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Old 10-14-2002, 05:52 PM   #11
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<strong>You can be a closet-atheist and not go to church too. Thats what I do when I go to the in-laws. It's nice to sleep in!!! Just Say NO!</strong>
That's easy to say when you don't live with your fundie parents.

Just a couple more months just a couple more months...
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Old 10-15-2002, 06:47 AM   #12
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<strong>You can be a closet-atheist and not go to church too. Thats what I do when I go to the in-laws. It's nice to sleep in!!! Just Say NO!</strong>
Y'know what the problem is though? While the non-religious are sleeping or watching the telly or mowing their lawns on Sundays, fundies and evangelicals are going to church and, as large, united groups, are being worked into a lather of support for far-right social, political, and religious causes. No wonder they are such a powerful and effective force on the social and political landscape.

Freethinkers may prefer to "do their own thing" all the time, but I think they are going to have to find SOME way to work better collectively if they're going to counter the increasing de-secularization of American government, education, etc.

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Old 10-16-2002, 07:09 PM   #13
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<strong> Freethinkers may prefer to "do their own thing" all the time, but I think they are going to have to find SOME way to work better collectively if they're going to counter the increasing de-secularization of American government, education, etc. </strong>
I agree, any ideas how ?
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Old 10-16-2002, 07:48 PM   #14
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Observing church from this perspective is a bit like observing a herd of sheep being watched over by a shepard.
More like observing a herd of sheep that think they're being watched over by a shepard.
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