Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Another textbook example of the danger of religion


From time to time, I like to provide visitors to this site with what I call "textbook examples of the dangers of religion". Today's winner is the blog entitled Society for the Prevention of Anti-Mormonism and its April 3, 2009 post entitled "Believing in the Apocalypse" - see:


Although these guys are full of venom towards what they perceive as "Mormon haters", what they don't realize is that all one needs to do to ridicule them is to display their ramblings, without further comment, to those who live outside their bubble.

So don't worry about global warming because: "We know that mankind will not destroy the planet ..... Just repent and prepare for the end of times. If this kind of loony talk doesn't scare the shit out of you, I don't know what will. Just thank Thor (or whatever you believe in) that Mitt Romney's not handling the nuclear codes.
Posted by The Atheist Missionary at 7:16 AM
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5 comments:

  1. This was an argument I had with my husband. He said I couldn't judge Romney by his religion, and I said I couldn't handle a president who believes there was wheat and horses in the Americas prior to the coming of the Europeans. Uh, hello?

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  2. The funny thing is that Mitt Romney is a very smart man with some very good economic ideas, both fiscal and monetary. But it is very difficult turning the other cheek when it comes to his faith.

    Why is it, however, that the religious beliefs of someone like JFK receive very little scrutiny?

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  3. Stumbled across this particular witty little saying:

    CHRISTIANITY:
    The belief that some cosmic Jewish zombie can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him that you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree.
    Makes perfect sense.

    So, someone here explain to me why y'all are OK with any number of past Christian presidents who supposedly believe the above, but are somehow disturbed by a guy who looks for moral guidance to a book that says there were horses in pre-Columbian America.

    Any takers?

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  4. Seth, that's a great quote - thanks.

    Your question is a fair one and, to my mind, there is nothing less delusional about "mainstream" Christian beliefs (whatever that means) than Mormonism. Mormonism is just an easier target because, like Scientology, it is a religion which has its roots in North America and the recent past.

    If it makes you feel better for me to concede that you are no less crazy than any other Christian sect, I will give you that.

    Please search my blog for a quote by Simon Blackburn. It is my favorite to describe the incongruity you have identified.

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