Thank God for Infidels!

eternal hostility against every form of tyranny.

LINCOLN - BOTH READ THE SAME BIBLE

“MY EARLIER VIEWS AT THE UNSOUNDNESS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHEME OF SALVATION AND THE HUMAN ORIGIN OF THE SCRIPTURES, HAVE BECOME CLEARER AND STRONGER WITH ADVANCING YEARS AND I SEE NO REASON FOR THINKING I SHALL EVER CHANGE THEM” Lincoln, Abraham Faith and the presidency: from George Washington to George W. Bush By Gary Scott Smith Page 106 http://tiny.cc/rq49j Science and Religion: The Continuing Conflict, Book One By B. Elliott page 18 http://tiny.cc/xygpl The Heretic's Handbook of Quotations: Cutting Comments on Burning Issues. By Charles Bufe Page 220 http://tiny.cc/2qksb09aqo House of Faith House of Cards: One Man's Journey through the World of Mormonism, Magic, and Murderers By Eric N. Davis Page 320 http://tiny.cc/uxrwztr3ph

True News - Hatred of Atheists!

Click for video: True News - Hatred of Atheists! According to Mother Jones, 52% of Americans claim they would not vote for a well-qualified atheist as president.[65] More recently a 2007 Gallup poll produced nearly identical results.[66] A 2006 study at the University of Minnesota showed atheists to be the most distrusted minority among Americans. In the study, sociologists Penny Edgell, Joseph Gerties and Douglas Hartmann conducted a survey of American public opinion on attitudes towards different groups. 40% of respondents characterized atheists as a group that "does not at all agree with my vision of American society", putting atheists well ahead of every other group, with the next highest being Muslims (26%) and homosexuals (23%). When participants were asked whether they agreed with the statement, "I would disapprove if my child wanted to marry a member of this group," atheists again led minorities, with 48% disapproval, followed by Muslims (34%) and African-Americans (27%).[67][68] Joe Foley, co-chairman for Campus Atheists and Secular Humanists, commented on the results, "I know atheists aren't studied that much as a sociological group, but I guess atheists are one of the last groups remaining that it's still socially acceptable to hate." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_the_United_States

True News - Hatred of Atheists

Click for video: True News - Hatred of Atheists - several polls have shown that about 50 percent of Americans would not vote for a well-qualified atheist for president. A 2006 study found that 40% of respondents characterized atheists as a group that did "not at all agree with my vision of American society", and that 48% would not want their child to marry an atheist. In both studies, percentages of disapproval of atheists were above those for Muslims, African-Americans and homosexuals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_against_atheists

Maimonides

Christianity is much worse than Islam according to Maimonides (1135-1204), Jewish philosopher and physician, born in Córdoba, Spain. He was also known as Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, or, from the initials of his name, Rambam. Following the capture of Córdoba in 1148 by the Almohads, who imposed Islam on Christians and Jews alike, Maimonides's family decided to emigrate. After years of wandering they finally settled in Cairo. There Maimonides eventually became the chief rabbi of Cairo and physician to Saladin, sultan of Egypt and Syria. The contributions of Maimonides to the development of Judaism earned him the title “second Moses.” His greatest work in the field of Jewish law is the Mishneh Torah arranged in 14 books and written in Hebrew (1170-80), which he continued to revise until his death. In addition he formulated the Thirteen Articles of Faith, one of several creeds to which many Orthodox Jews still adhere. He is regarded also as the outstanding Jewish philosopher of the Middle Ages. In the Guide for the Perplexed, written in Arabic (circa 1190), Maimonides sought to harmonize faith and reason by reconciling the tenets of rabbinic Judaism with the rationalism of Aristotelian philosophy in its modified Arabic form, which includes elements of Neoplatonism. This work, in which he considers the nature of God and creation, free will, and the problem of good and evil, profoundly influenced such Christian philosophers as St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Albertus Magnus. His use of an allegorical method of biblical interpretation, which minimized anthropomorphism, was opposed for several centuries by many Orthodox rabbis; but the issues involved have lost their relevancy in modern times. Maimonides's fame as a physician equaled his fame as a philosopher and authority on Judaic law. He also produced writings on astronomy, logic, and mathematics. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009.

Richard Dawkins' Speech at Protest the Pope March

The full (unedited) speech delivered by Richard Dawkins at the "Protest The Pope" rally, 18th September 2010. If you, like I, could not attend the "Protest the Pope" rally in London this past weekend, you'll want to see this. This amateur video captures Richard Dawkins' short but impassioned response to Pope Ratzinger's weak attempt to confuse the public by claiming that Hitler was an atheist, and it was his supposed atheism that led to the Holocaust. Of course, Ratzinger conveniently ignores the fact that Hitler made no secret of his Roman Catholicism and in fact, Hitler used remarkably Catholic-sounding arguments to defend his indefensible actions._ _ http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/punctuated-equilibrium/2010/sep/20/1

SHIRK

Verse 4:171 People of the Book, do not go to excess in your religion, and do not say anything about God except the truth: the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was nothing more than a messenger of God, His word, directed to Mary, a spirit from Him. So believe in God and His messengers and do not speak of a 'Trinity'—stop, that is better for you—God is only one God, He is far above having a son, everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him and He is the best one to trust. (Qur'an 4:171, M. A. S. Abdel-Haleem translation) _ _ _ Verses 5:72–75 Those who say, 'God is the Messiah, son of Mary,' have defied God. The Messiah himself said, 'Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your Lord.' If anyone associates others with God, God will forbid him from the Garden, and Hell will be his home. No one will help such evildoers. _ _ _ Those people who say that God is the third of three are defying [the truth]: there is only One God. If they persist in what they are saying, a painful punishment will afflict those of them who persist. Why do they not turn to God and ask his forgiveness, when God is most forgiving, most merciful? The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a messenger; other messengers had come and gone before him; his mother was a virtuous woman; both ate food. See how clear We make these signs for them; see how deluded they are. (Qur'an 5:72 onwards, M. A. S. Abdel-Haleem translation) _ _ _ Verse 5:116 When God says, 'Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to people, "Take me and my mother as two gods alongside God"?' he will say, 'May You be exalted! I would never say what I had no right to say—if I had said such a thing You would have known it: You know all that is within me, though I do not know what is within You, You alone have full knowledge of things unseen (Qur'an 5:116, M. A. S. Abdel-Haleem translation)_ _ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_view_of_the_Trinity

We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus and non-believers.

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.