Is anyone else an atheist with BC besides me?

The hypocrisy here is simply mind boggling:

At least he's not part of the Inquisition like the previous one. I loved the meme with the gay union being from the devil and the pervs being part of the church. I have no problem with consenting adults doing any sort of sexual combination. Going for children just screws them up for life. I worked in a community mental health clinic and sexual abuse was in almost all the women's background and at least half of the men.

Hannah Gadsby art, paintings, sculptureThis is a little off track from the atheist topic, but in an irreverent way quite a humorous take on classic religious art by comedian Hannah Gadsby. I've watched her Netflix shows several times and particularly reference the arts segments highlighting the 'Lactation of St. Bernard'.

Hannah Gadsby's Douglas: Here's every work of art featured in the new Netflix special from the creator of Nanette. (slate.com). Unfortunately you need to watch Nanette to get the full comedic presentation.

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Alice: I saw your post about popping in to look at "religious" posts on BCO. I did. WOW. I cannot say that loud enough. At the beginning of the pandemic there were dozens of posts announcing it was God's judgment for all of our transgressions. I had to read more. Maybe I like having my blood boil or my head explode. It was so beyond crazy. They deserve to have God come down and slap them upside the head. Except HE doesn't exist to do the slapping. How can people who claim to believe in "The Prince of Peace" think it is okay to say people deserve to get sick and die? If one of them succumbed to Covid would the others say "Well, she must have done something bad. Maybe she didn't believe strongly enough" Yeah yeah "The virus is strong but God is more powerful and will save us" He didn't do such a good job on your breast health, did He?

I am getting my covid jab this afternoon, without the Pope's blessing!

I deplore the idea that the coronavirus is God's way of punishing us for transgressions. Total shit. You mean a woman raising 4 children dies and she's more or less collateral for what Hector the serial killer did? But he's still alive in prison and the woman's children are now motherless, and that in some ungodly way is God's will????!!!! I mean, there are a gazillion stories to tell to show how it does not make sense.

And what exactly ARE these 'transgressions' of which they speak? You mean that dad, a father of two, who cared for his wife while she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer is now dead of Covid19 because some men sleep with men and some women sleep with women but Peter pedophile priest is still alive and hanging out here on earth? It truly makes no sense.

Divine, I feel the same way when I hear or read comments like that.

Today a box arrived in the mail from my mom, who is pretty shady but of course considered herself a good Christian woman, who knows very well that I am staunchly against religion. Just about fell over laughing when I saw my Easter gift, lol. I think I’ll eat it upside down.

I'd give a lot (well, maybe a penny) to know what the heck devout types are supposed to think about as they shove that cross in their mouth. "Jesus isn't dead, he's living on your hips!" They're missing out on my marketing ideas. 😈

I absolutely HATE the smug "Mah Lorrrd an' savyer wuz watchin' out fer me" when someone (or their grubby spawn) lived but someone else died in an accident. It's so RUDE.

Mae your Mom has mad skillz! She figured out a cross that won't be given to Goodwill. You have no choice but to make it one with you. Diabolical

Hahahaha! When you think about it, a candy cross is just...mind boggling! What if Jesus lived in more contemporary times and had been given the electric chair?

But, illimae, for your mom who knows you’re anti-religion but who herself is a staunch Christian, to send you a candy cross....well, I find it pretty humorous! I’m not sure if she’s joking or serious, but either way, it’s pretty funny!

Hahahaha! Mirianda, the atheist meme is hysterical!

I'm so glad I found this page! I have a question for you.

It drives me crazy when people tell me that they pray for me or that I'm in their prayers or even when they send "positive energy/thoughts" my way. How do you handle your friends/family/coworkers when they make religious comments about your cancer? I know they are trying to be nice in their own ways but it eats me up inside when I have to thank them for their prayers!

Back again. So many of my tribe here, that I enjoying catching up with the latest foibles related to this important topic.

You will remember that I wrote an article on atheism a while ago, using comments from some of the folk here. Well, I was editing a patient story the other day for the Male Breast Cancer Coalition and on returning the edited article to the patient for approval, I received this reply:

“I have now had a chance to look at your website, MaleBC.org. I am shocked to find this is being run by an atheist. This I completely against what I stand for, and my support for and Christian beliefs. My wife, in her 30 plus years of work has seen many people transition to death, has seen the horror on people's faces and heard them cry out in terror, at the edge of death, at what they have seen, while others have such joy and happiness at this last point of life. I do not want my name associated with this site, and rescind the release of any of my information.”

Dramatic, eh? Intolerant, too!

The irony is that I’d edited a story which was mainly about how God saved him. So, while I was being a tolerant editor to this religious beliefs, we couldn’t even find the Christian goodwill to have me an an editor of his story.

Funerals are for the living, not for the deceased. So it's the cousin processing their grief in a way they know how. Maybe an email with Trishyla's, "I appreciate your thinking of my husband. He was a good man, and a treasure to us all." Or some such.

Pease and ease to you, Spookiesmom. ((( hugs )))

Traveltext, so sorry this happened to you. I got a chance to check out your website. You're doing an amazing job!