Quote Originally Posted by Bamboozler View Post
I don't believe .blank cd's intent is to convert people to aethism. I believe he is playing "devil's advocate." He is forcing you and many others to view the question from a different angle than most are familiar with. His statement on the Abrahamic religions being similar is based in some fact but to say it in absolution would be an extremely false statement. I agree with your view on the founding of America for the most part but the fights you mention about public prayer and gay rights are all being waged by Christian extremeist who believe that their way of thinking is absolute. This is were the people from the other side of the spectrum step in and answer with the same level of crazy. Then everyone is labeled either Party A or Party B and it creates tension because the fact is most people are in the middle on these subjects.
His intent, if I may, is to point out the fallacy of the Christian nation ethos that has plagued our country for the better part of a century. And I understand that atheists enjoy stirring up trouble and embarrassing Christians that don't spend their entire lives studying the intricacies of the theology of their own faith. These conquests delight them to no end. My issue, is that in a thread titled "Christian Principles", we're being made to assume that all Abrahamic religions are the same, and thus, share the same principles. Either we going to have a dialogue about faith (or lack of) or we're just going to throw shit around until someone gets offended or confused.