Equal Rights
Note: I am honestly not sure who I’m insulting here. - SF
As you no doubt know by now, Israel has invaded Lebanon in an effort to find Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ new baby, Suri, who apparently was hustled away minutes after birth and has never been seen by any living human beings, only Scientologists.
But what I am really concerned with, however, is the plight of the world’s Atheists, who - to this very day - do not have a religion of their own.
In my humble* opinion, it is downright descriminatory that Atheists have been denied their basic human right to have a religion, simply because they don’t believe in God.
Many people seem to think that religion is, if nothing else, a belief in some sort of god. How bigoted. Atheists are human beings, just like people who do believe in a god, and they have a right to all the same privileges that god-believers enjoy. They have a right to religion just like everyone else.
Religion is so much more than a divine being. Religon is whacky hats and robes, incense, holy water, ancient scriptures and spiffy temples. Religion is prophets and lists of things that you can’t do, holy wars and people on TV with big hair. Don’t Atheists have a right to these things, too?
The answer, I say, is a resounding YES!! I forsee a day when Athiests will gather together in special buildings to sing beautiful hymns about not believing in anything, when little boy Atheists and little girl Atheists will sit, spellbound, listening to an adult Atheist tell the stories of ancient, mighty unbelievers, using a felt board. I forsee a day when groups of Atheists will go door-to-door, interrupting people in the middle of their favorite TV shows, to tell them about nothing.
Many of you who read this will laugh. But one day - one glorious day - this dream will be a reality.
Amen. Let us pray. whisper words to nobody in particular.
* not
July 22nd, 2006 at 12:30 pm
hey, you’re right! And yes, I did laugh, but that doesnt mean this isnt funny. Maybe this is the real reason that Atheism is on the defensive from Christian soldiers: no potluck socials. Certainly, I know, speaking as a man, that the way to my heart is trhough my stomach. Just ask my wife.