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One hardly needs more evidence that America has more than a little bit of the Taliban in its own soul, but here is more anyway. Adore the God of love and peace, or we'll kill you! There was going to be a little atheist protest going into the political conventions, but no more.
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The American Atheist movement had planned a campaign to “question faith in politics”. But a frighteningly large volume of threats by email and phone has put an end to this exercise.
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“No subject, no idea should be above scrutiny—and this includes religion in all forms,” Ms. Knief said. “We are saddened that by choosing to express our rights as atheists through questioning the religious beliefs of the men who want to be our president that our fellow citizens have responded with vitriol, threats, and hate speech against our staff, volunteers, and Adams Outdoor Advertising.”
-- News-LJ
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So much for life in the twenty-first century! Maybe the next century will be better. But I wouldn't bet on it.
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The American Atheist movement had planned a campaign to “question faith in politics”. But a frighteningly large volume of threats by email and phone has put an end to this exercise.
[...]
“No subject, no idea should be above scrutiny—and this includes religion in all forms,” Ms. Knief said. “We are saddened that by choosing to express our rights as atheists through questioning the religious beliefs of the men who want to be our president that our fellow citizens have responded with vitriol, threats, and hate speech against our staff, volunteers, and Adams Outdoor Advertising.”
-- News-LJ
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So much for life in the twenty-first century! Maybe the next century will be better. But I wouldn't bet on it.
