Notably, your political opponents cite the same god as you do when they oppose social services funding. (Abraham Lincoln pointed out the irony, in his famous speech noting that both sides of the Civil War prayed to the same deity and invoked the same bible.) Belief that “God is on my side” is one of the most common sources of political strife, violence, bloodshed and warfare.
Since this is already the law of the land, it’s clear that these measures are just another example of the Religious Right instilling fear and singling out Muslim Americans for discrimination.
Moderators on FOX News’ Facebook page had been trying diligently to delete the violent threats, but not before they were screen-captured by a diligent American Atheists member named Robert Posey.
The number of people leaving the Church jumped by nearly 50 percent in 2010 as the Roman Catholic abuse scandal escalated.
[…] some of the worst things human beings have done to one another have been done in the name of or justified by religion. Religion is a powerful force inspiring constructive and destructive behavior among believers.
