The atheist mom hero

What we are experiencing is the (re)emergence of the religious right (along with the Tea Party) as the dominant voice in the Republican Party and a desire to return to those glorious days of yesteryear of which you speak.

More attempts to restrict a woman’s right to choose in the last 2-3 years than all years combined since Roe v Wade.

Formal policy position of the Republican Party supporting Constitutional amendments to further restrict women’s rights and define marriage as between a man and a woman.

Attempts to restrict the religious freedoms of Muslims.

Attempts to introduce religious beliefs into public school science curricula.

Republican members of Congress citing the Bible to prove that the sciences of embryology, evolution, and the Big Bang are "lies straight from the Pit of Hell” and that climate change is not man made because only God can influence climate.

Republican candidate for governor of Virginia petitioning the federal courts to reinstate the state’s 100-year old sodomy laws.

I could provide many more examples of recent attempts by the right to impose religious beliefs in law.

Proselytizers, be they atheist, Seventh Day Adventists, fundamental Christians or any persuasion, may be annoying but their speech is a protected right. But don’t kid yourself, the religious right’s determined and unrelenting efforts to legislate their beliefs on the country presents a clear and present danger.

 

Damn. I fucked up.

 

Did you blaspheme in front of an administrator?

 

I know from prior posting that you are very considered and accurate with what you say but this I find surprising.
Are there actual statistics on this?

 

Shuddering statistics - not of the scientists, but the general public and the gulf between them.

I wonder if there are any figures showing scientists raised as believers occupying any particular group?

Reading the link, scientists blame lack of resources as to why more of the public weren't more aware.

Where would we be now if science had had the churches' resources? The thought sickens me.

 

How so?

What liberal policy or legislative proposal is comparable to Constitutional amendments to restrict women's reproductive rights or gay civil rights?

What liberal policy or legislative proposal is comparable to requiring the teaching of the interpretation of Biblical scripture as science in public schools?

 

Bernie Sanders, our token socialist, who wants to take away the First Amendment rights of corporations to influence the political process through unlimited and undisclosed campaign contributions...to name just one of his extreme proposals.

 

I thought of one.

The War on Christmas!

 

Unfortunately, every belief system has its assholes. The lady in the newscast was pretty cool, though.

 

The goal of good public policy should be to provide the greatest positive impact with the least negative impact and should be supported by evidence or data.

Ace likes to say that policy is based on morality and I dont necessarily disagree with that. But a distinction should be made between morality and faith and many of the extremist policies on the right are based on blind faith – what the Bible says about conception or homosexuality or the origin of life.

I dont see that on the left, but if you believe it to be so, an example would help.

 

I dont disagree.

But you're ignoring the issue of the growing influence of faith-based policy with no supporting evidence or data, which I maintain is reflected in social policies of the right and not the left.

Blind faith in the word of the Bible (religious social conservatives) and ideological purity (Tea Party conservatives) have crowded out the more traditional conservatives to the point that supporting data doesnt matter and compromise and consensus building are dirty words.
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If you are a more traditional conservative, you and I could probably find common ground to develop public policy for the greater good, with both of us giving a little.

If you are among those of blind faith and/or ideological purity, probably not.

 

I'd say that's a rather general statement. Lately, I've seen the uprising of atheist personalities and groups who do have an agenda of sorts. It's not the abolishment of religion they're seeking, (though I doubt any would argue with it) but an agenda of ending the harm that religions often cause by forcefully imposing their beliefs on others, and using their dogma to justify atrocities. I think witnessing those acts and injustices is what ultimately creates those chip-on-the-shoulder atheists that Baraka_Guru is talking about. I can't say that I blame them.