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snappyturtle

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43. Here's the exact quote:

Tue Aug 14, 2012, 03:42 PM

Aug 2012

"The right thing to do is to make politics about politics and not about religion" which is about as confusing as my 'remembrance'.

The person interviewed and responsible for putting up the signs is David Silverman, President of American Atheists. He also said he's using his first amendment rights to ridicule the silliness of religion so people can decide if they want this kind of person (religious?) in the WH.

He tried to get one put up in Tampa for the repub convention but couldn't find a sign company there to do it.

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Atheist billboards mock Romney, Obama religion [View all] cbayer Aug 2012 OP

I have no difficulty understanding why someone would be an atheist Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2012 #1

A measured response to yours and OP longship Aug 2012 #2

You are a great example of how to do it right, imo, longship. cbayer Aug 2012 #3

I deliberately did not address the billboards. ;-) longship Aug 2012 #4

I though a lot of the FFRF ones were good as well and agree with their agenda on cbayer Aug 2012 #5

Very well said. eqfan592 Aug 2012 #14

Thanks, and I agree about Dr. Plait (obviously). longship Aug 2012 #15

Religion does not exist skepticscott Aug 2012 #16

"so many of them"??? unblock Aug 2012 #27

I notice that you do not answer my question Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2012 #28

sorry, i see no question marks in the post to which i was replying. unblock Aug 2012 #36

You do not see the question? Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2012 #39

fascinating. and yet you dismiss my post as unresponsive. unblock Aug 2012 #41

Because it was unresponsive Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2012 #59

consider the following conversations: unblock Aug 2012 #60

Consider the actual conversation Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2012 #62

you need to reread my post, perhaps several times, because that is not what i said. unblock Aug 2012 #64

In my real life, I have rarely run into atheists who were nasty to non-atheists. cbayer Aug 2012 #63

My reaction to that, for what it's worth, Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #48

Galatians 6:7 " .......God is not mocked........ " dimbear Aug 2012 #6

Complete Galatians 6:7 cbayer Aug 2012 #8

"the Marines of free thought" rug Aug 2012 #7

Then we have "God's Marines..." onager Aug 2012 #22

Don't forget the Domini Canes, the Dogs of the Lord. rug Aug 2012 #23

bigots. nt humblebum Aug 2012 #9

You keep using that word Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #10

Actually if it conveys the intended and commonly understood meaning, it fits perfectly. humblebum Aug 2012 #11

2 question Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #12

We both know that humblebum will never tell you that. Ever. cleanhippie Aug 2012 #19

The rest of this subthread Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #46

Yeah, his response of "Because I say so" was pretty much what I was expecting. eqfan592 Aug 2012 #53

Well. humblebum Aug 2012 #20

So, you don't have an answer. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #24

Answers have been supplied and should be easily understood. You are simply humblebum Aug 2012 #25

Answers have not been supplied and you made the affirmative claim Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #31

I gave you my answers. What you care to do with is your business. nt humblebum Aug 2012 #37

Actually, no, it doesn't fit the textbook definition nor does it fit Westboro.... Moonwalk Aug 2012 #32

Looks pretty darned text book to me. I'll stick with my opinion. This is hardly an isolated incident humblebum Aug 2012 #49

So your argument is that hating the belief is equal to hating the believer? eqfan592 Aug 2012 #54

Why do you throw hate into the mix? I called it bigotry. It mocks the beliefs humblebum Aug 2012 #55

From the definition you posted... eqfan592 Aug 2012 #56

That was a pretty broad definition. But the intolerance part holds true. humblebum Aug 2012 #57

Actually, I'd say your personal definition of what constitutes bigotry... eqfan592 Aug 2012 #65

By any measure the sign is bigotry. No amount of spin is gonna change that. humblebum Aug 2012 #66

Which makes you a bigot. And by your own definition, equal to Westboro Church... Moonwalk Aug 2012 #67

So then you are admitting that the sign is bigotry. Thank you. nt humblebum Aug 2012 #68

Actually, I think what he is saying is that if the sign qualifies, then you qualify as well. eqfan592 Aug 2012 #69

Lol, by any measure my ass. eqfan592 Aug 2012 #71

Tell ya what. We'll just let the public decide. nt humblebum Aug 2012 #72

Except that nothing fits the textbook definition skepticscott Aug 2012 #47

If nothing fits the textbook definition, then humblebum Aug 2012 #50

You do indeed have a high threshold of shame skepticscott Aug 2012 #58

Now you aren't just spinning as usual. You are spinning your own spin. LOL. humblebum Aug 2012 #61

humblebum, it's really laughable for you to be accusing anybody else on this planet of "spinning." eqfan592 Aug 2012 #70

It's been a while, but this post is well deserving of it. eqfan592 Aug 2012 #13

LOL EvolveOrConvolve Aug 2012 #17

But oh so necessary.nt humblebum Aug 2012 #21

Projection. nt cleanhippie Aug 2012 #18

Terrible billboard Auggie Aug 2012 #26

I do so wish that that symbol of atheism MineralMan Aug 2012 #29

I think atheists do have some things in common. cbayer Aug 2012 #30

With no apologies amuse bouche Aug 2012 #33

Frankly I don't find these billboards anymore offensive than those of snappyturtle Aug 2012 #34

Some of those Christian right billboards are really offensive to me. cbayer Aug 2012 #38

Here's what I got from the video: snappyturtle Aug 2012 #40

Does that message say "Keep religion out of politics" to you? cbayer Aug 2012 #42

Here's the exact quote: snappyturtle Aug 2012 #43

I had read that no one in the Tampa area would take his signs. cbayer Aug 2012 #44

I don't really object to the message, JoeyT Aug 2012 #35

Very reminiscent of the story of David and Goliath. A small spunky upstart vs. an entrenched dimbear Aug 2012 #45

Billboards mock Romney, Obama Religion? The displayed billboard doesn't mention Romney or Obama AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #51

They were developed for display outside the conventions where a a Mormon and a Christian cbayer Aug 2012 #52