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Wow, over 500 comments on story about atheist billboard just put up in Cincy.

Posted by CovingtonCat Nov 11 '09, 14:13

Then there's the article about a 13 year old forcing a 9 year old to perform oral sex on him - on a school bus. The driver may or may not have seen it. He reported it 2 days later. There are nearly 200 comments and from what I saw earlier today there's a bunch of people debating whether this constitutes rape, as the article's headline said. That's at http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091110/NEWS01/311100033/Boy+removed+for+alleged+rape, if anyone cares.

Since I moved here 3 years ago I sometimes feel as if I'm in an alternate universe. You know, where black is white, polar bears & penguins live on the same continent, and more people care about a billboard than care about the welfare of children.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091110/NEWS01/911110333/+Godless++billboard+greets+I-71+drivers (news.cincinnati.com)

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Atheists aren't against organizing and supporting each other. They're against, well, God. - con_carne Nov 11, 14:38 3
- I'm not 'against' god, I don't don't think there is one. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 11, 15:12
- This athiest isn't "against" god. I just don't think there is a god. I -- nm - TWuG Nov 11, 14:40
- Sigh. This was meant as a response to TWuG. -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 14:39
Well, one is more clear cut. There's not much to argue about with the kids on the bus. - Dr.Vermin Nov 11, 14:32
RE: IM: It's no wonder we are so much more protective of our kids as parents - oblique Nov 11, 14:25 2
- Every day? Hyperbole or are you seeing stories I'm not? - TWuG Nov 11, 14:28 1
  - Past two days *grin* Either way, I understand the reaction though -- nm - oblique Nov 11, 14:29
I'm really not liking the trend of athiests forming mutual affirmation societies. It feels like a "let's prove we aren't - TWuG Nov 11, 14:24 17
- Hardly. One problem atheists have with getting there voice heard is there's no organization. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 11, 15:13
- I guess it depends on how you define "trappings". - CovingtonCat Nov 11, 14:34 13
  - Maybe it's just me, but I don't need my atheism to be validated by others to feel secure in my beliefs. I don't walk around saying to - TWuG Nov 11, 14:38 11
    - *shrug* - znufrii Nov 11, 14:41 1
      - "disbelief in God" hardly seems like a "common interest" to build a social gathering around. -- nm - TWuG Nov 11, 14:46
    - This is a pretty dumb thing to say when you live in one of the most religious countries in the world. You've never felt pressured to be religious? -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 14:40 5
      - Nope. I've had religion forced onto me by outrageously discriminatory laws, though. - TWuG Nov 11, 14:44 4
        
        Is Columbus so different from Cincy? - CovingtonCat Nov 11, 14:54 1
        
        Yes, Cincy is much more conservative than Columbus. -- nm - TWuG Nov 11, 14:59
        
        and people who aren't as secure as you obviously are should be able to support each other, I think. -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 14:47 1
        
        I don't think anyone's arguing they should be denied their freedom to assemble. - Dr.Vermin Nov 11, 14:49
    - Well, then don't go to a meeting! :) -- nm - CovingtonCat Nov 11, 14:40
    - Pretty much. OTOH, people who get upset at the notion that there are those that are happy without a God are beyond silly. -- nm - Reagen Nov 11, 14:39 1
      - Well, we are risking eternal damnation, so, you know, they're just looking out for us. -- nm - TWuG Nov 11, 14:41
  - agreed. -- nm - znufrii Nov 11, 14:37
- Yup. - Dr.Vermin Nov 11, 14:34
- agreed -- nm - Beryllium Nov 11, 14:30

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