - philosophy is not Buddhist, my wife is from China, its philosophy is atheist, she was taught atheism. Buddhism is the biggest religion yes, but it is not the philosophy that built the dictatorship ... that is atheism ... sorry.
Russia - when communist (at the height of its oppression) was again atheist. Still recovering from that one.
Cuba - don't know much about it.
Germany - irrelevant - an occasional dictator appears - who for the record stated he hated Christianity. See secular sources on Hitler and religion.
Saudi Arabia and Iran - are Muslim not Christian. Their religion teaches violence, and oppression.
Western nations, particularly ones with protestant backgrounds are the freest in the world.
Now lets compare no religious states -North Korea, China, Soviet Union - wow do we see a secular revolution?
KNOCK OFF YOUR BULLSHIT.
None of those countries are religion free. Sorry that bothers you but it is still BULLSHIT to claim whatever oppression was part of their histories, WHICH IS NOT in dispute, means all atheists are evil. FUCK YOU.
If you think we all love dictators moron, then why the fuck are you even on this website? If we as atheists hated all religious people as individuals then why do the admins ALLOW YOU HERE?
Oppression does not equal "atheists". Oppression is geographical and erra time frame. In North Korea I WOULD either have to live in silence along with BUDDHISTS and Christians. If I lived in China SAME FUCKING THING. If you and I were living in Iran or Saudi Arabia WE WOULD BOTH either have to keep our mouths shut or risk arrest or mob violence. But in the SECULAR PLURALISTIC WEST, Christians ARE NOT persecuted.
You "Christians are persecuted"
Me, "Yes, but where?"
Muslims are also persecuted depending on GEOGRAPHY.
Jews are also persecuted depending on GEOGRAPHY.
BUT SO ARE ATHEISTS, depending on GEOGRAPHY.
Your bible is your book, not mine. I am not required in the west to believe human morality came from a magic baby with super powers. Don't like that? Tough shit, but that does not mean i like dictators. You don't have to go away, but you do need to GROW UP.
