11.06.07
Friendly Atheist Contest #8: Atheist Haiku
Last week, I ran this contest:
Make a motivational poster for atheists!
This was the website that let you do it.
Here are the Top 10 answers (with submitters)!
10|
(Richard Wade)
9|
(Vovic)
8|
(Richard Wade)
7|
(Aisling Child)
6|
(Tolga)
5|
4|
3|
2|
1|
(Kate)
And because you just can’t get enough baby posters… here’s a bonus one from Happy Nat: Heathen Dad!
Congratulations to the winners! The top three will be receiving specially-made Friendly Atheist wristbands (in the color of their choice), sent to me by blog reader Shauna and her sister Danni!
…
If you’d like to win your own wristband, here is the new contest.
Create an atheistical haiku!
(Haiku = those short poems with lines of 5/7/5 syllables.)
Why haiku? Because I read this and it made me laugh.
Funny and creative answers will have a shot at winning.
Good luck!
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Atheist Motivational Poster « Terahertz - From Physics to Life said,
November 6, 2007 at 12:25 am
[…] Update: This poster placed 2nd! […]
Reed Braden said,
November 6, 2007 at 3:11 am
Haiku One, In Two Parts
Way of the Master:
Kirk Cam’ron and his friend Ray
Put their faith in fruit.
Ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha! Bananas!
Haiku Two
I’m an Atheist.
I couldn’t be more happy
Not to know your god.
Haiku Three
Let’s disspell a myth:
What’s this shit about babies?
I just eat toddlers.
Haiku Four
Friendly Atheist,
Hemant Mehta, rocks my socks!
Click to buy his book.
Haiku Five
I believed in god.
Emphasis on the past tense.
Now I have freedom.
Haiku Six
Haiku is quite odd
It rarely ever makes sense
Just like faith in god.
Haiku Seven
Religions are dumb
Like Haikus, they make no sense
Snuffleupagus
Reed Braden said,
November 6, 2007 at 3:14 am
One More:
Muslim extremists
Get their panties in a twist
Over some cartoons
Richard Wade said,
November 6, 2007 at 3:40 am
Christmas is coming
The lady ringing that little bell
Endlessly ringing
Atheists say “Oh God”
Andrew said,
November 6, 2007 at 4:09 am
Jesus reads your thoughts
Republicans really care
Deluding myself
Andrew said,
November 6, 2007 at 4:15 am
Hey there Jehova
Save us from your followers
Use your tools… guilt… fear…
Richard Wade said,
November 6, 2007 at 4:15 am
God gave me free will
Didn’t ask me first
Goddamit!
ash said,
November 6, 2007 at 4:53 am
man in god’s image;
anthropomorphic god box.
see my misgivings…
Ken said,
November 6, 2007 at 7:40 am
Haiku 1
Religion, worthless
Don’t be a slave to the lie
Religion, should die
Haiku 2
Things should change for us
We should not give up hope
Time will change the weak
Tolga K. said,
November 6, 2007 at 8:07 am
It hurts. OH! It hurts!
The pain of a thousand blades!
George Bush is speaking.
HappyNat said,
November 6, 2007 at 8:24 am
No gods for me, thanks
They are human creations
Happy Atheist
You say you have proof
Evidence must be more than
Just mushy feelings
Linda said,
November 6, 2007 at 9:24 am
This is GREAT!!! Creativity at work!
If I may…
Haiku 1:
Jesus wept for you
Love himself is weeping still
Where is the “FRIENDLY?”
Haiku 2:
Freedom is knowing
All that God offers to us
In the midst of hate
Haiku 3:
One of you touched me
He helped me learn how to fly
My “atheist” friend
Haiku 4:
Where is the passion
To look outside of the box
There is treasure there
Haiku 5:
Stop all the non-sense
Wake up and smell the coffee
Let’s save our children
COME AND SEE MY NEW POSTS! YOU’LL ENJOY THEM.
RHawk68 said,
November 6, 2007 at 9:43 am
i am without god
but bananas fit my hands
i am so confused
stogoe said,
November 6, 2007 at 9:47 am
One:
Look around you! See
the full, trancendant awe of
a world without gods!
Two:
Rejoice! The splendor
of reality abounds.
And it’s knowable!
Three:
Possessed by evil?!
There are no gods, no monsters.
Just humans. Just us.
Four:
A harsh truth is much
preferred to a fictive tale
that cheapens our lives.
Linda said,
November 6, 2007 at 10:10 am
Hi Stogoe,
What cheapens your lives is walking through life like zombies and refusing to live, refusing to love. We were created live. We were created to think. We were created to create. We were created to love. He doesn’t care if we believe or not believe. Truth will reveal itself in time. Our job is to just live life. We’re so busy trying to be right all the time that we forget to live… to be creative… Can we PLEASE get out of this box? Hemant? Isn’t that why you created this site to begin with?
HappyNat said,
November 6, 2007 at 10:23 am
Linda,
What makes you think Stooge (and the rest of us I presume) walk through life like zombies? What about a lack of belief in god keeps us from loving and living? I can argue it makes us more likely to love and apreciate life.
I don’t know how you can say atheists aren’t creative, just look at the haikus in this thread alone :). Just because we don’t give credit to a god for our life doesn’t mean we aren’t busy living the life we have to the fullest.
Masala Skeptic said,
November 6, 2007 at 10:54 am
I LOVE HAIKUS!
Sunday morning and
I’m still in bed and comfy.
Atheism rocks!
Just because we don’t
believe in god does not mean
we kick puppies ya’ll.
Catie said,
November 6, 2007 at 11:15 am
#1
Atheists like school
because in school we can learn
not to be morons.
#2
Atheists have hair
just like you. Hair hair hair hair.
Do you have hair too?
#3
Atheists don’t get
up at 7 AM for church.
Instead we read books.
#4
Atheists don’t kill
because we’re not deluded
to think “God” said to.
#5
Murder is bad, so
is rape, and also stealing.
Atheists are good.
#6
Man created god.
Atheists don’t think that’s smart.
But we do like cake.
#7
Atheists wear hats
when the weather’s cold. And when
we’re sick we take pills.
#8
Some theists think prayer
is the best medicine. We
find that to be dumb.
Richard Wade said,
November 6, 2007 at 11:25 am
“Nightmare”
Who will save me from the saviors?
The love god followers are coming
To put me in the freedom camp.
Richard Wade said,
November 6, 2007 at 11:46 am
Linda, in your statement to stogoe I don’t think your intention was to imply that atheists are not vital, thoughtful, loving and creative, as some may be quick to assume. I think you meant that getting caught up in being contentious, making ourselves right and others wrong is what squelches those things, and that happens to all of us, believers and non. Is that the box out of which you want all of us to escape? I hesitate to speak for you, but is that where you were going?
I soooooo wish that the other 99.9999% of the Christians agreed with you. It would all make so much more sense, all be so much better for everyone. This belief requirement is the single most discrediting factor to Christianity in my mind.
Please do not get discouraged.
Richard Wade said,
November 6, 2007 at 11:55 am
Under a godless sky
My baby smiles up at me
Just love me, sweetheart, don’t worship me.
wave to the neighbor
The Exterminator said,
November 6, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Haiku 1
No god in the sky.
Shocking to some, but not me.
Why would I want one?
Haiku 2
He died for my sins?
Did I ask for that favor?
Keep it to yourself!
Haiku 3
Christians and Muslims,
Jews, and Hindus, and Buddhists:
All pains in the ass.
Haiku 4
Wanted: messiah.
Must be a Republican.
Apply to: Karl Rove.
Haiku 5
Creationism —
Fill their young heads with nonsense.
But claim it’s science.
Haiku 6
Faith for Obama
Clinton, Edwards, Richardson:
Democrats suck, too!
Earl said,
November 6, 2007 at 12:32 pm
My Haikus in honour of the above insight:
1)
funny how they know
the mind which
cannot be known
2)
“He” doesn’t care
“Truth” is self revealing
apparently so.
3)
)
until we succumb
we can be dumb
as an opposible thumb
(yeah I know, I just couldn’t stop it rhyming, drat
PrimateIR said,
November 6, 2007 at 12:52 pm
You guys are brilliant. I loved posters #2 and #4
Katie Molnar said,
November 6, 2007 at 1:03 pm
What an awesome thread!
But I’ll not write a haiku.
That would be too hard.
…dammit!
Polly said,
November 6, 2007 at 1:19 pm
1)
repeated refrain
God is love or love is god
Wherefore then the hate?
2)
Polly heard a voice
Follow me to paradise
A blind man whispered
I was number one
once in a contest of wits
wristband?…still waiting.
Angela Lord said,
November 6, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Religion? No thanks.
I prefer reality.
It’s more rewarding.
stacy said,
November 6, 2007 at 1:30 pm
My atheism:
People; hard to understand
God; impossible
The atheist mind
Has one less excuse to make;
More worlds to explore
My life without god -
Infinitely more lovely
Than my life “with” him
ash said,
November 6, 2007 at 1:36 pm
starter of disbelief
main course of skepticism
side; baby garnish
-
if god/s hold power
compelling evidence should
not be beyond them
-
logical knots of
biblical inerrancy
you horrify me
-
christian? muslim? jew?
atheism only means
one less god than you
Old Beezle said,
November 6, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Haikus about Jesus
I.
The Enforcer
Jesus the made-man
Breaking bread and breaking legs
For our Godfather
II.
The Money-Changing Racket
Jesus and his goons
Busted heads at the temple
To secure their cut
III.
Saints, put your guns down
Jesus was a pacifist
Love one another
IV.
Sweet resurrection
Christ on a chocolate cake
Eat of my body
Old Beezle said,
November 6, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Haikus about God
I.
God’s silent because
He is still hiding from us
In non-existence
II.
God what an ego
It’s bigger than all of us
That’s just plain selfish.
III.
A Magic Trick
God giggled child-like
When he made us our own minds
And unmade himself
Old Beezle said,
November 6, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Haikus with historical allusions
I.
Comrade Lenin said:
Opiate for the masses
Keeps peasants happy
II.
The Holy City
Is full of holes big enough
For any camel
Old Beezle said,
November 6, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Haikus affirming atheism
I.
A prophet can speak
Only for his own future
Mine is mine alone
II.
Pride is saying that
You have all of the answers
To life’s big questions
III.
This life is enough
I don’t need eternity
To live each day well
Mike C said,
November 6, 2007 at 3:24 pm
I liked #5 & #7. Most of the rest seemed less about atheism and more about mocking non-atheists.
mollishka said,
November 6, 2007 at 3:49 pm
@Mike C: You see the comments numbered?
Jake said,
November 6, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Because he never
existed, Adam didn’t
ride a dinosaur
Robin said,
November 6, 2007 at 4:12 pm
That poor Larry Craig!
There’s room in his stall for two.
Is God watching? No.
RHawk68 said,
November 6, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Me? An Atheist.
My Wife? A Catholic for years.
Our children? Just fine.
Polly said,
November 6, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Someone told Polly,
“I have all of the answers.”
You need more questions.
Masala Skeptic said,
November 6, 2007 at 5:27 pm
Haikus are hard and
Not everyone gets how much
Syllables matter.
Joel Sax said,
November 6, 2007 at 5:40 pm
#7 is your best poster, IMHO. It shows that atheism has something to offer.
If you want to win through inspiration, you need to go back and study the reasons why Christianity overcame paganism in the Roman Empire. It wasn’t because Christians militarized — it was because they won a battle of hearts and minds that eventually reached all the way up to the Emperor. Christians had a philosophy in place that addressed defects in the pagan model. For example, when people became ill during the plagues, your classic pagan ran off while Christians stuck around caring for the sick. That resonates when you are abandoned by your family because of a rash and the Christians next door come by to see how you are doing.
If you piss on that kind of thing, you’re not going to make converts.
The questions you must resolve are: What are the defects in the Christian model? How can atheism fill those better? How does atheism fill the old needs? As a personal search, are you the kind of person who runs away when your friends get sick?
If so, you aren’t doing atheism any favors. You just keep Christians pointing and saying “See how monstrous they are” even if the problem is that they don’t get the joke.
Pax Nortona - A Blog by Joel Sax » It’s Not Funny said,
November 6, 2007 at 6:12 pm
[…] this behavior extends to other arenas such as this “inspirational posters” contest by Friendly Atheist. Ironically the people who say that religion breeds nothing but discord breed antagonism — […]
Atheist Motivational Posters « SHUFFL said,
November 6, 2007 at 6:30 pm
[…] He has the top ten posters here: http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/11/06/friendly-atheist-contest-8-atheist-haiku/ […]
Linda said,
November 6, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Wow! I have so much to say…
First,
Joel,
Love does not come from your acts. It comes from the heart. If you want to come by when I’m sick in order to “convert” me, you’re no different than the Christian. No thank you. I like talking to atheists because you seem more real. Please don’t make a liar out of me.
HappyNat,
I think Stogoe probably could speak for himself. Please know that I’m not your enemy. I was speaking of the Religious people also. What keeps us from loving and living is… hate. And every single one of us, regardless of our beliefs, is creative. We just have to stop focusing on hate and tap into our limitless creativity.
Catie,
You said “Man created god.” May I suggest that man created religion? And I play hookie all the time from church on Sundays. I don’t pray before meals. My daughter does homework during sermons. I challenge people at Bible studies. God is not religion.
Richard Wade,
Thank you so very much for your comment. YES, YES, YES! That’s what I was trying to say. I’d be honored for you to speak for me anytime… And no, I’m not discouraged one bit. I see hurting people here. I want them to know that we are all the same. We are all hurting, and we need to stop attacking each other. Do you notice that I’m here and not with “them?” But “they” are just like you too. They just don’t know their own state of imprisonment.
Earl,
Thank you. You’re funny.
PrimatelR,
I LOVE poster #4 also. Now that’s funny. I’m not offended one bit. It’s very creative. And if I may say so, kind of true…
Polly,
I love how you write. Your Haikus are truly poetic.
Mike C,
I really appreciate your unbiasedness (is that a word?). I personally like posters #3, #4, and #8, purely on their creative merit (IMHO). Poster #3 is truth straight out of scripture. How can you hate that? To explain what I mean, see my post called “Freedom in Thought” on my blog.
OK, Now I’d like to correct one of my earlier Haikus… the word “save” doesn’t seem appropriate here, although that’s not what I meant:
Stop all the non-sense
Wake up and smell the coffee
Let’s free our children
I wrote two more:
My words do fail me
To show my passion for love
I have come in peace
God, I love this place
Where everyone speaks freely
We’re not so different
Where are the Christians? or other religious folks? How many Christians come here? I think I just realized that I’m the only one here… am I?
Robert Nevin said,
November 6, 2007 at 9:28 pm
On the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry (CARM) discussion board there was a huge thread of atheist and theist haiku. The atheists were by far the more creative and interesting of the participants. I contributed dozens and have culled a few for this forum.
Atheist Haiku:
Call it: “Apologetics
for the fact-based mind.”
—————————-
The Creation
________________________________
In the beginning
Humans did not have a clue
So created God
————————–
In Humanism
the potential to be God
is aiming too low
————————–
In Humanism
compassion and empathy
come deity-free
————————–
Alyx said,
November 6, 2007 at 10:02 pm
Atheists are mean
They like to eat fresh babies
Get en mah bellay!
_________________
If there is no god
Who mad all the bananas?
Must be aliens.
Philosopher Jeff said,
November 6, 2007 at 10:33 pm
I.
Holy means sacred
Sacred means do not question
Atheists question
II.
Don’t hate religion
Don’t hate 1 and 1 is 3
It’s fine to be wrong
III.
Ticket to Heaven
You only must love Jesus
What a narcissist!
IV.
Faith means do not ask
Faith means do not stand alone
Faith is controlling
V.
I help those in need
I donate to charities
I’m a Atheist
VI.
I laugh and love
I weep for those that suffer
I’m a Atheist
Philosopher Jeff said,
November 6, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Oops! I posted “a Atheist” and not “an Atheist”. I guess not all atheists are well educated!
Here’s a couple more:
VII.
Hemant makes contest
We compete all day and night
For what? A wristband?
VIII.
Friendly Atheist
Best blog in the blogosphere
Does sucking up work?
stacy said,
November 7, 2007 at 12:01 am
(Haiku #3….no sign of 1 & 2)
Friendly Atheist,
What, no love for the hateful?
Mere Skepticism
…..
(haiku #4)
Friendly Atheist,
If your comments are broken
Disregard my last.
Linda said,
November 7, 2007 at 5:15 am
Philosopher Jeff
You have much good things to say
God’s not religion
—–
Friendly Atheist
Oh, when will this contest end
I do hope never
Because this is fun
Much to be said with few words
Simplicity!!!
Creative people
are more fun than grumpy ones
Good to laugh at life
Let’s do more of this
Do all things differently
Change of pace is good
This is best ever
Outlet to be who you are
Without any fear
You’ve opened the gate
For all my heart to pour out
I cannot stop now
But now I must go
Get the kids on the school bus
I do have a life
But it’s hard to go
because I love you guys so
I’ll be back later….
Linda said,
November 7, 2007 at 8:02 am
Gosh,
Somebody stop me!!
Here’s another one:
Richard Wade has heart
He says he’s an atheist
But isn’t God LOVE?
Richard Wade said,
November 7, 2007 at 9:52 am
Awwww.
Linda living her faith
second nature
what need of religion?
stogoe said,
November 7, 2007 at 10:26 am
I enjoy textual criticism of my work as much as the next person, really. But I didn’t think that this:
A harsh truth is much
preferred to a fictive tale
that cheapens our lives.
would spark a furor. I guess I’ll try to explain in vastly more words.
Death is scary. But making up stories about a way to live on after death just makes this one life we have into an obstacle, a test. A meaningless speed bump. I prefer to enjoy and make the most of the one life we know we have, rather than try to escape such a beautiful and amazing reality.
Linda said,
November 7, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Wade,
Why, thank you!!
You make me blush.
————
Stogoe,
Thank you for clearing that up. It’s very fair, and I agree with you on many levels.
Have you ever considered that religious people probably are even more afraid of death than the non-religious? That’s why they need something to hang onto. They get so obsessed by it that they do forget to live this life to the fullest. It reminds me of Chrismas Carol and Scrooge, where he cannot enjoy life because he’s so obsessed with saving money.
The ones that say they are not afraid of death are fooling themselves. The ones that actually have no fear have no need to hang onto something as abstract as an afterlife. If one truly has faith, then the issue of an afterlife should be neither here nor there. We have to live this one first…
I happen to believe there is something else after death, only because it just makes sense to me. But that’s not what drives me. What I am driven by is my freedom. My freedom to be, my freedom to love, and my freedom to be creative. And finally, my freedom from fear, which only happened to me a couple of months ago. From fear of peole, fear of rejection, fear of loneliness, fear of humiliation, fear of failure, fear of being wrong, fear of ridicule, fear of contradicting myself, fear of becoming a hypocrite, fear of fear, and even fear of death.
Words do not do justice to my new-found freedom. I suddenly have an uncontrollable passion to share this with anyone and everyone that will listen. To tell them that there is absolutely no shame in exactly who they are.
That’s why I’m here.
Ah, another Haiku! I just can’t help myself…
I shout blasphemy
According to “Godly” ones
But I KNOW my God
Mike C said,
November 7, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Not the comments, the posters.
ash said,
November 7, 2007 at 1:39 pm
i am not a number, i am a free (wo)man.
Mike C said,
November 7, 2007 at 2:46 pm
huh?
stogoe said,
November 7, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Mike C, I think it’s from The Prisoner, a show from the seventies(?). The protagonist, Number Six, probably said that at some point. I haven’t seen it, but it’s supposed to be good.
Ash, Mike C means the ‘motivational posters’ from Hemant’s post, not the ‘commenters’.
Mike C said,
November 7, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Right, that was a little before my time. (Though I have been to the town in Wales where they filmed it.)
Philosopher Jeff said,
November 7, 2007 at 7:43 pm
————
Mike C,
I think the joke was “poster” as in a person posting comments. Ash was comment #7 and was joking about being called a “poster”. It took me a while to figure out the joke also.
Sorry Ash about spoiling your fun. You definitely kept the confusion going.
Joel Sax said,
November 8, 2007 at 1:15 am
Linda: The early Christians didn’t work like that. They didn’t require conversion before they cared for people. (That was a later development and always much debated when it occured.) This (Christianity) is a movement that succeeded, mind you. It continues to succeed. My point is that you’d best learn from their success if you are truly sincere about spreading the good news.
Ken said,
November 8, 2007 at 4:53 am
Oh, another one
Too many haiku’s to read
My head is spinning
—————————–
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Atheism is alive
I’ll say it again. . .
Linda said,
November 8, 2007 at 6:12 am
Joel Sax,
First of all, I assumed you were an atheist. My mistake. That old adage “Assume makes an ASS out of U and ME” applies again. I’ve been using that a lot lately, because I do make an ass out of myself a lot. It’s what I’m gonna name my ministry - the “Fall-down ministry.” It’s where people can come and watch me fall on my face. But it’s so liberating for some odd reason… (???)
Anyway, back to the subject:
I disagree wholeheartedly.
I don’t remember saying that’s what I’m trying to do. As a matter of fact, I’m not “trying” to do anything. I’m just having fun and doing what comes natural to me. I got rid of my agenda the last time I fell on my face. Didn’t you get the memo? Let me ask you a question. This is not a “WHY” question, but it kind of is…
What IS the good news, in your opinion?
Ken said,
November 8, 2007 at 9:39 am
Good conversations.
Is this a Competition?
Back to the haiku’s . .
anti-nonsense said,
November 8, 2007 at 12:32 pm
You can keep your God
and your happyland in the sky
I like reality. thanks.
Tooth fairy isn’t real
Sky daddy isn’t real either
Can you deal with it?
Polly said,
November 8, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Prisoners of time
making Heaven an escape
causing Hell on Earth
Linda said,
November 8, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Polly,
Haiku so profound
In my humble opinion
Gift of poetry
——–
I got us off track
My sincere apologies
Let’s get back to FUN
Ken said,
November 8, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Thinking is too real
may turn myself to blind faith
yes, thats for me, NOT!
Milena said,
November 10, 2007 at 1:57 pm
When I was a kid
Felt guilt for not believing
Now I just feel free
Jim RL said,
November 12, 2007 at 10:15 am
I wrote these in OR class today. They are meant to be seperate, but I think they work pretty well as a four stanza super-haiku as well.
I don’t know it all.
Ignorance is a fact. Humbly,
I search for truth.
I can’t disprove god.
Nor can you prove that he lives
Let him prove himself.
Your myths don’t scare me.
Heaven and hell don’t impress.
Reason is my guide.
The Selfish Gene and
Carl Sagan’s Cosmos explain
more than any myth.
Linda said,
November 12, 2007 at 10:21 am
Jim RL,
I love your super-Haiku. May I have permission to use yours as well? (I’ve already asked Polly.) I’ll be sure to reference you.
Linda said,
November 12, 2007 at 10:28 am
And Richard Wade,
You may or may not see this comment, since we’ve moved on to other posts, but I have a question for you.
I keep looking at that poster you made. It’s funny, cause it’s so true, and we’ve all been there. (I didn’t even know it was yours until just the other day.- sometimes, in my tunnel vision, I miss the important details.)
Have you ever befriended a Morman? I mean as a real friend?
I’m not only asking you this… I just want to know what the general consensus is.
Linda said,
November 12, 2007 at 10:35 am
Richard Wade,
BTW, I need to talk to you. I need your professional (and heart) advice on a pressing matter. I emailed Hemant, and hopefully he will reply soon to give me your email address…
Jim RL said,
November 12, 2007 at 11:15 am
Linda,
Sure, go right ahead. I’m really glad you like it.
Linda said,
November 12, 2007 at 12:57 pm
Thanks, Jim!
Earl said,
November 12, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Now, what we really need is an atheist Haka.
Richard Wade said,
November 13, 2007 at 3:18 am
Hi Linda,
I’ve been on the road so I’m behind in reading the comments. Since you’re asking about Mormons I’m assuming you’re referring to the “Forbearance” poster rather than the “Patience” poster which is my other twisted creation.
I have had a couple of casual friends who happened to be Mormon, but their faith never was an important part of the persona they projected and didn’t have any input into our relationship. They weren’t really close, special friends, although their religion would not have interfered with that, at least for my part. That was long ago and we have lost contact. My two very close friends are such because of a rare rapport that our personalities enjoy. Why are you asking?
Linda said,
November 13, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Richard Wade,
I was just asking, because one of my daughter’s best friends is a Mormon. As I have almost daily contact with these teens, and we talk non-stop about everything from sex to religion to politics, I’ve gotten to know him pretty well. He has 8 brothers and sisters. He’s the first Mormon that I actually have gotten to know as a person and learned to love.
I used to judge them and be annoyed by them when they came to the door, because I knew nothing about them. I don’t think I would be annoyed now. I would probably invite them in and have a conversation with them. They are loving people just like us. Their acts of good will puts Christians to shame. And they’re just like us, other than making their young men go door to door to promote their religion. We don’t have to be afraid of them or annoyed by them. Invite them in but don’t go down that road of debating religion with them… would that be possible? I don’t know.. Just a thought. I’ve never actually done it.
I just started wondering what I would do if those boys came to the door now, that that’s the thought I had.
Still a great poster, though. And funny… I think even my daughter’s friend would think it was hilarious. He’s like that.
Samisad0rk said,
November 15, 2007 at 1:59 am
Self motivation
creates a good life
not a diety
Believe in yourself
to accomplish happiness
you are reality
the sky is for birds,
the moon, stars, and things that fly,
look within and smile
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Rose said,
November 21, 2007 at 11:41 pm
The Lord is our creator, Our Father
and his son is our Saviour so why
do you act as if he is…
Us sinners
N u will know…
The Apocalypse can happen any time and
all those with faith will…
*!!Be Saved!!*
Julie said,
November 28, 2007 at 7:57 pm
#1
Somewhere in nowhere
Religion became a fad
Calling on Christ’s Dad
#2
Religious fervor
Sweating preacher on TV
I’ll keep my money
#3
Made In God’s Image
Imagination runs wild
Jesus, perfect crutch
Oren Goldschmidt said,
December 3, 2007 at 10:08 am
First one ain’t quite atheistic but it sorta flowed outta me, so why the hell not:
Why remain Jewish?
Because my God gave your God
His allowance, dear.
And on to the topic at hand:
Atheist Haiku I (”The Dada One”):
No rhymes in haiku,
natural selection say
Monkey See, monkey…
Atheist Haiku II (”The Relativist One”):
Why must I profess
Your silly deity is
less silly than his?
Atheist Haiku III (”The Ecumenical One”)
Bishops get the hats
Cardinals can vote, but the
Pope gets all the chicks
Atheist Haiku IV (”The Comparitive One”):
God, Yahweh, buddha,
Jesus, Cthulhu, Shiva… sheesh!
I’ll take FSM
Atheist Haiku V (”The Bestest One”):
May the foetus you
save grow up to be gay, bi,
trans - just please not straight
beezle bob said,
December 3, 2007 at 11:00 am
Religion sux. Agnosticism is a cop out. God or not live life and enjoy it - you never know when it will end! Trust me I died in an accident (when the helicopter got there my blood pressure was zero over zero and my pulse was zero). I was brought back to life with an experimental blood substitute.
I fully remember dying. There was no tunnel. There was no white light. I did see my entire life flash before my eyes from beginning ti end like a deck of translucent cards with the beginning on the bottom and now on top - all at once. After that I did experience “nothingness”. I did hear a voice and felt the presense of two. The voice said, “do you see this nothingness? This is not what I want for you. Go back and try again.” Was it “God”? I don’t know - I didn’t see anything or anyone.
I won’t force what I believe it was on anyone. Believe what you want. I just thought I’d share the the truth of the experience.
Enjoy
Alex said,
December 3, 2007 at 1:24 pm
Thanks, Jim!
PENIX said,
December 3, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Needs more baby sandwiches.
Lord Abortion said,
December 4, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Abortion is wrong
You deprive the Dark Lord from
Harvesting minions
Atheists are dumb
You waste my tax money on
Frivolous lawsuits
Dickhead atheist
Smuggness won’t help you in hell
Roast in Satan’s fire
Atheism is weak
Nihilists don’t waste time with
Belief in morals
Nihilism is truth
Your life has no meaning, fool
You should kill yourself
George Bush will rule you
As the right hand of the Lord
Suck it, atheist
Kaa said,
December 5, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Unicorn, unseen;
Flying Spaghetti Monster:
Real as any gods.
Paul said,
December 6, 2007 at 7:30 am
I am but a sheep
I’ve always had religion
Too afraid to quit
ash said,
December 7, 2007 at 4:02 am
we got dugg @ digg.com!
…and Hemant, i’d just like to point out the 2143 diggs and 573 comments. number bleeding 7 indeed. would it be inappropiate to throw an ‘oh ye of little faith’ at ya?
Hemant Mehta said,
December 7, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Ash — You win this round… but I still say the baby sandwich poster makes me laugh more
Turtle513 said,
December 13, 2007 at 8:07 pm
heres my haiku, I actually don’t know if its actually a haiku cuz of the = but eh wtf
atheism = real
Religions are for the fools
now eat a baby
Al said,
December 14, 2007 at 1:30 pm
You know, at least with religion we had some morals and values. If you killed someone you risked an eternity in hell. Now if you kill someone you can be acquitted and get a book deal. At least with religion the parents picked who you married. Now we can get divorced 10 times and have a bunch of screwed up kids who don’t know who their REAL parents are.
Religion isn’t all that bad when you realize how f**ked up America has become at the hands of Atheists. Hey, it wasn’t the Christian right who took any hint of moral education from schools. Oh yeah that’s right, that’s for the parents to teach. Makes you wonder why kids are so screwed up.
Dave said,
December 15, 2007 at 7:53 am
Al said: “Religion isn’t all that bad when you realize how f**ked up America has become at the hands of Atheists. Hey, it wasn’t the Christian right who took any hint of moral education from schools. Oh yeah that’s right, that’s for the parents to teach. Makes you wonder why kids are so screwed up.”
Isn’t it the alleged “Christian leadership”, morals, and values of every president in America’s history, that led us to where we are today? It’s about time that atheists finally are able to take over and straighten everything out. I can’t wait for the day that “Christianity” finally takes a back seat to reality and common sense with GOOD morals and values, instead of the hypocrisy, bigotry, and intolerance that religion has brought us.
Luke Rodgers said,
December 15, 2007 at 10:22 pm
I.
I was a Baptist
Thinking for myself was fun
Now I’m atheist
II.
Hypocrites suck ass
Sex, drugs, rock n’ roll
I don’t feel guilty
III.
In the beginning,
There was ignorance and God
God died when Man thought.
Richard Matthews said,
December 16, 2007 at 8:57 am
I
Atheism Sucks
But Christianity Blows
Make Your Lifelong Choice
II
They Say God Is Good
We Say Who Is This God, Man
They Say God Is God
III
The Bible Tells Us
He Died On The Cross For Us
Who Was It Asked Him?
IV
All Forgiving God
Will See Us All Burn In Hell
So Who Forgives Who?
Michaelangelo Conte said,
April 8, 2008 at 12:30 am
Jesus conquered death
Just over a month ago,
Peeps are getting stale
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