A Year In Jail For Not Believing in God? Oh, Kentucky.

PJ_Soul
PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,759
edited December 2012 in A Moving Train
http://www.alternet.org/belief/year-jai ... g-atheists

Hmmm. Yikes. I can't believe people are comfortable with this guy being in government (or that so many people would have been comfortable with the same thinking from a man in the White House).

I realize that no one is really going to go to jail for not believing in God - it's the attitude of religious politicians, and that fact that the lawsuit against this stupid law was overturned by the court of appeals.
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  • BLACK35
    BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,979
    what happens after a yr when you still don't believe in God.............do you get another yr :think:
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  • aerial
    aerial Posts: 2,319
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    http://www.alternet.org/belief/year-jail-not-believing-god-how-kentucky-persecuting-atheists

    Hmmm. Yikes. I can't believe people are comfortable with this guy being in government (or that so many people would have been comfortable with the same thinking from a man in the White House).

    I realize that no one is really going to go to jail for not believing in God - it's the attitude of religious politicians, and that fact that the lawsuit against this stupid law was overturned by the court of appeals.


    Why do the atheist fight so hard against something they say does not exist?
    “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,671
    BLACK35 wrote:
    what happens after a yr when you still don't believe in God.............do you get another yr :think:

    Correct. And the third time? Three strikes, you're out. Straight to hell. Do not pass Go.

    What year is this?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,759
    edited November 2012
    aerial wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    http://www.alternet.org/belief/year-jail-not-believing-god-how-kentucky-persecuting-atheists

    Hmmm. Yikes. I can't believe people are comfortable with this guy being in government (or that so many people would have been comfortable with the same thinking from a man in the White House).

    I realize that no one is really going to go to jail for not believing in God - it's the attitude of religious politicians, and that fact that the lawsuit against this stupid law was overturned by the court of appeals.


    Why do the atheist fight so hard against something they say does not exist?
    :fp: They're not fighting against God. They're fighting against politicians and how they govern. Because they don't want to live under a government that rules itself by the beliefs of something they don't even think exists. People who make decisions that affect everybody based on their religious beliefs are NOT governing in the interests of all people. Religion in government, for example, affects laws about gay marriage and abortion, while the ONLY belief that should be governing such things is the one that dictates that all people are created equal and people must be treated equally under the law, and the right to rules ones own body. Religion very rarely coincides with that little rule.... Was that a serious question you asked??
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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  • riotgrl
    riotgrl LOUISVILLE Posts: 1,895
    aerial wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    http://www.alternet.org/belief/year-jail-not-believing-god-how-kentucky-persecuting-atheists

    Hmmm. Yikes. I can't believe people are comfortable with this guy being in government (or that so many people would have been comfortable with the same thinking from a man in the White House).

    I realize that no one is really going to go to jail for not believing in God - it's the attitude of religious politicians, and that fact that the lawsuit against this stupid law was overturned by the court of appeals.


    Why do the atheist fight so hard against something they say does not exist?

    Because these groups infringe on others constitutional rights. Why do these religious groups insist on forcing their religious beliefs onto everyone else?
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,671
    aerial wrote:

    Why do the atheist fight so hard against something they say does not exist?

    It's not that they fight against anything. It's that they fight for the right to not believe in God.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • AzWicker
    AzWicker Posts: 1,162
    aerial wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    http://www.alternet.org/belief/year-jail-not-believing-god-how-kentucky-persecuting-atheists

    Hmmm. Yikes. I can't believe people are comfortable with this guy being in government (or that so many people would have been comfortable with the same thinking from a man in the White House).

    I realize that no one is really going to go to jail for not believing in God - it's the attitude of religious politicians, and that fact that the lawsuit against this stupid law was overturned by the court of appeals.


    Why do the atheist fight so hard against something they say does not exist?

    see Iran
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    PJ: 2011-09-03 2011-09-04
  • aerial
    aerial Posts: 2,319
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    http://www.alternet.org/belief/year-jail-not-believing-god-how-kentucky-persecuting-atheists

    Hmmm. Yikes. I can't believe people are comfortable with this guy being in government (or that so many people would have been comfortable with the same thinking from a man in the White House).

    I realize that no one is really going to go to jail for not believing in God - it's the attitude of religious politicians, and that fact that the lawsuit against this stupid law was overturned by the court of appeals.

    The people voted for him. They got what they wanted.
    “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
  • markin ball
    markin ball Posts: 1,076
    I feel bad about all the money, effort and resources that were wasted in the creation of this law and the attempt to defeat it. All of those things could have went towards something of real importance. What a selfish, asshole this represenative is. "You must praise my God so I feel more secure and jusitfied in my beliefs and bullshit!!!!
    "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win ."

    "With our thoughts we make the world"
  • fear4freedom
    fear4freedom Posts: 920
    aerial wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    http://www.alternet.org/belief/year-jail-not-believing-god-how-kentucky-persecuting-atheists

    Hmmm. Yikes. I can't believe people are comfortable with this guy being in government (or that so many people would have been comfortable with the same thinking from a man in the White House).

    I realize that no one is really going to go to jail for not believing in God - it's the attitude of religious politicians, and that fact that the lawsuit against this stupid law was overturned by the court of appeals.


    Why do the atheist fight so hard against something they say does not exist?

    They want to take away your RIGHT TO BELIEVE! And many others!
    Theres no time like the present

    A man that stands for nothing....will fall for anything!

    All people need to do more on every level!
  • markin ball
    markin ball Posts: 1,076
    fear4freedom wrote:
    aerial wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    http://www.alternet.org/belief/year-jail-not-believing-god-how-kentucky-persecuting-atheists

    Hmmm. Yikes. I can't believe people are comfortable with this guy being in government (or that so many people would have been comfortable with the same thinking from a man in the White House).

    I realize that no one is really going to go to jail for not believing in God - it's the attitude of religious politicians, and that fact that the lawsuit against this stupid law was overturned by the court of appeals.


    Why do the atheist fight so hard against something they say does not exist?

    They want to take away your RIGHT TO BELIEVE! And many others!

    The atheists fear for freedom, actually.
    "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win ."

    "With our thoughts we make the world"
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    You're fucking kidding me? How is this different than the Taliban?
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    How can anyone reasonably defend this?
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,759
    keeponrockin wrote:
    How can anyone reasonably defend this?
    I've come to understand that when you're dealing with religious belief, reason has nothing to do with it. And therein lies the rub.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • pjradio
    pjradio Posts: 6,704
    at least we make this:
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    gotta count for something
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    keeponrockin wrote:
    How can anyone reasonably defend this?
    I've come to understand that when you're dealing with religious belief, reason has nothing to do with it. And therein lies the rub.

    thats cause you dont need reason to believe in God/s... all you need is faith whichas we all know requires no reason.
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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    AzWicker wrote:
    aerial wrote:
    Q: Why do the atheist fight so hard against something they say does not exist?

    A: See Iran
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  • MotoDC
    MotoDC Posts: 947
    pjradio wrote:
    at least we make this:
    28smvcg.jpg

    gotta count for something
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    catefrances wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    keeponrockin wrote:
    How can anyone reasonably defend this?
    I've come to understand that when you're dealing with religious belief, reason has nothing to do with it. And therein lies the rub.

    thats cause you dont need reason to believe in God/s... all you need is faith whichas we all know requires no reason.
    just common sense...

    it would be nice if both sides of this little war could be less antagonistic...
    be respectful, be the kind of people commons sense tells us we should be whether
    God lives in our hearts or not.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,434
    pandora wrote:
    just common sense...

    it would be nice if both sides of this little war could be less antagonistic...
    be respectful, be the kind of people commons sense tells us we should be whether
    God lives in our hearts or not.

    There are two sides, and one side seems to not "believe" in the 1st Amendment of the Constitution.

    Can somebody explain the rationale that led to the law being upheld???
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