Comments on: Defending Atheism http://www.proudprogressive.org/blog/2008/08/25/defending-atheism/ A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: A.S. http://www.proudprogressive.org/blog/2008/08/25/defending-atheism/#comment-1023 A.S. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:31:16 +0000 http://www.proudprogressive.org/blog/2008/08/25/defending-atheism/#comment-1023 Great post! Too bad they didn’t publish your letter. Here is some more to add to your argument: From a historical perspective, a belief in God is obviously no guarantee of virtuous or moral behavior. What about the numerous religious wars that have plagued the world since the dawn of time? What about the Inquisition and the Witch burnings in Europe during the Middle Ages, when tens of thousands of Jews, other non-Catholics, and women were murdered in the name of Christianity? What about the recent scandal of hundreds of priests accused of sexual abuse? Great post! Too bad they didn’t publish your letter. Here is some more to add to your argument:

From a historical perspective, a belief in God is obviously no guarantee of virtuous or moral behavior. What about the numerous religious wars that have plagued the world since the dawn of time? What about the Inquisition and the Witch burnings in Europe during the Middle Ages, when tens of thousands of Jews, other non-Catholics, and women were murdered in the name of Christianity? What about the recent scandal of hundreds of priests accused of sexual abuse?

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