This would be like if after seeing his parents gunned down in an alley, Bruce Wayne grew up to become a prominent NRA advocate.

“These people deserve to suffer because they have political/moral failings” is the conservative argument about the poor. Don’t make it your own.

Any talk of succession is absolutely ridiculous for the following reasons:

So you’d like a bunch of soldiers to die so that someone you didn’t vote for can be shamed? That seems reasonable. You’re clearly one of the good guys.

Looks like you got lost on your way to Stormfront.

Anybody* who breaks the law...

I agree. Anybody who breaks the law should be shot at because, “don’t break the law!”

Yeah it’s similar to how Airborne’s shtick is that it was invented by a school teacher. Actually, I would prefer a drug developed by chemists.

“Designed for gamers by gamers.”

Visas for tech workers actually do take away positions from Americans in favor of foreign nationals. The job postings that no one matches and have impossible requirements are there so companies can claim “We looked for months and couldn’t find a qualified candidate! We managed to find one in India though (coincidence…

You’re missing the point. He’s saying their defense of “I’m not Muslim” isn’t going to work, because the people committing hate crimes aren’t going to make sure they’re attacking someone who meets all their rigid and detailed criteria.

No; this is an article about how the people Giri is talking about are dumb in addition to being bad, not about them being dumb instead of being bad.

We have been told repeatedly that we are untrustworthy and immoral, simply for the lack of faith. The line goes something like, "How can you be moral if you are not concerned about punishment?" It gets old, very old. My response is to ask that if I proved to them tomorrow that there is no God, would they run out and…

Wow. I mean, the research did find that secular adults were more likely than religious adults to accept the science behind global warming, and to support equality for women and gay people. That isn't a notion or stereotype, it was based on research. If you aren't aware or won't accept that many branches of religion…

The point is that the article is addressing the much larger group of Christians that are constantly pushing an agenda where not being Christian, and especially not be religious makes you an immoral heathen. You don't get props for being a decent person, bc that's what you're supposed to be. By trying to get snaps for…

Your voice is heard, all the time. It's the dominant one in this country.

perfect. this is where i get to go all fox news and say,

sorry, miss #notallchristians

Does anybody have good, healthy, positive associations with growing up in a religious family? I feel a solidarity with other people who grew up Catholic, but for the most part we are talking shit about how messed up it was. I'm not saying that every Catholic is terrible, it really needs to be something you choose as…

Yes — the old correlation vs causation issue. This is probably more likely indicative of parents who're generally open minded, educated, empathetic, and adept critical thinkers; it doesn't necessarily mean that atheism/humanism/secularism is the cause of those other desirable traits.