tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033539328677076807.post5467953199032443072..comments2023-03-30T18:15:52.661-04:00Comments on Atheism, Y'all: Public High School Graduations and Public PrayerAtheism Y'allhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796479008297801776noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033539328677076807.post-26024520661487693232012-04-16T17:06:39.276-04:002012-04-16T17:06:39.276-04:00Remember to teach them that when you challenge soc...Remember to teach them that when you challenge societal norms it does not usually turn out good for the one doing the challenging. <br /><br />I wish they didn't have to stand on their own, and the persecution is inexcusable. It would be better to have someone fight for you , to take the punishment<br /><br />But most are not that luckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033539328677076807.post-1571888613199333032012-04-16T12:57:34.465-04:002012-04-16T12:57:34.465-04:00@Anonymous Christian - I actually agree with every...@Anonymous Christian - I actually agree with everything you said, even the "man up" part - FOR ADULTS. If you notice, my main issue - outside of the Church and State problem, which is huge - is that the people being made to feel horrible and isolated are CHILDREN. As I said before, this is the first really huge moment of their lives, and many of them - who are mainly those that are members of other religions, more than the nonreligious - are made to feel rotten. That's not right.<br /><br />Another thing: we teach our children to stand up for what's right, that being a part of the majority does not make them right, and so on. We tell them that they fight against the things they find wrong. Well, when a few of them actually do this - and let's not forget that the courts have agreed with these brave children, every time - they are ostracized, persecuted, are made into pariahs, and some are even disowned by their families. For doing the very thing we, as teachers, as parents, as a society, taught them to do. Does that seem right?<br /><br />Yes the world isn't fair. Yes you have to learn to "man up", to pick your battles, etc. But - as I said before - being a majority does not make the majority right. Fighting the things that are wrong - that are against the very foundation and laws are country was built upon - is a just cause. <br /><br />I just wish our society wouldn't beat down children and teens who are doing this very thing for the first time. THAT isn't right, either.<br /><br />--AYAtheism Y'allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796479008297801776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033539328677076807.post-33019560083349732972012-04-16T12:42:57.565-04:002012-04-16T12:42:57.565-04:00As a Christian i would agree with most of this, an...As a Christian i would agree with most of this, and separation of church and state is all good. And we should never threaten or demean anyone because of how they believe. I am sorry for your isolation and how it made you feel. Threatening people inst any way to win them over is it? ;-)<br /><br /><br />Public prayer is a tradition in the south more than anything else. So when you say you shouldn't do it, it makes SOME feel you are attacking everything they know, have experienced, were raised.<br /><br />As a Man i feel we are becoming pansies, oh he called me a name, oh he made me feel uncomfortable... Man up. I could spend all day being offended or hurt about what others say or do, but i cant control them, the only thing i can control is how i let it effect me. <br /><br />Being uncomfortable or lonely inst any fun, its just your circumstance. Your society that you live in believes vastly different things than you, so how would you expect them to act? Do you expect them to change, because if you are you are going to be disappointed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033539328677076807.post-36064622522986046382012-04-16T11:07:57.176-04:002012-04-16T11:07:57.176-04:00@Marc - thanks. I agree re: Matt 6:5-8, and there&...@Marc - thanks. I agree re: Matt 6:5-8, and there's so much more like this. It is amazing how much the Bible is used like a buffet to support basically whatever you want, without actually understanding context. And most followers have NO IDEA what the context actually is.<br /><br />@Unknown - I agree. It amazes me how little they consider the feelings and beliefs of others. Many of them have the attitude of, "if you don't believe as I do, then your beliefs and feelings don't count." It's sad.<br /><br />--AYAtheism Y'allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796479008297801776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033539328677076807.post-49608445732563068432012-04-15T20:52:58.154-04:002012-04-15T20:52:58.154-04:00You're off to a good start buddy. Before I got...You're off to a good start buddy. Before I got to the end I was going to chime in with Matthew 6:5 as well, it's one of my favorite parts of the Bible, one that seems to always be forgotten. <br /><br />Keep up the good work.Marc Poulinhttp://www.zazzle.ca/aforatheist*noreply@blogger.com