Devils Advocate;1059202 wrote:http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/anti-church-sentiment-rises-in-europe-as-more-people-seek-de-baptism

Go for it! It's only Hellfire and eternal damnation....

Devils Advocate;1059202 wrote:
Go for it! It's only Hellfire and eternal damnation....

Little Danny;1059392 wrote:I saw a piece about this about a year ago in a local paper. There was a picture which showed some guy holding a hair dryer over people's head (obviously to suck up the baptismal water).

Look, everyone has the right to believe what they want to believe, but what always irks me about atheists is how personal their attacks on people who do hold religious faith. Can't you just hold your beliefs to yourselves? Is it necessary to have these elaborate ceremonies just to tick people off who think different from you?

It all goes back to my belief that at the core, fanatical atheists are no different than religiouis fanatics. For example, there is a guy in my office who is an atheist. He goes out of his way to constantly talk about all the "superstituions" and rituals of the church. Ther other day he was telling me about how he goes to an atheist meeting once a week. He gives money to his religious group on a monthly basis. He has a book that he studies on a regular basis. He believed it was his mission to educate people on his beliefs. He didn't like it very much when I told him he was still doing the very thing he mocked christians for, he was just worshipping at a different alter.

I Wear Pants;1059653 wrote:In general atheists in the US tend to be more aggressively anti-religion because in the US atheists are treated like scum when it's known. Like that recent girl who got something religious removed from her school because she didn't feel it was appropriate who got thousands of death threats from christians.

Edit: But just to be clear, something like this is fucking stupid unless they're doing it purely as a joke.

Skyhook79;1059729 wrote:lol You can't be serious.

I Wear Pants;1059747 wrote:You didn't read twitter the night that Hitchens died and his book title #GodisNotGreat was trending did you?

I Wear Pants;1059747 wrote:You didn't read twitter the night that Hitchens died and his book title #GodisNotGreat was trending did you?

It doesng matter what you believe, be it politics, religion, animal rights whatever, idiots are everywhere.

Skyhook79;1059771 wrote:It was trending because of the book he wrote not because he was an atheist. He has been a known atheist for years before this year.

gorocks99;1059774 wrote:Haven't seen any on the OC.

I Wear Pants;1059793 wrote:Hi.

Little Danny;1059392 wrote:I saw a piece about this about a year ago in a local paper. There was a picture which showed some guy holding a hair dryer over people's head (obviously to suck up the baptismal water).

Look, everyone has the right to believe what they want to believe, but what always irks me about atheists is how personal their attacks on people who do hold religious faith. Can't you just hold your beliefs to yourselves? Is it necessary to have these elaborate ceremonies just to tick people off who think different from you?

It all goes back to my belief that at the core, fanatical atheists are no different than religiouis fanatics. For example, there is a guy in my office who is an atheist. He goes out of his way to constantly talk about all the "superstituions" and rituals of the church. Ther other day he was telling me about how he goes to an atheist meeting once a week. He gives money to his religious group on a monthly basis. He has a book that he studies on a regular basis. He believed it was his mission to educate people on his beliefs. He didn't like it very much when I told him he was still doing the very thing he mocked christians for, he was just worshipping at a different alter.

I Am Ahab;1059822 wrote:You do realize that Christians are constantly telling everyone that if they are not saved, washed in the blood of the lamb, accepting of Jesus Christ they are going to burn in eternal hell?

That's some judgmental BS for you. Until the evangelists stop shoving their religion down our throats I have no problem with atheists judging the Christian's beliefs.

Little Danny;1059887 wrote:So atheists are turned off from religion because of the acts of some Christian's so much they act just like them? If atheists were so above all that why can't they just believe what they believe and leave it all alone? Why is it necessary for them to call people of faith stupid all the time? Why is it necessary for them to shout their views from the roof top and try to convince everyone that they are right---- are they trying to "Save" people?

gorocks99;1059898 wrote:At the same time, if christians were so above all that why can't they just believe what they believe and leave it all alone? Why is it necessary for them to call people of science stupid all the time? Why is it necessary for them to shout their views from the roof top and try to convince everyone that they are right---- are they trying to "Save" people?

And yes, I realize that they are. But when those ideological distinctions begin to affect real-world dollars (tax free churches, cuts in science spending) people aren't going to be quiet about it.

Skyhook79;1060154 wrote:Because Jesus Commands Christians/beleivers to do this with his "Great commission"

The Great Commission

[SUP]16[/SUP] Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. [SUP]17[/SUP] When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. [SUP]18[/SUP] Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. [SUP]19[/SUP] Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [SUP]20[/SUP] and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matt 28:16-20