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Heres @cjwerleman eloquently explaining why he abandoned New Atheism for a rational atheism: At the new atheist conventions - history, economics, and political realities are lost. At any major convention, you won’t hear a lecture on the history of Western colonialism; how our “arms-for-oil” program causes crushing poverty and social chaos in those countries we have conquered economically; nor a presentation on how it’s unlikely the civil rights movement would never have happened when it did without the activism of the Christian left or the Reverend Martin Luther King. These are inconvenient truths that must be ignored so that the call for religious eradication can be forever justified. Ultimately, I have come to accept life is hard. I have also come to accept religion is a force for good for those who have nothing else to cling onto. It provides hope for those who otherwise have reason to believe all hope is lost. So who am I to belittle that? I will continue to fight vigorously for secularism, but I will no longer fight to eradicate or take away someones religious belief. To attempt so would be a fools errand, and one that history has proven leads to terrifying outcomes. You can read the full post at https://m.facebook/permalink.php?story_fbid=10152555643130345&id=207324500344
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:58:33 +0000

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