Comments on: A Small, Simple Victory http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/a-small-simple-victory/ by Hemant Mehta Sun, 27 May 2012 18:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Willie http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/a-small-simple-victory/#comment-150895 Willie Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:56:49 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/08/a-small-simple-victory/#comment-150895 The reasons seem to be that for some reason, some people object to a Christian invocation. So then why is it that they want to deliver up an invocation of their own? Just so they can say look what I did? I stuck it to the man? Traditions are set and the majority of people in elected positions are of some religious belief. That is probably because most of them don't go around touting their religious beliefs. What Mr. Chaudry and Mr. Farris did was make themselves look ignorant to the majority who are of religious belief and they give less credibility to everything else they say. They come off looking like nuts. The reasons seem to be that for some reason, some people object to a Christian invocation. So then why is it that they want to deliver up an invocation of their own? Just so they can say look what I did? I stuck it to the man? Traditions are set and the majority of people in elected positions are of some religious belief. That is probably because most of them don’t go around touting their religious beliefs. What Mr. Chaudry and Mr. Farris did was make themselves look ignorant to the majority who are of religious belief and they give less credibility to everything else they say. They come off looking like nuts.

]]> By: Blake http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/a-small-simple-victory/#comment-150838 Blake Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:31:44 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/08/a-small-simple-victory/#comment-150838 This just happened in late February about an hour north of Monroe in Port Huron, Michigan. He was not met with the same open mind. http://www.thetimesherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080222/NEWS01/802220308/1002 This just happened in late February about an hour north of Monroe in Port Huron, Michigan. He was not met with the same open mind.
http://www.thetimesherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080222/NEWS01/802220308/1002

]]> By: David D.G. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/a-small-simple-victory/#comment-150777 David D.G. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:11:49 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/08/a-small-simple-victory/#comment-150777 I don't see this as a "victory" for atheists or atheism, but I will agree that it is a victory for relative civility from the religious for a change. Even that is progress of a sort. ~David D.G. I don’t see this as a “victory” for atheists or atheism, but I will agree that it is a victory for relative civility from the religious for a change. Even that is progress of a sort.

~David D.G.

]]> By: Michael http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/a-small-simple-victory/#comment-150768 Michael Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:16:56 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/08/a-small-simple-victory/#comment-150768 WTF is an "atheist prayer"? WTF is an “atheist prayer”?

]]> By: Tom in Iowa http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/a-small-simple-victory/#comment-150689 Tom in Iowa Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:36:07 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/08/a-small-simple-victory/#comment-150689 Sound reasonable. Except that next week they'll be back with a (most likely) christian prayer to start the meeting. I think Willie is on the nose. They get some wackos asking to say the prayer and it's easier to let them do it one week and move on. They'll lump their token atheist into the list and continue as normal in the future. Sound reasonable. Except that next week they’ll be back with a (most likely) christian prayer to start the meeting.

I think Willie is on the nose. They get some wackos asking to say the prayer and it’s easier to let them do it one week and move on. They’ll lump their token atheist into the list and continue as normal in the future.

]]> By: Willie http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/08/a-small-simple-victory/#comment-150521 Willie Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:25:45 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/08/a-small-simple-victory/#comment-150521 I wouldn't look at this as some huge victory. I would view this as a group of intellectual individuals who know that they do have to deal with delusional people at times, and as such let him get his rocks off. He wishes to not have prayer, so he says a prayer himself. A little nuts to me. I wouldn’t look at this as some huge victory. I would view this as a group of intellectual individuals who know that they do have to deal with delusional people at times, and as such let him get his rocks off. He wishes to not have prayer, so he says a prayer himself. A little nuts to me.

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