The first ever atheist monument to be on government property went up this weekend in Florida[1].
Hemant covered the events quite well[3]. And of course, there were protesters[4]. I've been at plenty of atheist events that had protesters, but never one with such blatantly racist protesters.
I think I'll just leave the response to Amanda Knief's tweets[5] on the matter since she said what I was thinking.
Only racists who don't know who won the Civil War could be the most ridiculous thing at a place Eric Hovind[6] was.
I love this picture for a number of reasons. It illustrates how disrespectful Eric Hovind is. It would be rude stand up there if it was a random bench and it wasn't David Silverman sitting there. No matter who was sitting there, it would be incredibly rude to stand right next to their head.
It being a monument that was making history and the person sitting there being the head of the organization who made it happen makes it that much more rude. The fact that it's an extremely rare thing for any religious view that isn't Christianity to get any positive attention makes it even worse for him to be so brazenly arrogant.
And still, he has the right to do it.
If only Christians were better able to show such respect[8].
It's incredibly disturbing how often I see Christians portray the Bible commandment against murder as the only thing keeping people from killing.
Instead of threatening us, he's pretending we did the threatening. But, ...
Exactly. So, I'll leave it at that and move on the more fun comments.
Chris is right. Plus, regarding tolerance see the tweet of Matt Dillahunty's that I shared above[9].
I wish I could expect that response to make the guy understand that being atheist doesn't make you a nihilist.
I also wish I could write off the hate as trolls. But it's all consistent with what I see happen every time. It happens online and in person. Christian privilege in America leaves no room for anything else. So they freak the fuck out[10] anytime anyone else exercises their rights.
This last one is one I really hope is a Poe, but sadly, that kind of crazy shit is sometimes real too.
Just a hunch, but I suspect this guy might be a tad racist. Either way, I'm sticking with the idea that the crazier they get, the more it means we're winning[11].
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1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/atheists-unveil-monument-next-to-ten-commandments-at-florida-courthouse/2013/06/29/f226a614-e10c-11e2-86b4-4efb8c53d62b_story.html |
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I think I'll just leave the response to Amanda Knief's tweets[5] on the matter since she said what I was thinking.
"Don't like Christian culture, go home!" What! Wait--I was born here; I am home. Where the hell should I go? #standmyground #StarkeContrast
— Amanda Knief (@mzdameanor) June 29, 2013
"The South is a Christian nation." Um, update: you lost that war a while ago & the South is NOT a nation. #realitycheck #StarkeContrast
— Amanda Knief (@mzdameanor) June 29, 2013
Only racists who don't know who won the Civil War could be the most ridiculous thing at a place Eric Hovind[6] was.
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I love this picture for a number of reasons. It illustrates how disrespectful Eric Hovind is. It would be rude stand up there if it was a random bench and it wasn't David Silverman sitting there. No matter who was sitting there, it would be incredibly rude to stand right next to their head.
It being a monument that was making history and the person sitting there being the head of the organization who made it happen makes it that much more rude. The fact that it's an extremely rare thing for any religious view that isn't Christianity to get any positive attention makes it even worse for him to be so brazenly arrogant.
And still, he has the right to do it.
I'm glad that @SyeTenB and @erichovind exercised their free speech. Might I suggest that you go ahead and wear that toilet seat as necklace?
— Matt Dillahunty (@Matt_Dillahunty) June 30, 2013
If only Christians were better able to show such respect[8].
It's incredibly disturbing how often I see Christians portray the Bible commandment against murder as the only thing keeping people from killing.
I guess that's better. He's only threatening to beat us up instead of kill us. But one more had something to say about killing.
Exactly. So, I'll leave it at that and move on the more fun comments.
I also wish I could write off the hate as trolls. But it's all consistent with what I see happen every time. It happens online and in person. Christian privilege in America leaves no room for anything else. So they freak the fuck out[10] anytime anyone else exercises their rights.
This last one is one I really hope is a Poe, but sadly, that kind of crazy shit is sometimes real too.
Just a hunch, but I suspect this guy might be a tad racist. Either way, I'm sticking with the idea that the crazier they get, the more it means we're winning[11].
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2. https://twitter.com/AmericanAtheist/status/351024379854983168
3. https://twitter.com/hemantmehta/status/351021011761762305
4. https://twitter.com/jteberhard/status/351071613707485186
5. https://twitter.com/mzdameanor
6. http://aparticularblogbyaparticularatheist.blogspot.com/2012/11/eric-hovind-i-have-question-for-you.html
7. I lost track of who gets credit for the picture.
8. https://twitter.com/Matt_Dillahunty/status/351327995878846465
9. https://twitter.com/Matt_Dillahunty/status/351184669334716416
10. http://aparticularblogbyaparticularatheist.blogspot.com/2012/07/uncontroversial-billboard-is.html
11. http://aparticularblogbyaparticularatheist.blogspot.com/2013/06/bryan-fischer-being-unhappy-makes-me.html
He's on twitter right now, trying to play the victim.
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