ELLEN JOHNSON ON CNN – PAULA ZAHN TUESDAY, APRIL 3 — 8 PM ET Latest Newsweek survey, God Belief, Atheists & the Culture Ellen Johnson, President of American Atheists will be the guest on the Tuesday, April 3, 2007 CNN public affairs program “Paula Zahn Now.” Johnson will be discussing the recent Newsweek poll revealing that 91% of Americans believe in deity, half reject the findings of evolutionary science, and 62% say they would not vote for an Atheist running for public office. The program airs on CNN at 8:00 PM ET, so check your local listings. WHO AND WHAT: Ellen Johnson, President of American Atheists on the Paula Zahn Show WHEN: Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 8:00 PM, check local listings WHERE: CNN MORE INFO: http:/www.atheists.org (AMERICAN ATHEISTS is a nationwide movement that defends civil rights for Atheists; works for the total separation of church and state; and addresses issues of First Amendment public policy.)
Remy: You can equate me with Archie Bunker if it makes you feel better. I think all folks are entitled to their point of view. Was there any doubt we all had one? Believe it or not I have read Phreddys posts and try and hear everyone out. Phreddy even agreed with me once as I recall on a thread about the Dark Ages. Ok I guess I can cut some slack but definately not much. I’d like to see some respect from Phreddy too and in such an event would be more than willing to reciprocate. I don’t really think Phreddy is stupid either overall. The saying where there is life there is hope does not belong to the Christian community and I guess holds true enough for anybody. Now I can be a sport and can give a little. Now can and will Phreddy et al? Before I forget Happy Easter to all! Whether or not you are in for the bunnies (as me) or whatever. Also, I took deep resentment with Pheddy on his remarks on FDR in particular. I’ll bet Pheddy couldn’t achieve what FDR did even with two legs to stand on or in multiples times over of four years. Also I had no use for Reagan although even I after so long will let it go enough to respect at least the dead and gone. Did you know that Reagan hated (and in my view) was jealous of JFK? And I think I can guess why since Reagan couldn’t really hold a candle to a Kennedy! Reagan made the rude, stupid, and untrue crack that under JFK’s curly locks lured the same old Karl Marx. Did you or Phreddy know that Reagan said something so damned childish, ridiculous, and utterly stupid? JFK’s tenure fought the spread of Marxism (ie Cuba) and sought to curb via his attorney (RFK) general underworld crime just in case the likes of some of you would-be authyorities have forgetten already. So anytime Phreddy and you are ready to grow up big boy style and show respect and quit the childish mud slinging and name calling (including amongst us gays) you may count me in for at least listening to you. Please don’t think I necessarily like to get down and dirty or into a bitch fight. Nonetheless, don’t make the mistake of kidding yourself into believing that I’m above it or won’t get into it while I damned mean business. One more thing, I was always an idealist and remain so whether the notion was ever practical or not.
Typo: y in authorities (sorry)
homonid
Huh? What the hell are you talking about?
Remy
“I think perhaps there should be stages of phreddy as there are stages of grief; denial, acceptance etc.”
How about the last step: Doooh!
Remy: My post was intended for Reason and not you (sorry) What I wrote had to do with what reason wrote and what I’ve picked up from Phreddy in more than one post.
Reason: “join us and enjoy life”? Now who were you and your pal Phreddy suggesting are the pimps?
“I never needed any rules or teachings to come to the conclusion that religion was bullshit from the age of 5 yrs. old.”
666, Ditto! 5 was the age of enlightenment for me too. May I ask, are you male of female? I only ask because what sparked my enlightenment was the fact that, as a little girl slouching in the pews, I first noticed how girls were excluded from the lists of “begats”.
“Were were all the daughters?” I pondered this question relentelessly.
Then, still at the tender age of 5, I realized that the women in the bibble were either slaves, stupid, treacherous, or virgins giving birth, totally misaligned with the women in my life, and, most important, totally unrealistic, not even sci-fi material.
At age 28 I learned the meaning of the word “concubine” and all my childhood distrust of the bibble came full circle.
Perhaps the sad part is that it took 12 more years to finally find the courage to proclaim, “I am an athiest!” I thank nogodblog and it’s regular contributers for demonstrating to me that being an atheist is as natural as spring rain (or snow depending on where you live).
Comment from: alexatheist
Now how would you know this…? Please provide an example of how faith stops them from being able to thing things through reasonably…?
Way off topic but I feel this is REALLY GOOD NEWS for our environment, and boy do we need it.
Educate thyselves:)
http://www.evworld.com/evguide.cfm
http://www.evworld.com/evguide.cfm?evtype=production
I know 100k is expensive, but the price is coming down.
Comment from: cry4turtles
Ruth, Abigail, Esther, Priscilla to name a few…. This is a common argument which really shows one’s lack of true knowledge of the bible.
Many of the historical books of the bible are merely recording what life was like at that time in history…you can go to the same area of the world today and see similar social structures…
Just look in the mirror.
hominid,
Understood. Sorry for my outburst.
remy: It’s me who needs to be sorry (and also pass up that last glass of cabernet before attempting heavy duty thinking or typing) Thank-you for being understanding with someone who needs to pay better attention!
cry4turtles: It has been taking me awhile to fess up to what seems impossible, overwhelming, and wrong for me too. I don’t think any of us are concubines anymore than bunny rabbits and just look what they do. But for some odd reason unlike bunnies we masters of the universe are expected to run for cover, take precautions, and feel shame of our nakedness. I thank this Nogod blog site too for an open forum to vent and learn about our varying viewpoints here. As for that “natural as spring” Did you happen to catch Decoding the Exodus? (I think that was the title) Anywho, according to that program the likely site for our elusive Mt Sinai had trace evidence of an ancient water spring which despite those who would argue otherwise was the scene of a most “natural” event..(ie every bit as “natural as spring rain”)
Do any of you ever read or post over on CBN’s discussion boards? It’a a great source of an easy laugh.
and let there be phreedy….and it was so…..then god took a rib from phreedy and made a women for him….how nice for women….
cry4turtles;
It was literally the first time I was taken to “sunday school” (denomination unknown but, could have been catholic since I was living in Rome at the time) and was being told stories about another god guy. I asked the question/made a statement “so, it’s make-believe then”. And since you asked, I’m a guy.
Of course when you’re a kid, you don’t have much choice about whether or not you’ll be attending church, so I got dragged along until I struck out on my own after coming to the States at 17. I was “raised” throughout Europe, the Mid-East, and Africa. That gave me plenty of opportunities to explore a great variety of different religions.
I never came to understand how people could invest so much in such a fantasy unless they turned off their brain and allowed someone else to tell them what to think.
Think Jim Jones and kool-aid.
what:
I’ve been racing motocross for over a decade now, which was just about the same time the interwebs showed up in my house. The local sanctioning body is the American Motorcyclists Assn, and they issue a 6 digit member ID, of which the last 3 are supposed to be your racing # (so no two riders in the same class have the same #). My last 3 are 652.
Hence the chick magnet net handle mxracer652. It’s juvenile, but I’m too lazy to change.
…And since nobody cares, the bkj110 was the email ID issued to me by Penn State.
No creativity.
Charlie: that was tooooo goood! All I can say for those women is that they certainly have their hands full and as so I’ve been told “have broad shoulders and can take it” Then they wonder why I don’t want a sex change.
666: “Of course when you’re a kid, you don’t have much choice about whether or not you’ll be attending church” Now that should be written in stone too I think. I was sent to a hell, fire, and brimstone local church as a kiddo. I guess maybie that’s where I started getting my fill of it all. They used to just scream and carry on. Then if I recall their faces would shake and become beet red while they would wave their bibles at you, quiver, and make threats. I thought all hell was breaking out. I did try and be a good boy back then. Who in their right minds wouldn’t? Later on when I contemplated escape I started noticing how those places were either on as many corners as filling stations or their new construction sites had nearly been completed. Since escape seemed impossible I tried checking out some different kinds anyway. What an education that turned out to be!
Ps: I didn’t think that Jim Jones/Kool-aid stunt was none too cool.
“Please provide an example of how faith stops them from being able to thing things through reasonably…?”
After I give you a list as long as your arm will you promise to throw yourself in front of a train? If not then bugger off!
mxracer
It thought as much. Be safe! Always, always where a helmut. My life was saved by one.
phreedm,
“That’s right. No one is forcing you to send your money…but the ACLU and AA FORCE every small community (because they don’t have the resources to defend themselves) to bend to their radical views. Huge difference…”
You do realize that it is the judge in these cases that decides how much money should be paid, right? So if you want to bitch, then bitch about the judges. Also, you clearly know nothing about the justice system. It takes money to fight cases, not fairy dust and god’s eternal love.
“the historical books of the bible”
Tee Hee Hee, I love a good comedian!