I don’t know why we are focusing on Romney. All the Republicans seem to promote the xian faith over all others. I suspect all of them would love to mix religion and gov’t. (Maybe with the exception of McCain – I hope he has more sense than that!)

Just because Romney’s religion is more unknown, and therefore seems more “weird” we seem to be focusing on him.

Can you say “Bush with magic underwear”?

Hardly. Again, Mormonism is not Christianity?and it?s not a matter of how much faith one has, but what that faith is placed.

Is it wrong to put national interest AHEAD of mythology and personal religion?

Yes, if that personal religion is false; no if it?s in the God who created all things

http://richarddawkins.net/article,1946,Interview-with-Christopher-Hitchens,MSNBC-Morning-Joe

He brings up the Mittster.

All personal religion is false. As I sometimes say, god is just Santa Claus who doesn’t give you presents.

Apparently nothing pre-dates xtians:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/04/sherri-shepherd-doesnt-g_n_75292.html

For whatever reason, the ladies on “The View” were discussing ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus this morning. Naturally, talk soon migrated to the topic of religion, and Sherri “I don’t know if the world is flat” Shepherd came out to play. More specifically, to spew ignorance and a complete lack of understanding of basic world history! Discussing whether Christians were around during Epicurus’ time (Epicurus lived from 341-270 B.C.), Sherri chimed in, “[The Greeks] had Christians ’cause they threw them to the lions.”

When Whoopi tried to cautiously navigate her through the timeline of basic world events, saying, “I think this might predate that,” Sherri responded, “I don’t think anything predated Christians.” Joy’s attempt to explain the Greek-Roman-Christian chronology was futile, as Sherri insisted, “Jesus came first before them.” Sherri’s argument was all the more powerful due to her convincing “use your finger to write on the table” trick, but she can’t fight the facts. Perhaps if Barbara were on today she would have explained THAT WHOLE B.C. THING (you know, as in, Before Christ).

Has anybody actually laid eyes on this jcc character? Do we even know if he has opposable thumbs?

Clearly it hasn’t made its way through the sludge of jcc’s mind (assuming he has one, that is) that should Mitt Romney become the nominee, and then the president, that jcc and his fellow xians who worship the RIGHT god in the RIGHT way, would find themselves with a president who just THINKS he’s got the religious straignt skinny. Worse yet, Mitt would believe he is on the RIGHT PATH and jcc on the WRONG PATH.

Gosh jcc, me thinks this could get a little sticky for you since you seem to feel putting one’s religious belief ahead of the national interest is A-ok.

So far, most of what I have read on this site is meaningless blather; rants about Christianity, fears of Christianity or other religions, etc…

Apparently, there are more nut-job atheists per-capita than there re nut-job religious folks.

I don’t spend my time meditating on useless rhetoric. I was hoping to find people willing to discuss deeper philosophical arguments around atheism.

The reading here is sophomoric and emotionally charged.

Sad.

I think I’m gonna puke!

Then you?d better get a bucket.

Has anybody actually laid eyes on this jcc character?

Actually yes, I?ve ?appeared? to many of the faithful on many occasions .

Do we even know if he has opposable thumbs?

So that?s why it takes me so long to hit the space bar!

Clearly it hasn’t made its way through the sludge of jcc’s mind (assuming he has one, that is) that should Mitt Romney become the nominee, and then the president, that jcc and his fellow xians who worship the RIGHT god in the RIGHT way, would find themselves with a president who just THINKS he’s got the religious straignt skinny.

Clearly, you misunderstood the nature of my post.

Worse yet, Mitt would believe he is on the RIGHT PATH and jcc on the WRONG PATH.

Hmmm. Isn?t that what I?ve been trying to get across about Mormons all along?

Gosh jcc, me thinks this could get a little sticky for you since you seem to feel putting one’s religious belief ahead of the national interest is A-ok.

Very sticky if a Mormon or Hillary or Obama or Edwards gets elected?again, it?s what one puts one?s faith in that matters.

So far, most of what I have read on this site is meaningless blather; rants about Christianity, fears of Christianity or other religions, etc…

Please suggest a topic for discussion then. You might be surprised at the discussion you generate from us.

For those of you that might be interested in the consequences of Mitt Romney’s faith, you might want to check this out:

http://atheistrants.blogspot.com/2007/11/law-of-consecration.html

I can only hope she continues to share her idiocy. I expect more rational people will then come to the correct conclusion that religion is for morons.