Reply #90: Oppression [View All]

[Az]

Yes, your belief will draw ire. Any belief will draw ire from someone somewhere. But I would ask you to name one elected US official that is an open atheist.

I can name gay elected officials. I can name Catholics. I can name Protestants. I can name Jews. I can name Muslems. I cannot name an atheist elected to any office.

I derive my rights only by the continuing permission of those who believe I am damned. Some of them have already stated that they do not believe I have the right to be called a citizen(former president G Bush Sr). Now while I have a great deal of confidence in the tolerance of my fellow citizens the call to raise the passion of the more fanatical believers does cause me some concern.

Forgive my presumptiveness but oppression is a very real concern to those whose voice cannot be heard.