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Ryan_For_Reason replied to David Henson's discussion 'Well, Then Why Think Atheist?'"Wonderfully written Strega. "
jared manley replied to Ryan_For_Reason's discussion 'Non-believers on the rise in Congress - Are we ready for an Atheist President?'"America? I dunno. Some may project some sort of "revelations" style prediction on to the new pres.
Me? Absolutely! I'd feel more comfortable until I was given reason otherwise as oppose to wondering what roll myth was going to sway…"
Ryan_For_Reason posted a discussionNon-believers on the rise in Congress - Are we ready for an Atheist President?
According to Pew's report on religious composition of the 113th congress more people in Congress identified themselves as atheist, agnostic or none; it's still only 10 members however that's twice as many as the last Congress. It's also likely that the true number is much higher. Is this "Progress of a sort" as Hitch used to say? The same article claims atheists, agnostics and "nones" account for 20% of America now. I still am skeptical (imagine that) that I'll see an openly atheist…See More
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"I don't belong to any religion!!! I have a personal relationship with Hitchens.He reveals things to me that I know to be true even if I never quite looked at it that way. I am blessed."
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Non-believers on the rise in Congress - Are we ready for an Atheist President?
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"I sympathize afresh with the mighty Voltaire, who, when badgered on his deathbed and urged to renounce the devil, murmured that this was no time to be making enemies." - Christopher Hitchens
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“Yes, have an open mind, but no so much that your brain falls out." - Richard Dawkins
"The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence." - Thomas H. Huxley
"Up with this, we will not put." - Christopher Hitchens
"A different secular problem also occurs to me: What if I pulled through (esophageal cancer) and the pious faction contentedly claimed that their prayers had been answered? That would somehow be irritating." - Christopher Hitchens (from his book Mortality)
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