Quote of the Day

Call on God, but row away from the rocks
Hunter S. Thompson

Mar 10, 2011

Soviets teaching strict atheism?

My email to the author, because I am so tired of this kind of comparison between communism and atheism.

Dear Sir,

I discovered your book "The Religious Case Against Belief” at the Lewis and Clark library and have enjoyed it very much.

I do have one question. Being an American atheist, I was wondering exactly how did the Soviets teach "strict atheism"? Through example, my children learn secular values, so I am not sure what you meant on page 52. I have listened to hours and hours of debate on what is the difference between agnostics and atheists. From what I can tell, claiming to be an atheist only means one thing. An Atheist is a person who does not believe in a god or gods. period. How the person thinks or believes in anything else is not apparent.

I do appreciate your learned opinions and it has been fun to finally read something that is not overly sectarian or secular.

Mar 6, 2011

Montana Prayer Breakfast

unbelievably unconstitutional

inconceivable ignorance

unconvincing understanding

precocious to pompous

piously pretentious

evangelical egoist

silly sectarian