What Would a National "Atheist Agenda" Look Like



When prayer in schools or the display of the Ten Commandments is banned as unconstitutional a cry goes out from some believers that there is Christian persecution or an "atheist agenda." Often believer's minds are so steeped in their thinking pattern they are unable to escape and see themselves from a distance.

If there was a goal to convert children or the public to atheism everyone would be required to recite an oath to atheism. Instead of saying "under god" in the pledge we would say "without any god." Instead of prayers in schools (which still are happening today) there would be lessons on how ridiculous gods are.

Just as there are several kinds of Christians, there are several kinds of atheists. I know many atheists, perhaps a majority of those I happen to know, who have no interest in discussing it or participating in its efforts at separating religion from government. One I know calls himself an apathetic atheist. Neither the tenets of religion nor the tenets of atheism interest him.

Then there are the agnostics. They do not call themselves atheists. Some years back I had a couple of agnostics railing at me for being an atheist. Their point is, and it is not a bad one, there are things science does not know about the origin of the universe. Therefore there might be a god.

That there might be a god is far different than that there is a god. There are many arguments about where the universe came from and only one of those many is a god. The fact remains we just do not yet know and the rational answer is to must leave it at that.

A national agenda for atheism would be full taxes on churches, pastors and parsonage properties but tax breaks on all atheist activities. In Fargo, it would be judges who allowed atheist statues or displays on public property but not Christian.

Comments

  1. tsmJune 16, 2019 at 6:06 PM

    well old chap, if the atheists (at least the militant type. of which you are one) get the upper hand maybe the scenario that you have outlined might well become reality.

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  2. JinxJune 17, 2019 at 7:46 PM

    I prefer truth to fantasies and encourage freethinking, logic and reasoning....especially in govt. Keep them separate and bring on the taxes to religious organizations.

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