Comments on: Scenes from an Atheist De-Baptism Ceremony http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/ Atheism with Positivity Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:23:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: De-Baptism and other Nonsense « BDack http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/comment-page-2/#comment-222671 De-Baptism and other Nonsense « BDack Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:42:49 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/#comment-222671 [...] and doubt many non-atheists are even paying attention to it, but it still irks me. There was a de-baptism ceremony in Ohio recently. Basically it involved using a hair dryer on people who had previously been [...] [...] and doubt many non-atheists are even paying attention to it, but it still irks me. There was a de-baptism ceremony in Ohio recently. Basically it involved using a hair dryer on people who had previously been [...]

]]> By: Sonic Nurse http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/comment-page-2/#comment-221557 Sonic Nurse Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:52:22 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/#comment-221557 To each their own. To each their own.

]]> By: Rozmarija Grauds http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/comment-page-2/#comment-221531 Rozmarija Grauds Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:38:52 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/#comment-221531 C.mon Jeffry and all, the only thing atheists want is SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. We don't care how many churches are built, and let them be tax exempt, it's just that nothing in Legislature should be based on writings in the Bible, or Koran, or any ancient book attempting to diagnose sociobiology and "explain" natural phenomena lacking data. If we fail to speak up, we'll all be living in a fascist theocracy, and you won't like that! C.mon Jeffry and all, the only thing atheists want is SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. We don’t care how many churches are built, and let them be tax exempt, it’s just that nothing in Legislature should be based on writings in the Bible, or Koran, or any ancient book attempting to diagnose sociobiology and “explain” natural phenomena lacking data. If we fail to speak up, we’ll all be living in a fascist theocracy, and you won’t like that!

]]> By: Chris http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/comment-page-2/#comment-221449 Chris Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:08:03 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/#comment-221449 This is a great way for people to blow off some steam. We have to tolerate so much foolishness from "believers" each day--we need to be able to act silly and get the frustration out of our systems. This is a great way for people to blow off some steam. We have to tolerate so much foolishness from “believers” each day–we need to be able to act silly and get the frustration out of our systems.

]]> By: Jessi http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/comment-page-2/#comment-221296 Jessi Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:28:43 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/#comment-221296 I stumbled across a link to this site, and for all of you who are saying this is making fun of Catholics alone, I have to say that you are very wrong. As some others have said, many Christian sects have a priest or pastor who dresses up in a robe. I was raised Pentecostal, which I truly see to be the most oppressive of all forms of Christianity. While the pastor didn't dress up, we took communion, we had baptisms, and we even had anointment with oil. This doesn't even cover talking in tongues...which scared the crap out of me when I was a kid. I can completely understand the need for a support system for atheists (what some of you are calling a "church"). While rituals may seem silly to some, they are a good way to acknowledge things, bring them to light, and let them go. I really wouldn't mind participating in a ritual like this to "cleanse" myself of all the guilt and confusion that religion put on me over the years. Rituals don't have to be religious. They are only symbolic...a way of officially doing something...like graduations, weddings, birthday parties, ribbon cutting ceremonies...etc. Why not have a ritual to free yourself of religion? I see absolutely nothing wrong with it. I stumbled across a link to this site, and for all of you who are saying this is making fun of Catholics alone, I have to say that you are very wrong. As some others have said, many Christian sects have a priest or pastor who dresses up in a robe. I was raised Pentecostal, which I truly see to be the most oppressive of all forms of Christianity. While the pastor didn’t dress up, we took communion, we had baptisms, and we even had anointment with oil. This doesn’t even cover talking in tongues…which scared the crap out of me when I was a kid.
I can completely understand the need for a support system for atheists (what some of you are calling a “church”). While rituals may seem silly to some, they are a good way to acknowledge things, bring them to light, and let them go.
I really wouldn’t mind participating in a ritual like this to “cleanse” myself of all the guilt and confusion that religion put on me over the years. Rituals don’t have to be religious. They are only symbolic…a way of officially doing something…like graduations, weddings, birthday parties, ribbon cutting ceremonies…etc. Why not have a ritual to free yourself of religion? I see absolutely nothing wrong with it.

]]> By: Mark Farris http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/comment-page-2/#comment-221197 Mark Farris Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:54:55 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/#comment-221197 All you Christians only know the bits and pieces of insanity you have been spoon fed as children. I know there is no god because the bible tells me so. Isaiah 43:10 reveals the ignorant, misogynist, hate filled men who wrote the bad book did not comprehend infinity. As Christianity continues to falter here in the US it grows in the third world where science is not exactly a priority. All the while Christianity expands on that thin ice, the waters of critical thought are warming up here in the land of milk and honey. All you Christians have is that same old sad ass guilt trip you have to continually push. You give away guilt, fear and sorrow only so you can sell salvation. You are hucksters. Your fairytale is exposed at every step as science continues to advance. Paleontology is digging up transitional fossiles left and right, archeology has already dug farther down than the Jewish folk tales can account for, the Hubble telescope has given us a glimpse back in time farther than any religion has suggested! Grow up. No doubt the barn used for the de-baptism will not be big enough for the crowd next year. The fastest growing ideology today is based on reason, not insanity. Any of you Christians want to talk about love in the bad book, I can turn a page or two and show you hatred and ignorance. You are confused. All you Christians only know the bits and pieces of insanity you have been spoon fed as children. I know there is no god because the bible tells me so. Isaiah 43:10 reveals the ignorant, misogynist, hate filled men who wrote the bad book did not comprehend infinity.

As Christianity continues to falter here in the US it grows in the third world where science is not exactly a priority. All the while Christianity expands on that thin ice, the waters of critical thought are warming up here in the land of milk and honey. All you Christians have is that same old sad ass guilt trip you have to continually push. You give away guilt, fear and sorrow only so you can sell salvation. You are hucksters.

Your fairytale is exposed at every step as science continues to advance. Paleontology is digging up transitional fossiles left and right, archeology has already dug farther down than the Jewish folk tales can account for, the Hubble telescope has given us a glimpse back in time farther than any religion has suggested! Grow up.

No doubt the barn used for the de-baptism will not be big enough for the crowd next year. The fastest growing ideology today is based on reason, not insanity. Any of you Christians want to talk about love in the bad book, I can turn a page or two and show you hatred and ignorance. You are confused.

]]> By: Dennis from Oregon http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/comment-page-2/#comment-221128 Dennis from Oregon Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:47:47 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/#comment-221128 How can you conclude a de baptism, done in the name of reason, and conclude it in the name of the diefied Sun?? (Amen) As Christains you were duped into worshipping the Sun all along. You went to Church on Sunday, the day of the Sun, to worship in a building with a giant penis on the top, a morphing a the penis that adorned the Mithraedic Sun temples of old. Then you said prayers from the book that in Latin is biblios helios. You were told this means "Holy Bible, yet the correct translation of course is "Book of the Sun". Then you conluded your prayers to the "Son of God" with Amen, the name of the diefied Sun.. So its a valid question... Congratulations on you first step to throw off superstition and religious dogma.. At Illuminist.org we have a forum, http:/dennisfromoregon.com/forum that is dedicated to exploring this topic, as well as all topics, from a free from dogma perspective. You have my personal invitation to explore and meet like minded people.. How can you conclude a de baptism, done in the name of reason, and conclude it in the name of the diefied Sun?? (Amen)

As Christains you were duped into worshipping the Sun all along. You went to Church on Sunday, the day of the Sun, to worship in a building with a giant penis on the top, a morphing a the penis that adorned the Mithraedic Sun temples of old.

Then you said prayers from the book that in Latin is biblios helios. You were told this means “Holy Bible, yet the correct translation of course is “Book of the Sun”.

Then you conluded your prayers to the “Son of God” with Amen, the name of the diefied Sun..

So its a valid question…

Congratulations on you first step to throw off superstition and religious dogma..

At Illuminist.org we have a forum, http:/dennisfromoregon.com/forum that is dedicated to exploring this topic, as well as all topics, from a free from dogma perspective.

You have my personal invitation to explore and meet like minded people..

]]> By: vdb http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/comment-page-2/#comment-220999 vdb Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:35:37 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/#comment-220999 the question is not: "do you believe in god?" it is: "does god believe in you?" the question is not: “do you believe in god?”
it is: “does god believe in you?”

]]> By: jen http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/comment-page-2/#comment-220983 jen Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:02:36 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/#comment-220983 I think the guy with the monkey face is the one who needs to evolve I think the guy with the monkey face is the one who needs to evolve

]]> By: max http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/comment-page-2/#comment-220982 max Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:59:28 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/08/04/scenes-from-an-atheist-de-baptism-ceremony/#comment-220982 thank you so much for making atheists look like bumbling assholes that are just trying to elbow the ribs of mainstream religions. I really appreciate being portrayed as some dumbfuck with a terrible sense of humour. Can I just be an atheist without worrying about other peoples' beliefs? thank you so much for making atheists look like bumbling assholes that are just trying to elbow the ribs of mainstream religions. I really appreciate being portrayed as some dumbfuck with a terrible sense of humour. Can I just be an atheist without worrying about other peoples’ beliefs?

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