Why are they offended, really? Because it profits them.I'm beginning to think that atheists have a knee-jerk-offense-taking syndrome.
"Bush's comments were divisive, they say, and an insult to those who don't believe in religious creeds or a deity."
Tell it to Honest Abe. He said pretty much the same thing as Bush.
The fact that Ms. Johnson and Mr. Silverman are "offended" blowhards offends me. But it's ok to offend people who believe in G-d. What chutzpah!!
Good. I'm glad they're offended. I hope they shed many tears over this.
I just can't state strongly enough how much I feeeeel their pain. sarcasm off
Why are they offended, really? Because it profits them.Why are they offended, really? Because it profits them.Funny, I never hear these folks complain about all the Democrats who use black churches for political rallies and invoke pseudo-religious rhetoric every election cycle.
I can't imagine someone being president of the United States who is not a Republican. Divisive? Maybe.
As an agnostic...my reaction is COOL!!!!
Am I to presume, then, that Atheists would prefer a President who thinks he is God, then?
Maybe that's why they supported John Kerry...
Athiest's remarks about President Bush offends ME!
"The same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought" -- the president was speaking in Washington -- "are still at issue around the globe: the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God."
John F. Kennedy
Inaugural Address
1/20/1961
"We believe, that all men have a right to equal justice under law and equal opportunity to share in the common good. . . . We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God. From this faith we will not be moved. . . .
Harry S. Truman
Inaugural Address
1/20/1949
"Our own well-being is dependent on the well-being of other nations far away. We have learned that we must live as men, not as ostriches, nor as dogs in the manger. . . . Almighty God has . . . given our people stout hearts and strong arms with which to strike mightily blows for freedom and truth. He has given to our country a faith which has become the hope of all peoples in an anguished world."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Final Inaugural Address
1/20/1945
Silverfish was on Joe country last night. He is an anti-American punk.
Wow... for people who don't believe in God, they sure are quick to take offense at those who do. I mean if He doesn't exist, what President Bush said about his faith should beside the point and it certainly should have drawn a yawn instead of howls of indignant protests. Are atheists in fact conceding what other people believe matters to them more than they think? It sure looks like it.
They pretty much prove the President's point with their mindless, bitter, hateful comments.