When people ask why I have a problem with religion, it's hard to come up with a single answer...

"Few groups are filled with more haterd than atheists" and right before it says that, it says this: "These people are the f'ing scum of the earth. can we start killing them now?". Hello pot, meet kettle.

pogue23 · 8 months

I'm gonna print this out and laminate it and fold it "accordion style" in my wallet so that I can just unfurl it the next time my fundie neighbors try to give my wife and I christian children's books to save our baby girl's soul.

gonzoblair · 8 months

My goal in creating the image was to save atheists around the world countless amount of hours in debates explaining to theists what harm religion has done.

I wanted to put hundreds of more examples... but then I ran out of pixels.

idrinkredbull · 8 months

And this is only recent stuff. Think about all the shit that has been going on for thousands of years... There is no excuse

slayer22 · 8 months

The girl being buried crying about to be stoned to death made me feel sick

NoSkyGuy · 8 months

This is page 1, of chapter 1, of volume 1 of the encyclopaedia of what is wrong with religion.

iTumor · 8 months

PART OF MY DICK IS CUT OFF

dIO_oIb · 8 months

My favourite part of the shitstorm was the bumper sticker that read "My one true god can beat up your arab myth"

"My arab myth can beat up your arab myth!"

upsidedownvotes · 8 months

I started reading this thinking "Awesome, I'm going to link to this on my Facebook"... then continued reading it and now I'm legitimately afraid to in fear of religious retribution.

FenrirIII · 8 months

This is such a human problem. We need a good robot apocalypse to clean up the mess.

valerina_chan · 8 months

I couldn't even make it to the bottom of all of those images. All of the hatred is really sickening.

I feel very lucky that although I don't dare discuss my lack-of-faith with my mom's conservative relatives, I can be fully open with my mom with no judgment from her. Just yesterday in an hour-long conversation about life, I mentioned the existential-quarter life crisis that I am having and that I need to fill a hole in my life - but I won't be filling it with religion. She listened to me and respected my beliefs without holier-than-thou judgment. I think it helps that she is a scientist and she has found a way to make her belief in God mesh with her belief in scientific facts.

I consider myself to be a really good person - not perfect, of course, but I try really hard to live a moral life. I am honest, I work hard, I respect others, I'm a loyal friend, and I take actions (however small) to protect the planet that we live on. I donate regularly to charities and non-profits, and I'm hoping to spend a lot more time volunteering this year now that I'm leaving a full-time 9-5 job to work from home.

The thing that kills me about religion - and the main reason why I left my Christian upbringing - is the hypocrisy. People who are the most vocal about their faith tend to be the most hateful. They ignore the teachings of the moral people in their faith books and choose instead to focus on bigotry and xenophobia and condemnation. I respect the lessons that can be learned from religious study, but I do not - and will not - follow religious dogma.

I'm not religious, but I am a moral person. I hope more people - those with faith and without - start trying harder to be the same.

mirob93 · 8 months

I'm not really sure how much angrier I can get, between watching the video of the Chinese kid beaten for no reason, and now this. Hatred in general is simply disgusting, and religion is one of the primary fuels for hatred. fuck. this.

Moneybags_McBigCock · 8 months

The worst part is that this is only the tiniest tip of the iceberg.

JustAskingForAdvice · 8 months

I might get downvoted for this but, I clicked on this to see what it was about, it's my first atheism post I've viewed. While I'm not really Christian or anything, I believe in God a little. I've always been on the fence about it all. But in a way I guess I should say thank you for this. It's really put in perspective how crazy some people can take their beliefs to an incredible hypocritical level. So, thanks, you've given me a lot to think about.

dachshundchan · 8 months

When I first saw this image, barely an hour ago, it was still floating around in the distant pages of Reddit. Now it it on the front page and I believe it rightfully deserves it.

I am atheist myself, out in the open with my own family but in the closet with my in-laws. I am not radical; I don't mind their beliefs, but there have been times when the sheer stupidity of what they believe startles me.

Upon seeing this image, I was thoroughly disgusted. I even cried, because of the sheer amount of atrocities OP supplied. It's horrifying to think so many ignorant human beings exist on this planet and even around me; I have heard my in-laws and own parents make remarks similar ("atheists/gags should die; if I could I would kill the faggots...") and now I have lost faith in humanity. Christianity is a boatload of bullshit; what could've been great morale teachings are corrupted and taken out of context and now we have extremist fundies who spread hate, intolerance, and condone murder of others for their differences. This is NOTHING like Jesus taught.

I was raises Catholic and thought I had seen all there was to see of religious hypocrisy and bigotry until I came across r/atheism. Now I am a pessimistic misanthrope. Fucking hell, humanity. What the fuck went wrong?

Tl;dr: I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

SimplyClouded · 8 months

They could prove to me that God is real, but I would refuse to worship him. Anyone that malevolent does not deserve any kind of praise or worship. I also hate what religion does to people; it makes people fight and kill each other because they can't agree on how the universe was created.

Merky600 · 8 months

If religion is a necessary evil, then why is it more evil than necessary? I think Dakwins said that.

SoapBoxOne · 8 months

Receive insane religious propaganda in email from family that praises christians and condemns atheists and gays.
Respond with this in attachment.

repeat

Sotex · 8 months

Coming from a European perspective, I have to give my sympathy to you American atheists, seems like you really face a lot of bigotry.

ManBearPigisreal · 8 months

Didn't think witchhunt would be a problem in fucking 2010 Holy shit

TheREDish · 8 months

This has been both the single most saddening and angering Reddit post I have ever seen. This really puts the world around me into a perspective I am not very fond of. I do not have any other words...

orange_jooze · 8 months

Out of all the crappy submissions in this subreddit, this truly is a gem. Saved for future reference.

Qwerty439 · 8 months

I read that as "Doctor Who performed abortions."

tlk6357 · 8 months

This is also how to respond when people say atheists have no morals..

Remaining · 8 months

Well there goes any chance of me having faith in humanity today.

thatool · 8 months

Get this mother to the front page, stat.

fingersandtoes · 8 months

This is where I question my tolerance. I have always supported the idea coexistence, but lately I've realized that such a concept is impossible. Religion will always incite violence and hate. It's inevitable.

Brightt · 8 months

Wait till this hits the homepage and all the religious people will go: "but those aren't real [insert religion]'s!"

Well, they might not be, but they sure as hell inflict a lot of pain and suffering in the name of their religion. Ask me again why I'm an anti-theist.

ThrogArot · 8 months

I am horrified.

I mean, I read the news from time to time, but I have never thought about just how many hate crimes are being committed.

baltimore94 · 8 months

Extremely religious person scrolling through the post thinking, "all out of context," "extreme examples," etc... Gets to bottom, sees Justin Bieber album cover, quits religion

secaedelcielo · 8 months

So no one found the "Was Jesus killed by Jews" poll funny? Alright… I'll just walk on out, then.

SequenceofLetters · 8 months

I had to stop reading half way through because I started crying. Sometimes I just feel ashamed of humanity.

[deleted] · 8 months

Seriously how the hell does only 40% of the us population believe in evolution, I'm canadian but that blows me away

curvy_lady_92 · 8 months

I got about half way through before I had to shut the picture down, I was so revolted.

At what point will people open their eyes? Or at least focus on what religion is supposed to teach: love and compassion.

StuartGibson · 8 months

Not sure if making serious point or just putting in a lot of effort to make a Bieber joke.

Sowien · 8 months

I'm still in the process of opening my eyes from years of Catholic brainwashing, self loathing and guilt, this really helps... thank you.

IDontHaveTimeForThis · 8 months

I will never understand the phrase "Christian death threat"

mikefightmaster · 8 months

This is precisely why I gave up religion entirely.

Based on the images of the Muslim children praying for the deaths of "infidels" I'm with Richard Dawkins on this one; teaching and indoctrinating kids into religion should be considered a form of abuse.

iHalcyon · 8 months

I..I..I think I'm an atheist now.

captf · 8 months

Of course you'll be accused of cherry picking, or the inevitable "They're not true <insert religion here>".

But they don't see that that's not the point; It's not that religion is only bad, and that nothing good comes out of it. It's that the evils it inspires and commands are truly insidious, such that there are people who don't often realise that religion caused it - or worse, that it's evil in the first place!

de_la_Duder · 8 months

another one to throw on the pile: Pakistani dad kills daughter in brutal axe murder for dating a Christian

(x-post form worldnews)

batman_is_tired · 8 months

Luke 12:51

"Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division."

-Jesus

CasualFriday11 · 8 months

I think you may have converted me to Atheism. I've always been on the fence, but I have to agree that Religion creates MOST conflicts...

which_god · 8 months

a picture is worth a thousand words. with these pictures, most of those words are "what the fuck..."

p3llin0r3 · 8 months

Wow I love this. it's like a goddamn atom bomb of atheism.

havesometea1 · 8 months

Yeah, but those aren't "Real Christians™".

nezimar · 8 months

It is shit like this that just confirms my belief in what religion is. It is a way for people who can't find comfort in who they are and what they do so they believe some greater being will forgive them and give them hope.

DaneAndrade · 8 months

Some of those Facebook messages are so familiar to me. I've received so many death threats in the last six years that they don't even bother me anymore.

rollingballz · 8 months

the picture of the woman being burried up to her waist in preperation of being stoned to death is particulary disturbing.

IAreDoppelganger · 8 months

I thought we were done with hunting alleged "witches" about 300 years ago. I apparently thought wrong... ಠ_ಠ

airdanada · 8 months

I refuse to believe that morality and the will to be good to people is strictly bestowed upon us by a higher power. How depressing is it that people feel they should act in a good manner only so that they can achieve "eternal salvation"? Why not be good to people because we're all on this planet together and everybody's existence will improve if we just treat one another with dignity. That's my religion.

Permafam · 8 months

Thank you, this was crazy good. I went to church this Sunday. Long story, but this was a nod to my parents. I thought it was harmless. It isn't harmless. The closing line of the sermon..."Today they teach diversity and tolerance. That aint what Jesus taught." Ugh.

TheNecromancer · 8 months

This is the sort of stuff that turned me antitheist. The sooner this brand of shit isn't around, the better we'll be as a species...

Tangelasboots · 8 months

Maybe is should go here r/atheistgems

chiablo · 8 months

Except that the average christian will say "I don't do any of those" and continue to blindly believe. And unfortunately, we can't hold all religion accountable for the acts of other faiths and its people.

Dasfunkeh · 8 months

Coming from a European/UK point of view, where Atheism is for the most part accepted, and is getting larger all the time, I have to ask my American cousins, is it really still that bad there? I know these images are all terrible incidents, and a very good reason as to why Religion is not a force for good, especially when coupled with the worst parts of humanity, call me naive, but surely this can't be the case all over?

brian44cali · 8 months

When I think of religion I try to have patience. I try to understand religion's role in society and in every individual. Whether I force myself to be open minded as possible or because I like to believe people are truly good, I try to let people have their views. But more and more I seem to resent the events that religion brings. I don't know if this is due to /r/atheism bringing just the bad in religion to light, or if religion truly is something that cannot be controlled and wielded correctly in a society.

I will keep giving religion a chance. I will not give the big, brainwashing institutions that convince the listeners are saved a chance. I will give the individual a chance; someone that understands logic, reasons with life, and come out with the conclusion that religion is truly is what's best for HIM or HER.

Sadly, many people that choose the religious path do not have a choice. Religion is forced upon them at a young age as absolutes, not as a device to weigh moral values. I just hope the parents of the world that bring up their young in a religious setting have the wisdom to understand the effects that religion plays.

religionisaparasite · 8 months

fantastic!

reminds me of my favorite Dawkins quote:

"the common cold is universal to all humans peoples in much the same way as religion is, yet we would not want to suggest that colds benefit us. Plenty of examples are known of animals manipulated into behaving in such a way as to benefit the transmission of a parasite to its next host." - the god delusion

pdpredtide · 8 months

they dont want to admit it but the christian conservative fundamentalists have many similarities to the islamist conservative fundamentalists , so much close mindedness

[deleted] · 8 months

Well done for this compilation. What a sad reality. Seeing those ignominious facebook posts with dozens of likes makes me want to cry.

dedwar25 · 8 months

should have added story about 15 high school girls being forced to burn alive for being dressed "indecently" while a school building was burning down: http://thecandideye.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/saudi-police-let-15-school-girls-burnt-alive/


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