Ok so on this one he actually gets pretty deep into forced religion and racial profiling. The firrst one he discusses is the forced religion. Buses in the UK have been plastered with atheist posters saying "There probably is no God, so stop worrying and enjoy your life"... umm... What do you say to that?
Picture of poster here: http://stupc.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/abc.jpg
I do believe in a higher power. I think Allah and God may be the same thing but the religion is distorted through geography and culture. However... Something like this doesn't upset me. As a matter of fact it makes me a little happy for the honest atheist that feels taken down for what they believe. Once I claimed myself to be an atheist. It just seemed really simple to say that life is beautiful in itself and there is no need for anything afterward. I said that to my dad, and he gave me a really long lecture, almost as if he wanted me to change because he was ashamed of what I believed, or thought I believed at least.
Is there something taboo with no belief in an afterlife? Is it prejudice, or just an attempt of a feeling of hope for the future of loved ones? Is this a struggle for equality that's worth the struggle?Or is the acceptance of faiths kind of crossed in this situation? If it is, I really feel terrible for Atheist. They can't even enjoy the only life that they honestly believe in.
And the most prominent one in this video I think is the one where he talks about the Arabic man who had to cover up his shirt that had Arabic script, saying it was equivalent to having "I'm a robber" on his shirt while walking in a bank... wow... I can't even think of words for that one. That's sick. I hope the man who told this man this gets killed by a Muslim suicide bomber that looks completely American, and a man that he talked to and respected. That's so racist it's not funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOKfic-si1I&feature=channel
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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