Tis the season...deja vu anyone?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Sir Dillon

The statements made are easily substantiated; far more than any religious statement, general or specific, could ever be.

I'm going to have disagree.

Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens our hearts and enslaves our minds."

It's not JUST saying, "We don't believe in any god." It doesn't JUST say, "Religion is a myth." It says, "Religion is a myth that makes people worse." I may agree with that statement but it does take things a step beyond "general statement" to "pointedly anti-religious." It's not "I'm a good person without religion." It's "You're a bad person with religion." And personally, it's religion's focus on "you're a bad person" messages that I find most distasteful, so I don't particularly love the same being used to supposedly argue a a point against them.

Now, I fully support their right to make such a statement, but just because I agree they have a right to doesn't mean I have to agree that it's in good taste or shows good judgment in terms of how it will cause people to receive the athiest movement.