Fundamentalist Christians vs. “Fundamentalist Atheists”.
Kudos to skepticscott for providing this very intriguing illustration of how so-called Fundamentalist Atheists simply don’t pose the same threat that Fundamentalist Christians do to people’s freedoms.
Every time I hear this kind of nonsense claiming that so-called “fundamentalist” atheists are every bit as bad as Christian fundies, I throw this at them…
I mention that if Christian fundamentalists had their way in this country…I mean REALLY had their way, with no Constitution, no secular courts, no organizations championing freedom of religion and separation of church and state to get in their way, these are just a few examples of the way things would be:
-Daily religious instruction, prayer and Bible study would be required in all schools.
-Church attendance would be mandatory.
-Only Christians would be allowed to serve in elected office or as judges.
-All laws and all science education would have to conform with the Bible and meet the approval of religious leaders.
-Artificial contraception would be illegal.
-Divorce would be illegal.
-Blasphemy would be illegal.
-Working on the Sabbath would be illegal (except for football players and NASCAR drivers).
-Abortion would be illegal and punishable by death.
-Known homosexuals and atheists would be imprisoned or killed. Homosexual activity would be illegal and punishable by death.
-Extramarital sex would be illegal and punishable by death.Then I ask them to tell me what the worst-case scenario would be if “fundamentalist” atheists had their way about everything, and then to tell me which world they’d rather live in… haven’t had a worthy response yet.
I’m now asking any religious readers who happen by to offer their reasonable worst-case scenarios of life under “Fundamentalist Atheists”. I will add these scenarios and my responses, if any, to this post. Please note that any comments that are laced with vulgarity or obviously over the top won’t be posted. For example, comments claiming that life under Fundamentalist Atheists would result in daily sacrifices of kittens and forced porn viewings in all kindergartens won’t make the cut.
Now you know what to do. Click “Comment on this entry” below and have at it!
