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"What do we want...........nothing!!............when do we want it.........now.............!!"
1 posted on 03/12/2010 11:41:30 AM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow
They plan to issue a statement on what they say are the negative effects of religion on society.

They plan to spout antitheist hate rhetoric. This is a hate group.

2 posted on 03/12/2010 11:43:21 AM PST by a fool in paradise
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To: marshmallow

We have more people at a local ball game.


3 posted on 03/12/2010 11:44:13 AM PST by Sacajaweau (What)
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To: marshmallow; Godzilla
More than 2,000 atheists from around the world are gathering in Melbourne, Australia, to celebrate their lack of religious belief.

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5 posted on 03/12/2010 11:52:06 AM PST by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
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To: marshmallow
More than 2,000 atheists from around the world are gathering in Melbourne, Australia, to celebrate their lack of religious belief.

That's sorta funny, actually... "considering"... Considering what? -- you say...

Well, considering that the population of the globe is 6,692,030,277 (as of the time of this post), and considering that just for Christians, there's about 1/3 of the world in that category.

Graph from "Religious Tolerance"

BUT, if you consider the number of "believers" in some god (not necessarily the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, mind you...) -- you get about 75% or more of the world.

So, I would say that puts it at over 5 billion in the world, believing in some god of some sort (maybe even a lot higher than that).

AND SO..., we're supposed to be really listening to a mere "misquito-like group" that says there's no God?! LOL ...

6 posted on 03/12/2010 11:56:49 AM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: marshmallow; reaganaut
They plan to issue a statement on what they say are the negative effects of religion on society.

Hmmm, how many childrens hospitals are funded and run by atheists? How much did atheists contribute to natural disaster relief?

And they think they can comment on the effects of religion

7 posted on 03/12/2010 11:56:49 AM PST by Godzilla (3-7-77)
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To: marshmallow

2,000 people. Haha. The Baptist Church I attend has five campuses, 50,000 members, and a weekly attendance of 28,000 ... and that’s just ONE church.

Weathermen are predicting severe lightning storms.

SnakeDoc


8 posted on 03/12/2010 11:57:21 AM PST by SnakeDoctor (The night is darkest just before the dawn, but [...] the dawn is coming. -- Harvey Dent)
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To: marshmallow

This is like having a festival for people who don’t particularly care for mushrooms, or a club for people who aren’t tennis fans.


9 posted on 03/12/2010 12:01:41 PM PST by Sloth (Civil disobedience? I'm afraid only the uncivil kind is going to cut it this time.)
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To: marshmallow
celebrate their lack of religious belief. ... They plan to issue a statement on what they say are the negative effects of religion on society.

So which is it, a positive message about atheism or just a bitch session about religion?

They will be joined by bestselling author Richard Dawkins and discuss Islam and terrorism in a session titled The Cost of Delusion.

For those who think atheists only complain about Christianity. Hope he has good security.

10 posted on 03/12/2010 12:05:52 PM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: marshmallow
I don’t know.. I just can’t put much faith in the existence of atheists...No one has ever shown me proof.
12 posted on 03/12/2010 2:07:09 PM PST by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: marshmallow

That’s gotta be a seriously “downer” event. OK we’re here, we’re gonna die and then become worm food. The End. Period. Bleccchh.


13 posted on 03/12/2010 5:04:04 PM PST by RedDogzRule
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To: marshmallow
Atheists Meet in Melbourne to Celebrate Lack of Faith


15 posted on 03/12/2010 5:23:15 PM PST by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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