r/atheism:

u/zengeezer

Absolutely! If religion wasn’t harmful it wouldn’t have any societal use. The whole purpose of religion is to control people by fear.
u/zengeezer

It’s tough when your own mom is your harasser.
u/zengeezer

As always, they are looking for excuses to persecute people they don’t like.
u/zengeezer

They are going after us now! They have set the stage by which they will begin taking us away in cattle cars by train. Non-believers will be treated just like gypsies, homosexuals, Communists, and the disabled – as they were treated by Hitler’s regime.
u/zengeezer

Yes, I thought of that right away. But this argument would involve logic, and MAGA treats logic with the same respect the early Christianists treated witchcraft.
u/zengeezer

MAGA only recognizes one religion. They can’t define it, but they call it Christianity.
u/zengeezer

Can’t we cut Texas loose and let it drift away?
u/zengeezer

I had a very similar experience this week. Someone connected with me on Facebook Messenger. She described herself as some kind of counselor and preacher. She said she didn’t push religion on people, and that she was just there to help people find God and Jesus. I informed her that I am an atheist and she should not spend her energy on me. So, in the spirit of good communication, I told her that as a counselor, she might want to be aware of things she does that insult people. I told her that when she knows a person is an atheist she should think twice about speaking to them as if God and Jesus were real – because it’s insulting to us. I told her that if she wants to insult people it should be by choice and not by accident. Counselors should be aware of those things. Anyway, she became angry and terminated the conversation. It’s that old Christianest thing: “rules for thee and not for me.”
u/zengeezer

That therapist needs more therapy. Therapists aren’t supposed to criticize you.
u/zengeezer

He is ruling by terror.