As I wrote earlier I was 10 when I became an atheist. For almost half a century I did not care that there were people in churches, synagogues, mosques, temples etc. However when Obama became president the fundamentalists and dominionists emerged from hiding, determined to take away women's rights to control their bodies and lives. This eventually led me to join the NYCAtheists and create this website.
Now that we are governed by that deplorable Republican president we are seeing misogynists, racists and nazis stepping out and declaring they are not wrong and we should always be governed by straight, white Christian males.
I went into how that anthology of mythologies is used as an excuse for homophobia, misogyny and racism in a previous post. It is also the major reason for nazism as Jews are held responsible for the death of Jesus. Christians have been cruel to Jews for centuries. They slaughtered them during the Crusades and at other times, kicked them out of their countries or forced them to live in ghettos (here is an article on Christian atrocities). Once again the current nazis are trying to ruin synagogues and threaten Jews.
Now that we are governed by that deplorable Republican president we are seeing misogynists, racists and nazis stepping out and declaring they are not wrong and we should always be governed by straight, white Christian males.
I went into how that anthology of mythologies is used as an excuse for homophobia, misogyny and racism in a previous post. It is also the major reason for nazism as Jews are held responsible for the death of Jesus. Christians have been cruel to Jews for centuries. They slaughtered them during the Crusades and at other times, kicked them out of their countries or forced them to live in ghettos (here is an article on Christian atrocities). Once again the current nazis are trying to ruin synagogues and threaten Jews.
The fundamentalist/dominionist Christians also want to do away with public schools or at least control them. They are in effect traitors and saboteurs of America. Our kids will grow up and have to compete in the world market with people who are taught genuine science. It's not just evolution; they will go after geology as it teaches the world is around 5 billion years old then astronomy as it teaches the universe is 13.8 billion years old then biology as evolution is a major factor. We will become a third rate country as other countries who educate their children surge ahead of us.
I have lost all patience with people who cling to those ancient mythologies in the 21st century; they are no more to be respected than adults who insist on believing in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy. We must put away such childish things and grow up and put an end to the cruelty those mythologies have caused.
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