The idea of a god has never made sense to me either, buddy.
We hear a lot lately about how atheists are attacking religion. No, atheists are attacking crimes perpetrated by religious institutions. There is a difference. Regardless, it isn’t as if atheists have been immune to criticism or attack. I’ve heard everything from “atheists have no morals” to “atheists hate America.” That shit is tired.
In 1987 President George H.W. Bush went so far as to say, “No, I don’t know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.”
We also get the daily attacks from the Religulous among us. Just the other day, I had a coworker say that I may as well have an affair with a married man. Why not? I’m atheist. What do I care about marriage or morals? Pffft. Morals schmorals.
In reality, belief in God has no effect over one’s moral perception. The world’s largest humanitarian aid organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, lacks religious affiliation. In addition to this, 25 of the 40 groups on the American Institute of Philanthropy’s list of recommended organizations for Haiti relief donations are entirely secular. Lack of faith in religion has not diminished my capacity for compassion, and, clearly, it hasn’t reduced that of other non believers.
Richard Dawkins began the Non-Believers Giving Aid organization to make the same point. Another example of heartless atheists is Kiva, a micro-lending organization working to eradicate poverty. Kiva has lending teams. Who’s leading the way? Atheists, Agnostics, Skeptics, Free-Thinkers, Secular Humanists and the Non-Religious.
So what if we eat babies? They’re delish.
