Atheist Agenda
I don't know for sure that I consider myself to be an atheist... I guess it depends on my mood. I like to consider myself agnostic because that leaves a small window of hope for finding an answer to this mess. But, I do know for a fact that I do not believe in any church, or organized religion, or "holy" text that I have come across thus far. That's OK, there are many left for me to read about and research... Which gives me something to do.
Anyway, I do thoroughly enjoy messing with the screwy ideas that a lot of religious right nuts have. And I certainly appreciate it when some smart ass does something to piss them off.
This group, Atheist Agenda, did just that the other day. These guys set up a booth at the University of Texas, San Antonio where they attend school, and passed out porno for traded in bibles. They called their little booth, Smut for Smut.
You can read an article about it here: Smut for Smut
While I certainly appreciate the stab at the religious right, I don't know if this is the type of tactic that I would use in confronting them... It reduces your argument to their level. (See those nut jobs that stand in front of abortion clinics with pictures of dead babies... {This does not necessarily mean that I am pro-choice, I just don't like that tactic of dealing with the issue of abortion})
It is SOOOO easy to find holes in the ideology that religious folks have that this type of sensationalism isn't really all that necessary. You can look to my old friends Benny Hinn, Pat Robertson, or Jerry Fallwell for ridiculous acts of unchristianity in the name of god. Take a look at people you know who call themselves christian. See how far away they are from the true nature of Christ... (The word Christian itself means to be "Christ like". If you believe in Christ, of course you realize it's impossible to be exactly like him. But your goal is to live as much like him as possible. Most christians miss the mark on this by MILES AND MILES). You can read the bible and find all its flaws and realize that it was, in fact, written by men. You can look to evolution, or more to the point, science for answers to all the questions that you might have about life, the universe, and everything in between. It would seem with all of this material readily available, it would be a piece of cake to debate with a christian without resorting to sensationalist tactics. However, it is hilarious when someone pulls a stunt like this...
So the moral of the story is: Christian people are funny, and it's funny to fuck with them.
Props to Shawn Heinlen for tipping me off to this story. Another research assistant earns his annual bonus!
Anyway, I do thoroughly enjoy messing with the screwy ideas that a lot of religious right nuts have. And I certainly appreciate it when some smart ass does something to piss them off.
This group, Atheist Agenda, did just that the other day. These guys set up a booth at the University of Texas, San Antonio where they attend school, and passed out porno for traded in bibles. They called their little booth, Smut for Smut.
You can read an article about it here: Smut for Smut
While I certainly appreciate the stab at the religious right, I don't know if this is the type of tactic that I would use in confronting them... It reduces your argument to their level. (See those nut jobs that stand in front of abortion clinics with pictures of dead babies... {This does not necessarily mean that I am pro-choice, I just don't like that tactic of dealing with the issue of abortion})
It is SOOOO easy to find holes in the ideology that religious folks have that this type of sensationalism isn't really all that necessary. You can look to my old friends Benny Hinn, Pat Robertson, or Jerry Fallwell for ridiculous acts of unchristianity in the name of god. Take a look at people you know who call themselves christian. See how far away they are from the true nature of Christ... (The word Christian itself means to be "Christ like". If you believe in Christ, of course you realize it's impossible to be exactly like him. But your goal is to live as much like him as possible. Most christians miss the mark on this by MILES AND MILES). You can read the bible and find all its flaws and realize that it was, in fact, written by men. You can look to evolution, or more to the point, science for answers to all the questions that you might have about life, the universe, and everything in between. It would seem with all of this material readily available, it would be a piece of cake to debate with a christian without resorting to sensationalist tactics. However, it is hilarious when someone pulls a stunt like this...
So the moral of the story is: Christian people are funny, and it's funny to fuck with them.
Props to Shawn Heinlen for tipping me off to this story. Another research assistant earns his annual bonus!
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