S.E. Cupp Says We are BAD Atheists...

[LAGC]

"It seems like there's this idea perpetuated by atheists that atheists are somehow disenfranchised or left out of the political process. And I just don't find that to be the case.

I think in fact that atheists have grown more vocal over the past decade or two than ever before. In fact, in many ways atheists act as a religious body unto themselves.

There's another myth that conservatism is somehow hostile to atheism, I also don't find that to be the case..."

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/politics/2014/07/29/crossfire-reloaded-athiests.cnn.html

Wow, the mental contortions this woman must go through to sleep at night with all her fundie bedfellows...

Now, quit being BAD atheists and just throw yourself into Rick Santorum's welcoming arms already!

[beam me up scottie]

1. Holy cow! I've seen her posts in R/T

From RationalWiki:

Cupp says she's an atheist, but, strangely, her views on religion (and, more specifically, Christianity) and its place in American society are in line with those of the religious wrong. But, hey, someone's got to be around to hold the fort when the faithful start mysteriously disappearing, right?

Cupp has written a book called Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media's Attack on Christianity. She has appeared on the Fox News programs Hannity and Red Eye and was interviewed on the Internet radio show The Young Turks.

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Religiously atheistic?

Cupp insists she doesn't believe but isn't mad at God either.

When asked what she used to value about religion she said she valued being part of the Christian community.

"I loved a lot. I loved the belonging. (…) I was really turned on by that sense of group identity. You’re one of us"


She later contradicted herself and gave curiously irrational reasons for giving up her belief in God.

"In part, I became an atheist [because] I’m not really a big joiner. I didn’t want to leave one club for another"



In the end, her views generally revolve around the stockiest of stock quotations from the Philosophers she supposedly studied. She is likely so "successful" because she appeals to what most people perceive or want Atheists to be; earnest doubters who deep in their heart want to be Christians. She has stated that she admires Christians (particularly American Evangelicals) and:

"...really aspires to be a person of faith some day. "

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S. E. stands for Sarah Elizabeth. One only needs to look at the picture on the cover of her book to understand why she chose to be known by her initials rather than her full first name. (She even sounds a little bit like You-Know-Who.)

While she doesn't hunt moose, she does like fishing, target shooting, and NASCAR. Although Cupp panders to "Middle America" and rails against "liberal and coastal elites," she herself is one of the latter. She was born in California, raised in Massachusetts, graduated from Cornell, and lives in New York City. Cupp also seems to think that creationism should be taught in schools because not doing so would be "insulting" to Christians. Because of this, in combination with her atheist concern trolling, many believe that she is in fact a deep cover liberal and may possibly be the first IRL sock puppet to ever be discovered.

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/S._E._Cupp

[Curmudgeoness]

2. I don't find that to be the case.

Makes you wonder where she is looking to make a case.

We are not disenfranchised or left out of the political process? Really? I'll believe that when an atheist becomes the president, or even a governor. Or when there are no laws on the books stating that an atheist cannot hold any office in a state.

And don't get me started about hostility. And it isn't just conservatism.

[defacto7]

3. Propaganda. n/t

wait wait... no n/t

She's a bad fake atheist.

[Warpy]

4. No mental contortions are necessary

If you carefully maintain ignorance compounded by laziness and stupidity.

When her youth goes, so will she.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. She is worse at playing atheist than a certain lackluster poseur over in the other group.

That is a very low bar to slide under, but she manages.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

6. I wonder what her DU username is?

[JoeyT]

8. Glad I scrolled down,

because I was going to post the exact same thing.

[uriel1972]

7. I wear that as a badge of honour... nt

[edhopper]

9. I am not an atheist

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I just play one on TV.

[awoke_in_2003]

10. Great legs, empty head. nt

[Warren Stupidity]

14. Fox's mandatory "don't look there" fashion requirement for women.

All female broadcasters and commentators will have their blouses unbuttoned to approximately mid chest level.

[Iggo]

11. That's right, Sippy.

I've been bad. Very bad.

[enki23]

12. Maybe she isn't religious (maybe she is) but she's got a fucking serious empiricism problem.

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[Heather MC]

13. She is the dullest knife in the drawer.

The woman is a complete twit and MS NBC really should be ashamed of themselves for hiring her