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Reason for converting Good Christians
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RE: Reason for converting Good Christians
I find that the instant you say anything against religion you're branded unreasonable. Once you say you're an atheist, people immediately equate it with the exact opposite of christian fundamentalism. Furthermore no matter what religion you are, people immediately take offence to atheism because we are the ones who find all religions fake and wrong so we're an anathema to any relgious belief. So just speaking our ideas tends to brand us unreasonable. There is definitely a double standard when it comes to atheists speaking out. I've gotten into arguments with people who have accused me of pushing my beliefs on people just because I share my thoughts on something. And when I've tried to explain that I don't actively seek to convert people (because I don't) they interrupt me and refuse to let me talk. I've had this happen to me twice now and it's utterly frustrating.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Benjamin Franklin

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Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 17, 2009 at 11:59 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 17, 2009 at 12:10 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 17, 2009 at 12:36 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 17, 2009 at 1:32 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 17, 2009 at 2:01 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Meatball - January 17, 2009 at 9:07 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 17, 2009 at 12:51 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 17, 2009 at 12:56 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 17, 2009 at 1:40 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 17, 2009 at 1:52 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 17, 2009 at 2:16 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by AtheistPhil - January 17, 2009 at 2:33 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by CoxRox - January 17, 2009 at 4:36 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 17, 2009 at 9:42 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 18, 2009 at 10:06 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 18, 2009 at 10:31 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 18, 2009 at 10:45 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 18, 2009 at 10:27 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 18, 2009 at 10:36 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 18, 2009 at 10:47 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 18, 2009 at 10:56 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 18, 2009 at 11:19 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 18, 2009 at 10:59 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 18, 2009 at 12:31 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 18, 2009 at 12:46 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 18, 2009 at 1:24 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 18, 2009 at 12:47 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 18, 2009 at 1:50 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 18, 2009 at 2:08 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 18, 2009 at 2:03 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 18, 2009 at 2:46 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 18, 2009 at 4:06 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 18, 2009 at 4:15 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 18, 2009 at 10:23 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by lukec - January 19, 2009 at 4:54 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Edwardo Piet - January 19, 2009 at 7:23 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 19, 2009 at 9:03 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Edwardo Piet - January 19, 2009 at 11:13 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by lukec - January 19, 2009 at 2:35 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 19, 2009 at 10:47 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 19, 2009 at 11:51 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 19, 2009 at 2:07 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 19, 2009 at 3:07 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by WWLD - January 19, 2009 at 12:28 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Edwardo Piet - January 19, 2009 at 12:30 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by IamAwake - January 19, 2009 at 5:08 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 20, 2009 at 1:54 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 20, 2009 at 7:07 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by allan175 - January 20, 2009 at 7:32 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by CoxRox - January 20, 2009 at 6:53 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Tiberius - January 20, 2009 at 7:32 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by leo-rcc - January 20, 2009 at 8:38 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Darwinian - January 20, 2009 at 8:42 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Rob - January 20, 2009 at 8:59 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Tiberius - January 20, 2009 at 9:29 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by IamAwake - January 20, 2009 at 10:40 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by allan175 - January 20, 2009 at 10:54 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Rob - January 20, 2009 at 11:01 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 20, 2009 at 12:45 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by allan175 - January 20, 2009 at 1:06 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 20, 2009 at 2:31 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Tiberius - January 20, 2009 at 1:58 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Eilonnwy - January 20, 2009 at 3:19 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by leo-rcc - January 20, 2009 at 3:45 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 20, 2009 at 9:49 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 21, 2009 at 9:28 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 21, 2009 at 11:03 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 21, 2009 at 11:46 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Tiberius - January 20, 2009 at 11:04 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 21, 2009 at 12:54 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Darwinian - January 21, 2009 at 1:35 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Tiberius - January 21, 2009 at 2:15 pm

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