atheism to be illegal in the E. U.

[nintendo048]

fine you agree with most of what is in the article then why can you not see that this will sensor atheism

You can't "censor" atheism. Atheism is an idea; a lack of belief. It exists whether governments make laws about it or not.

What you can do is censor atheists themselves; that is, prevent them from spreading atheism in public. However, that is not what is happening here. Nothing in the idea of atheism is inherently anti-religious. You can be an atheist without breaking this law. You can

yes but what about the sale of book by authors such as dawkins and hitchins you know in the eu antiislamic films and books are banned in schools and on the shelves

None of those things are making atheism illegal, which is what you claimed in the title.

also secular television programs may be banned idk

Go look up the word "secular" and you'll know why this claim is bullshit as well. Secularism is the separation of church and state. Nothing to do with atheism, nothing to do with insulting religion or religious groups.

also websites like this could be sensored for promoting hate speech. This does not sound like science fiction to me

We don't promote hate speech. We don't ban it, but that's because the community supports freedom of speech. If the site was threatened by any law that restricted freedom of speech, we would simply move the server to the US.

perhaps perhaps not but what you can do is punish public expressions of secularism and ban atheistic liturature

[Tiberius]

[nintendo048]

[*Deidre*]

I suppose one must choose between one of two prisons...religion or actual prison. :/

[nintendo048]

I suppose one must choose between one of two prisons...religion or actual prison. :/

this wouldn't even be a problem is sociology and political correctness were removed from the education systems in the west.

[Bittersmart]

http://www.avoiceformen.com/suggested-re...st-speech/
the bill band any type of speech that is anti religious that is ( antichristian, anti islamic, there are other provisions in the bill but people who violate these clauses can be severely punished and anybody who is against organized religion should read this Immediately. This very much makes atheism an illegal practice even though religious people ask the question then what do you believe ?

The article you cite is mostly an anti-feminist rant. It is totally fucking hysterical.

The member states of the EU are by and large one hell of a lot more secular than the USA.

Yeah, I had to stop reading after this part:

...so holding feminists to ridicule, as they deserve, will now be a crime.

How lovely.

[Whateverist]

I see the obvious difference between banning atheism and banning the slandering of religious beliefs has already been pointed out. One could argue that screaming "Mohammed was a pedophile" in some places would be akin to yelling "fire" in a crowded theater, generally not beneficial to public safety.

The only way you could 'ban atheism' would be if you could some how enforce people's maintenance of belief in at least one god. Weird idea.

[nintendo048]

I see the obvious difference between banning atheism and banning the slandering of religious beliefs has already been pointed out. One could argue that screaming "Mohammed was a pedophile" in some places would be akin to yelling "fire" in a crowded theater, generally not beneficial to public safety.

The only way you could 'ban atheism' would be if you could some how enforce people's maintenance of belief in at least one god. Weird idea.

i see your point but this distinction will not be made

[*Deidre*]

I suppose one must choose between one of two prisons...religion or actual prison. :/

this wouldn't even be a problem is sociology and political correctness were removed from the education systems in the west.

Forgive my ignorance, but I'm not following what you mean here?

[nintendo048]

this wouldn't even be a problem is sociology and political correctness were removed from the education systems in the west.

Forgive my ignorance, but I'm not following what you mean here?

the hate speech laws ban any intolerant speech towards any type of religion. Sociology teaches people to be tolerany of one another and not to be racist not only is it a wate of time but it is harmful to society. This is why atheism will be illegal