Is Christianism Breeding Atheists?

Why would it not? The way in which the next generation has been exposed to Christianity this past decade has been toxic to the faith. Christianism isn't just corrosive of our political order; it is deeply destructive to Christianity itself. Go to any college campus and ask the uncommitted their views of Christianity. What I hear is intolerance, anger, anti-gay prejudice, sexual obsession, and hatred of Islam. How many people Rick Santorum has scared off Christianity for life is beyond reckoning. And the bile directed at gay people has been deeply damaging in getting across to people what Jesus' message really was: which is, in many cases, almost the opposite of that of his current most prominent representatives in the media.

The growth of the “nones”, and especially of their young constituent, is a reaction against the Religious Right. According to their data, between 2006 and 2011 Democrats and progressives were more likely to be religiously unaffiliated than Republicans and conservatives. These data are supported by those of the Pew Forum: “Nones” are 23% of those who say they are Republicans or leaning toward the Republican party, but 55% of Democrats and those leaning toward that party. There is an even higher discrepancy among younger “nones”. They associate Republicanism with intolerance and homophobia. And they don’t like this. We know from many other sources that the young are much more liberal on issues of gender and sexuality. On empirical grounds, one may conclude that, whatever else has happened in America in recent decades, the sexual revolution has achieved victory on most fronts. If one wants to use this hackneyed phrase, those who take a stand against this development find themselves on “the wrong side of history”.

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/03/is-christianism-breeding-atheists.html

 

From Intrade today. Not much 'Santorum' to worry about, it seems.
Republican Nomination
93.1% Mitt
2.5% Rick
0.3% Newt
1.4% Paul

http://www.intrade.com/v4/misc/scoreboard/


c

 

If only your mind were half as free as you think it is.

 

lol. this coming from a guy who believes there is an invisible man in the sky who watches over him.




Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man -- living in the sky -- who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do.. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time! ..But He loves you.

written by George Carlin

 

It's the opposite. The idea of 'no god' breeds religion.

 

Free Thinker is not trying to convince us there is no God...he is trying to convince himself there is no God. Thats why he spends so much time on this subject. If there something that you really dont believe in, you dont spend so much time on the subject looking for evidence of it unless you think there might be a shred of truth to it.

 

i will admit. i spent years researching this stuff before i came to a conclusion.based on the evidence have you?

Atheism is not a conscious act of turning away from all gods. It is simply the final destination for those who think. You will be pleased to discover that the sky does not fall down on your head. If you still want to pray, you can; the success rate of your prayers is unlikely to change. (Guy P. Harrison)

We Have A Responsibility…as unbelievers, we have a responsibility to the future of our species to do whatever we can to disseminate the science and eliminate the myth.