(March 9, 2013 at 4:24 pm)Esquilax Wrote:(March 9, 2013 at 4:03 pm)jstrodel Wrote: If someone tries to make the pathetic strawman that "not all atheists are leftists, not all atheists use drugs" I am not going to respond because they know in their hearts that this is not the point I am trying to make and they are using dishonest propaganda methods to ignore the main point I am making, which is THAT A WHOLE HECK OF A LOT ARE, WAY WAY WAY HIGHER THAN AVERAGE TRADITIONAL AMERICAN CULTURE.
And the prison population has more christians in it than atheists, proportionally. Therefore all christians are criminals?
If you're going to cast aspersions on atheist political ideologies even though you've had this point refuted to your face over and over, then you're just going to have to accept that turnabout is fair play, and we'll start making ridiculous generalizations right back at you. Do you really want that, or would you rather have an honest conversation?
Yes, but Christianity does not draw its leadership from the prison population and it repudiates the prisoners who repent and backslide. Atheism draws its strength and central identifying features from radicals like Christopher Hitchens (also a drunk) who are Marxist. It exalts people and identifies them with a level of cultural respect that is similar to the kind of respect that Christians associate with denominational leaders.
What you are doing is dishonest. There is no comparison between the lifestyle of Christopher Hitchens and a prisoner who repents of his sins and follows Christ in prison.
