Would it surprise you to k ow that I, an atheist, am interested in religious belief? Many of us are, even those of us that left belief . Why? I can’t speak for anyone but myself but I am curious about the history and culture of these beliefs. Christianity, the belief I left, has an unusual history and culture. If you’re wiling to dig into your specific belief system, and expose the bones, you might find out something really interesting or even challenging to your beliefs.
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In case you’ve been visiting here and are unaware, I’m an atheist. Yes, I am one of those, although I’m unsure what anyone means when they refer to me that way. If you’ve perused my archives, you’ll see a lot of posts concerning atheism, many about that those of us that will say publicly that we are atheists (around 10% of the US population) are just like anyone else in that we have families, careers, and yes, friends. What some of us used to say was that we were just like you, we just believed in one fewer god that you. Cute, huh? It didn’t really make any friends and rarely was cause for much discussion with non-atheists, but hey, we tried. Personally, I was never evangelical concerning my non-belief. I never attempted to convince anyone else that my way was the right one and theirs, Christian, Muslim, Judaism, etc., was wrong.
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I was going to hold this post for another day, maybe tomorrow, but the way the news works, unless you’re a celebrity with a family member missing, this story, which I saw first online just yesterday and then noticed it was mentioned on the news, I think would disappear before anyone, especially me, gave it a second, or third, thought. According to this story students at Enumclaw High School in Washington state walked out to hold a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents actions in arresting illegal aliens. At least two students were arrested one for obstruction as well as assault and resisting arrest for a second student. I discovered after thinking about this incident, I was of two minds.
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One thing I think that most of us have noticed is the decided differences between those on the progressive left, and conservatives on the right. What is most striking is how all in one group stick together, no matter what because, in my opinion, it’s party first, individual? Well, we’ll get to you. Conservatives on the other hand are like a clowder of cats and very difficult to hed, not only i the same direction, but to the same sandbox. We see this behavior with our elected officials. One party votes like a bloc (99.99% of the time) whereas the other has to beg its members to hold together for a majority vote. These actions translate downstream to we the constituency.where one ideology is firm in their beliefs, in general, and the other group of ideologues can’t seem to decide who belongs at the table. Guess which is which.
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There’s something that always irritates me and of course it happens every day and no matter how hard I try, I can’t avoid it. This occurs on every news channel and every politically oriented podcast (even some that aren’t particularly politically oriented). You’ve heard this too, even if you never watch or listen to anything that is the slightest political. For me it’s when, especially in politically oriented media, a person uses the phrase all Americans, or all of America. I always question how this is known. Is there a poll? Well, sometimes there’ll be a mention of a poll but I’ve never seen one where 100% of American voters, either registered or likely, agree on anything. There’s always going to be a majority of sorts, but none at 100%.
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Conservative Skeptic 