Comments on: Atheists: The Easy Target? http://atheistblogger.com/2009/05/30/atheists-the-easy-target/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:46:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: SeandBlogonaut http://atheistblogger.com/2009/05/30/atheists-the-easy-target/comment-page-1/#comment-5423 SeandBlogonaut Sun, 31 May 2009 09:32:59 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=1397#comment-5423 I think the LA times is just trying to sell papers and sticking the boot into atheists has the benefit of not generating a militant response, and getting lots of atheists locking to their site to comment. I think its a good outcome really. Allen looks like a bigoted fool and Atheists get to tear strips of her poorly argued case. I think the LA times is just trying to sell papers and sticking the boot into atheists has the benefit of
not generating a militant response, and getting lots of atheists locking to their site to comment. I think its a good outcome really. Allen looks like a bigoted fool and Atheists get to tear strips of her poorly argued case.

]]> By: Adrian Hayter http://atheistblogger.com/2009/05/30/atheists-the-easy-target/comment-page-1/#comment-5422 Adrian Hayter Sun, 31 May 2009 02:02:36 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=1397#comment-5422 Hmmm, probably could have worded that better. I meant we're against anti-discrimination laws for <strong>us</strong>. We don't want the government prosecuting people who disagree with us. I'm for anti-discrimination laws is such laws prevent bigotry against an unchangeable characteristic, such as race, sex (discounting sex-change operations), sexual orientation, etc. I don't support anti-discrimination laws for religions, atheism, political beliefs (i.e. all changeable characteristics). Collisions could be handled by other laws. The right to freedom of speech also gives the right not to say anything at all if someone says something about you. If that person harasses you about things you have said, I think they should be charged for harassment. Everyone has a right to defend what they say, but they can choose not to if they so wish. Hmmm, probably could have worded that better. I meant we're against anti-discrimination laws for us. We don't want the government prosecuting people who disagree with us.

I'm for anti-discrimination laws is such laws prevent bigotry against an unchangeable characteristic, such as race, sex (discounting sex-change operations), sexual orientation, etc. I don't support anti-discrimination laws for religions, atheism, political beliefs (i.e. all changeable characteristics).

Collisions could be handled by other laws. The right to freedom of speech also gives the right not to say anything at all if someone says something about you. If that person harasses you about things you have said, I think they should be charged for harassment. Everyone has a right to defend what they say, but they can choose not to if they so wish.

]]> By: April http://atheistblogger.com/2009/05/30/atheists-the-easy-target/comment-page-1/#comment-5421 April Sun, 31 May 2009 01:49:26 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=1397#comment-5421 Just out of curiosity, do you oppose all anti-discrimination laws, or just the ones that fail to make an adequate distinction between criticism and deliberate intimidation? I just wondered. I mean, what do you think should happen when one person's right to freedom of speech and another person's right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" collide? Just out of curiosity, do you oppose all anti-discrimination laws, or just the ones that fail to make an adequate distinction between criticism and deliberate intimidation? I just wondered. I mean, what do you think should happen when one person's right to freedom of speech and another person's right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" collide?

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