Catholic vandal on trial: punishment would be an "attack on Christians."

[Huggy Bear]

Sure you can, but the story says nothing about the guy being influenced, just that he was doing what he was told to do, which included urinating on the monument, but go ahead and keep trying to label him as a christian when you never heard him claim any such thing.

No, you're right: I should definitely take the word of some random guy who's never met the man in question, over that of his own mother. That seems like the rational course of action, as it's clear that the person who has never met him would know more about him than his parent.

Oh wait: I don't have to do either. I can read what the man himself said about god, just before heading to freaking bible college.

So by that logic, all atheists who formerly attended church are in fact still devout Christians.

Of course his mother won't publicly announce him as being a satanist, even the most extreme westboro church member would accept a gay son/daughter before one that's a satanist.

I find it intensely bothersome that you continue to treat us all like one big atheist hive mind, as though the words of someone else are automatically part of my beliefs.

I'll believe you guys aren't part of one big hive mind when I actually see you guys correct a fellow atheist instead of giving him kudos when he starts to spew drivel.