Religion and the state

Filed under Religion on August 16th, 2009

A great nation—and optimistically speaking, any nation—is supposed to represent all its inhabitants, equally and without discrimination. It shouldn’t see a difference between people of different sexual orientations, between people of different races, between the personal beliefs of its citizens. And yet, in many countries—commonly third-world and second-world ones, but unfortunately often also in first-world [...]

“Why don’t atheists just shut up?”

Filed under Religion on May 7th, 2009

What makes atheists such whiners and naggers; those people who will ruin every dinner party with their incessant talk about Darwin, the God question, the latest “news” concerning the stupidity of the Vatican, why secularity should be maintained in government, and more of that utterly useless and unnecessary stuff?

Eradication or secular edification

Filed under Religion on October 9th, 2008

“Religion, in all its forms — orthodox, spiritual, progressive, open, conservative, all — needs to be eradicated from society.” An opinion very common to many outspoken atheists, especially those with bad personal experiences in their past. To turn the whole world, the whole of society, into a secular state of mind, is a pretty hefty undertaking, [...]