Comments on: Letter fro Prez Zindler http://atheists.org/blog/2008/07/21/letter_fro_prez_zindler A Blog of Atheist Thought Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:40:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mushinronjya http://atheists.org/blog/2008/07/21/letter_fro_prez_zindler/comment-page-1#comment-86290 mushinronjya Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86290 I'm so tired of people using poor grammar. Tell the grammar-challenged president that atheist is not capitalized when he's not using it at the beginning of a sentence, or when he's not saying "American Atheists" or whatever. I’m so tired of people using poor grammar. Tell the grammar-challenged president that atheist is not capitalized when he’s not using it at the beginning of a sentence, or when he’s not saying “American Atheists” or whatever.

]]> By: dsilverman http://atheists.org/blog/2008/07/21/letter_fro_prez_zindler/comment-page-1#comment-86291 dsilverman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86291 That's mostly habit. Ellen insisted on capitalization and we're all used to it. I do it too. That’s mostly habit. Ellen insisted on capitalization and we’re all used to it. I do it too.

]]> By: Tim http://atheists.org/blog/2008/07/21/letter_fro_prez_zindler/comment-page-1#comment-86293 Tim Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86293 So my prayer for rain WAS answered, heh heh...<br /> So my prayer for rain WAS answered, heh heh…

]]> By: pixel http://atheists.org/blog/2008/07/21/letter_fro_prez_zindler/comment-page-1#comment-86294 pixel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86294 mushinronjya--<blockquote>I'm so tired of people using poor grammar.</blockquote>me Too! As A Teacher, i Am Appalled By mr. zindler's Lack Of Appropriate Capitalization. i Say We Take Him Out Behind The Tool Shed And Beat The Bad Grammar Out Of Him!! :-)<br /> <br /> And to you Tim, I hope you're not seriously happy that books and archives were destroyed. I don't agree with your holy books, but I would never want to see them destroyed. The idea of book-burning (or book-drowning for that matter) makes my blood run cold. mushinronjya–
I’m so tired of people using poor grammar.

me Too! As A Teacher, i Am Appalled By mr. zindler’s Lack Of Appropriate Capitalization. i Say We Take Him Out Behind The Tool Shed And Beat The Bad Grammar Out Of Him!! :-)

And to you Tim, I hope you’re not seriously happy that books and archives were destroyed. I don’t agree with your holy books, but I would never want to see them destroyed. The idea of book-burning (or book-drowning for that matter) makes my blood run cold.

]]> By: joe zamecki http://atheists.org/blog/2008/07/21/letter_fro_prez_zindler/comment-page-1#comment-86296 joe zamecki Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86296 I capitalize "Atheist" because it's a mark of pride for me. Screw the grammar and spelling Nazis, I took back the use of the word "Atheist" in my life at least, and make it something to be proud of - proud enough that it's a proper name. <br /> <br /> Some of us had to struggle to obtain our freedom from religion, and that's worth the tiny gesture of letting language continue to be fluidic, as society is fluidic. As it should be. And if people who use language can't be in charge of their own language, why should there be any independent speech? It's really better this way.<br /> I capitalize “Atheist” because it’s a mark of pride for me. Screw the grammar and spelling Nazis, I took back the use of the word “Atheist” in my life at least, and make it something to be proud of – proud enough that it’s a proper name.

Some of us had to struggle to obtain our freedom from religion, and that’s worth the tiny gesture of letting language continue to be fluidic, as society is fluidic. As it should be. And if people who use language can’t be in charge of their own language, why should there be any independent speech? It’s really better this way.

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