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Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:46 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:21 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:51 pm
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:12 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:33 am
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:50 am
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:59 am
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Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:54 pm
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Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:56 pm
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:41 pm
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Most religious people have been told that we are atheists because we have turned from god in anger or frustration, and they assume that we are filled with anger and hate. They use the fact that we fight for our rights as "evidence" of our "anger."
Religious dominance in the west is fading. As it fades, atheists and free-thinkers will continue to fight for cultural and legal equality, and - just as has been done with feminists, people of colour and gays - the dominant culture will continue to use that fight as "proof" that we are "hostile" in order to reinforce their dominance and dismiss our legitimate concerns.
Some people feel it's important not to make waves for that very reason. They think that it's a bad idea to reinforce the stereotype of "bitchy feminist" or "hostile black guy" or "whiny homosexual" or "angry atheist." This is how the stereotypes work, they scare us away from voicing our opinions or standing up for ourselves. It's hegemony.
As atheists, we have legitimate concerns about religion and its hold on the cultures we live in. We have the right and personal responsibility to stand up for ourselves, to share our views and to be as vocal about our beliefs as the religious are about theirs. Go and wear a sign too, be an alternate view, atheist "stuck pixel" on your campus. When religious people try to play the "malcontent" card, that is when you ignore them and continue speaking, calmly, rationally and honestly... that is how you resist that stereotype. If you allow yourself to be silenced by it, you are giving it power it doesn't deserve.
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:10 pm
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:12 pm
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:32 pm
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:33 pm
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:19 am
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