Comments on: Silverman on CNN tonight http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/21/silverman_on_cnn_tonight A Blog of Atheist Thought Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:40:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: castletonsnob http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/21/silverman_on_cnn_tonight/comment-page-1#comment-72658 castletonsnob Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-72658 I would focus foremost on what you have in common with Martin--that Christmas has become a time of overspending and overeating when it could be a wonderful opportunity to focus on the needs of others less fortunate than ourselves. This is something we can <i>all</i> stand behind, Christian and atheist alike. I would focus foremost on what you have in common with Martin–that Christmas has become a time of overspending and overeating when it could be a wonderful opportunity to focus on the needs of others less fortunate than ourselves. This is something we can all stand behind, Christian and atheist alike.

]]> By: RayCeeYa http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/21/silverman_on_cnn_tonight/comment-page-1#comment-72660 RayCeeYa Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-72660 Heres an idea. Start a new holiday about this time of year. Call it national Altruism Day. Encourage everyone to give 1/365th (i.e. 1 day's worth) of their yearly pay to a charity of their choice.<br /> <br /> Make it completely secular and just wait for the X-tian Reich to start making noise about it. Heres an idea. Start a new holiday about this time of year. Call it national Altruism Day. Encourage everyone to give 1/365th (i.e. 1 day’s worth) of their yearly pay to a charity of their choice.

Make it completely secular and just wait for the X-tian Reich to start making noise about it.

]]> By: septos http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/21/silverman_on_cnn_tonight/comment-page-1#comment-72661 septos Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-72661 Jesus died so you could get presents. It's from the "Sin destroyers" video. Jesus died so you could get presents. It’s from the “Sin destroyers” video.

]]> By: mryder66 http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/21/silverman_on_cnn_tonight/comment-page-1#comment-72665 mryder66 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-72665 Unfortunately the premise in the show's title assumes that contemporary conceptions of Jesus are compatible with each other. I think is fairly clear that this is not the case and until it is the question of what would Jesus really do will differ depending on who you ask.<br /> <br /> Then, of course, there's the little matter of did Jesus ever really exist? Unfortunately the premise in the show’s title assumes that contemporary conceptions of Jesus are compatible with each other. I think is fairly clear that this is not the case and until it is the question of what would Jesus really do will differ depending on who you ask.

Then, of course, there’s the little matter of did Jesus ever really exist?

]]> By: karen http://atheists.org/blog/2007/12/21/silverman_on_cnn_tonight/comment-page-1#comment-72667 karen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-72667 I'm going to miss the show, because I'll be at a Solstice party.<br /> <br /> Dave if you can get it in, you might try to mention the co-opting of xmas from the pagans and the fact that if Christ really lived, he probably wasn't born in December. I’m going to miss the show, because I’ll be at a Solstice party.

Dave if you can get it in, you might try to mention the co-opting of xmas from the pagans and the fact that if Christ really lived, he probably wasn’t born in December.

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