one by one.
His father's views are irrelevant. Would you care for me to judge you solely by your mother's or father's views?
I agree with you, but fail to see the relevance.
Yes, and you picked the wrong puppy to hit with this question. As far as matters dealing with the world outside my religion (including how it relates to others), I am one of the few you will find who DOES insist on treating all religions the same. (There are some public safety issues here, because I will not permit human sacrifice, for example.) No religion is allowed to force nonbelievers to conform to it's practices if I have any control over the situation. That is, for example, why I support a time for students to observe their religion in school. They can pray how they like (or not pray), with violations of other's rights and physical safety excepted.
I was inexact in my comment, here. What I meant was that atheists run the gamut in their relations with others, from kind and tolerant, to bigoted militants. (I will say, however, that I believe your comments about shrines and holy days to be naive. A statue/display about Madalyn Murray O'Hare is as much a shrine as one to honor St. Paul. "A rose, by any other name, smells as sweet." Atheists have places, events, and days, just like other religions and belief systems.) |
