A rare one for you here - I'm going to side with the Christians for a moment. Take a look at this article:
Cheerleaders' Bible Banners Banned
I picked this up from another of my atheist "friends" tweeting away on twitter. Seriously, when I read things like this I can see why people go with religion - it can be a much friendlier option.
I'm seriously disgusted at this banner being forbidden, for two reasons. Firstly, and most obviously, it contravenes the right to free speech. Secondly, the team and their coach can choose to use whatever they like as motivation. Would the argument have even been presented if the team had used words of Martin Luther King, Abraham Washington, Bill Hicks etc? I seriously doubt it. Even as staunch atheist I can see that parts of the Bible can have motivational effects on those that appreciate it.
The so-called "new atheists" need to take a long, hard look at themselves. All they are doing is giving atheists a bad name, in the same way that evangelists can form the basis of our perception of religion. You know those arguments thrown at atheists about Hitler, Stalin etc.? Well, you're simply fuelling the fire for them. If I was asked whether or not I want to live in a society governed by these fools or Christians, I take Christians every time. The irony is that every time come across one of these people, they're usually wound up into such a frenzy that they negate their arguments by being completely closed to discussion around what they are saying.
This works both ways. When you see an evangalist in the street, they will never consider what you have to say because they are coming from a presupposed standpoint. Likewise when you try to discuss the finer details of the Bible (in context, I should add) with a "new atheist", they are totally oblivious to fact because they have their own presuppositions. Therefore I have very little time for either the evangelist or the "new atheist".
The journey within religion is a voyage of entirely personal discovery, all I ask for is considered debate.
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The problem is that this is a public school and thus it is illegal in the US. They could of easily of made the sign to say "I press toward the goal to win the prize." The sign was funded by the school & spent school time to paint it, and that's where the problem is.
ReplyDeleteThey can work around the scripture quoting and still get the same motivational message across, without having to use specific religious deities.
Ah, I see. Thanks for clarifying. I'm happy to be corrected and I can see that I missed the point.
ReplyDeleteHowever my comments about the new atheists stands true.