"The PR machine of the Vatican is in full swing - all popes seem good, at first. This bloke has been washing feet, lets see if he opens the books of the bank, lets see if he kicks out the pedophiles who are at the moment cloistered safely on vatican…"
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Freedom of Atheism in Australia
Started Feb 26, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
I have previously sent in some info on the blog Where Do You Live - which is in Australia. I have just received an email from a Journalist-Comedian named Catherine Deveny. She has been on TV on…Continue
Where We Live
Started this discussion. Last reply by Suzanne Olson-Hyde Oct 15, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hi to all fellow Atheists - I'm from Australia, and I can tell you Australians are generally very tolerant of Atheists. Our newly elected Prime Minister is female - and AAAtheisTTTT - BUT, she is…Continue
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Suzanne Olson-Hyde commented on Misty: Baytheist Living!'s blog post 'So the Pope said I can go to heaven...'Suzanne Olson-Hyde replied to Mercedes's discussion 'Why do atheists ask for so much proof to believe in God?'"@Tom - No I haven't seen the medieval torture implements for boys, but I can imagine. They were the days for 'Who can think of the most disturbing pain inflicting implements -wins a prize.
Can it be that verbal bullying sufficed to…"
Suzanne Olson-Hyde replied to G's discussion 'Is your trust in science based on faith or based on science?'"@Bob - It is not because of the charlatans and liars that I am an Atheist, it is because I could not follow or revere or think wonderful the god of your bible. Then came the analysing of the bible, adam and eve, virgin birth, where did the…"
Suzanne Olson-Hyde replied to Mercedes's discussion 'Why do atheists ask for so much proof to believe in God?'"@Tom - Just remember the effect on Alfred Kinsey, by his father, a fundamentalist christian, tying his son's hands behind his back with a leather belt, so he wouldn't masturbate."
Suzanne Olson-Hyde replied to G's discussion 'Is your trust in science based on faith or based on science?'"@Reg - I also luv the word Apologist - shouldn't christians be saying, 'I am so sorry for all the deaths and destruction, torture and war we have caused - I am so sorry for expelling family members who don't believe in god, I am so…"
Suzanne Olson-Hyde replied to G's discussion 'Is your trust in science based on faith or based on science?'"@Bob - If you are going to support the Vatican and it's criminals, you really should know what you are protecting - loads of information to be had, and after reading just some of these articles, on what is happening outside your bubble of…"
Suzanne Olson-Hyde replied to Mercedes's discussion 'Why do atheists ask for so much proof to believe in God?'"@Mercedes - This a verse out of your bible - from a god that is supposed to love people, born in his image -
EX 12:29 The Lord kills all the first-born in the land of Egypt.
Why would this be - that he is killing babies."
Suzanne Olson-Hyde replied to Mercedes's discussion 'Why do atheists ask for so much proof to believe in God?'"@Shawn - Spot on - One could possibly have a psychopath for a parent, but just the ordinary run of the mill parent with sick child -
Child - Dad, I am sick, will you help me? Dad - Nup, you have to suffer, I could help, but I just don't want…"
Suzanne Olson-Hyde commented on Cathy Cooper's photo
Which one doesnt belong
"I don't know about the kangaroo, or koala or the Tasmanian Devil, The Tasmanian Devil could not have been taken on the ark, he would have ripped Noah's leg off in seconds. - but the Unicorn was alive and well, and just didn't make it…"
Suzanne Olson-Hyde replied to G's discussion 'Is your trust in science based on faith or based on science?'"@Bob - I am so sorry, I didn't know of the good works you were doing in Africa - I thought you were ensconced in a catholic University - my mistake.
If I were born in an Arabic country, I would understand the Koran and Islamic culture much…"
Suzanne Olson-Hyde replied to G's discussion 'Is your trust in science based on faith or based on science?'"@Bob - I am so sorry, I didn't know of the good works you were doing in Africa - I thought you were ensconced in a catholic University - my mistake.
If I were born in an Arabic country, I would understand the Koran and Islamic culture much…"
Suzanne Olson-Hyde commented on Cathy Cooper's photoWhich one doesnt belong
"The lovely White Unicorn is in the bible, but not on the ark
Dear Noah
We could have sworn you said the Ark didn't leave until five.
The White Unicorn Family"
Suzanne Olson-Hyde replied to Mercedes's discussion 'Why do atheists ask for so much proof to believe in God?'"@John Cook - Thank you. The most profound thing I learned from your comment to Mercedes, as an ex-catholic, is the hiring of psychologists to help with the brainwashing.
I knew they had sunk to the depths of depravity, and would go to any lengths to…"
Suzanne Olson-Hyde replied to G's discussion 'Is your trust in science based on faith or based on science?'"No, that's just where things get interesting to try to figure out! You should challenge your catechism teacher! Ask questions, dig deeply, be skeptical.
If only - I asked the teacher who was a nun, by the way, shrouded…"
Suzanne Olson-Hyde replied to G's discussion 'Is your trust in science based on faith or based on science?'"@Bob - Yep, the pope has only recently been demoted - not infallible anymore, not god's representative on earth anymore. Catholics know about all the criminal cover ups by successive popes, and were leaving in droves. Wonder if he took a paycut?"
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- I started questioning religion when I was around ten years old. I was 'married' to a christian for 20 years, have three brilliant children - divorced. Have for the last 20 odd years lived de facto. Am so pleased more Atheists are banding together to counter argue religion. I used to be a quiet Atheist, but found I had to have very logical discussions, and make a christian understand that they had to convince me of god, not the other way around. They want to believe in fairies or whatever, go for it, just leave me out of the delusions.
I actually wouldn't care what people believe in, It is when it intrudes on everybody's life, intrudes into secular schools, the charlatans and soothsayers earning heaps from gullible sheep,then there are the hierarchies of all religions, who simply cannot believe in a higher power, when in fact they are committing crimes against humanity.
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- 59-64
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- Why are you here?
- We need teamwork to overcome the xians and fundamentalists that are so vocal, hypocritical and becoming more violent and abusive, all in the name of religion. To expose the fact that 'good people' can kill, maim, rape, torture all in the name of their god.
The more Atheists the merrier.
- The religion you left
- Christian
- Why you left your religion.
- General hypocrisy of the church, the violence, misogyny and war done in the name of religion made me start to question bible, at Catechism class, Ah, the Mysteries of God were abundant. That started me on the road to really analyze the Bible. In some of the posts people don't like being given the label Atheist, but it has to start somewhere. The more 'Atheists' to come out of the closet, the better, the religious people generally will realize just how many there are. We have to call ourselves something that joins us all. Just like Gays, the more that come out, people will realize just how many we are.
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- At 1:25pm on May 22, 2013,
Strega said… Thanks for that link - what an interesting article!
- At 2:30pm on April 6, 2013,
Hope said… Hello Suzanne, I received your last message..
I'll contact you via email then.
Take care.
Hope.
- At 10:06am on April 6, 2013, Hope said…
I have no idea about the Four Corners http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm8e1-cEoYY but, it sounds interesting.
Although I'm not that knowledgeable about Afghanistan but, I will have to watch that documentary.. It sounds interesting.. I'll tell you what I think!
Thanks for messaging me,, Feel free to contact me on twitter @ohopo
- At 8:38am on March 26, 2013,
G said… Hmm.I understand.Nevermind for my english.I'm not erudite in english.
- At 8:20am on March 26, 2013, G said…
Why your partner say ad nauseam to the Indian Atheists ?
- At 7:27am on March 26, 2013, G said…
I like your comment.But single is the best option there have self-sufficient there have no headache there have no tension.
- At 12:00am on March 15, 2013,
Nate Lundgren said… Thank you, it has not been easy but it has been worth every bit of painful emotion to now be free of mormonism and religious ways of thinking. I still have a ways to go before my life is healthy and enjoyable but I'm working on it one day at a time. Thanks again for adding me as a friend. :)
- At 7:24pm on January 24, 2013,
Sarah Jane Hall said… Hey thanks for adding me
- At 8:14pm on December 4, 2012,
Andre Rabie said… I'm a Soto Zen Buddhist, specific sect different from the others in that it is an order of Japanese Buddhism which doesn't believe in reincarnation or anything spiritual, I'm not a vegetarian, which means we concentrate more on concentration meditation counting your breath, which you can do before you go to bed instead of counting sheep. I can teach you! this much about it. Reincarnation happens every second because every second is new and you have been granted the same body and a chance to live life again. I donno enough about it to defend it but I think you're talking about Tibetan and Indian Buddhism, religions merge with the ones before them like many pagan rituals are in Christianity. Or they take a local flavor. I consider myself an Atheist, in that if there IS a god I don't wanna follow the rules, I wanna rebel, I'll read your links as soon as I can.
- At 7:32am on November 28, 2012,
Pac Negative said… I Don't Wear Glasses But Now A Days My Eyes Are Paining Likely I Think I Should Wear Glasses.....Intelligent I Am Quite Enough
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