Atheists are…
In light or recent comments on a CNN interview I’ve really got to come out an scream a little bit. The recent attacks by Elizabeth Dole and Kay Hagen’s response have both ignited in me a rage, and the media have stoked this fire. Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile recently equated atheists with terrorists in the “guilt by association” attacks that seem to be all to common in this US election season.
The facts are as they are, atheists and Muslims in the united states are both having our religious affiliation (or lack thereof) used as a bad word, a label that must be fought against. Well I must say with all sincerity, “FUCK. THAT. NOISE.” While I believe that Muslim’s are just as delusional as any other theist I do not think it appropriate that anyone’s religious affiliations should ever have any implications beyond implying what someone personally believes.
The Dole campaign would have you believe that Hagen’s alleged association with atheists would have Churches burned, Christmas Taken away and the Easter bunny skinned and put in a stew pot. This is like stating that the Christian beliefs of Obama, McCain or Palin would have the US government thrown into a theocracy led by whatever christian denomination these three would associate themselves with. The very concept is laughable, it is, yet another form of fear mongering resorted to when one has to hide thier stance on the real issues.
So here in response is a little piece for all you theists out there to let you know what atheists are.
Atheists are…
loving fathers and mothers, grandmothers and grandfathers, aunts and uncles, sons and daughters.
serving in the armed forces.
sports stars, artists, actors, writers and musicians.
police officers, firefighters, ambulance drivers and paramedics.
doctors, nurse, scientists and engineers.
stay at home moms, corporate executives, homeless panhandlers.
teachers, students, charity volunteers, community service workers.
factory workers, landscapers, line cooks.
rich and poor, old and young, sick and well.
Conservative and liberal.
crying, laughing, smiling, scowling.
voting.