Comments on: The OUT Campaign http://jewmanist.com/2007/08/01/the-out-campaign/ Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:51:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Alexander J. Sparin http://jewmanist.com/2007/08/01/the-out-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-2392 Alexander J. Sparin Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:58:00 +0000 http://jewmanist.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/the-out-campaign/#comment-2392 The campaign probably loses steam becuase no one supports it on a physical level... it's time to stop waiting for the internet to do everything and get out there and spread the word about OUT! The campaign probably loses steam becuase no one supports it on a physical level… it’s time to stop waiting for the internet to do everything and get out there and spread the word about OUT!

]]> By: flies http://jewmanist.com/2007/08/01/the-out-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-2391 flies Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:56:00 +0000 http://jewmanist.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/the-out-campaign/#comment-2391 the 'out campaign' seems like a way for R. Dawkins to sell some T-shirts. The website has been dormant for a while, it's not going anywhere, what's the deal?<br/><br/>i'm an atheist, but this whole thing seems kinda BS-y to me. the ‘out campaign’ seems like a way for R. Dawkins to sell some T-shirts. The website has been dormant for a while, it’s not going anywhere, what’s the deal?

i’m an atheist, but this whole thing seems kinda BS-y to me.

]]> By: Larro http://jewmanist.com/2007/08/01/the-out-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-2390 Larro Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:11:00 +0000 http://jewmanist.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/the-out-campaign/#comment-2390 I think the majority of non-believers who attend church services probably go out of respect for their parents. Someone very close to me does and they don't want to feel they have let down their parent (hence they remain closeted). It was significantly easy for me to come out, I have no such qualms about it, as my mom (mister jebs blog) was never hot on going to church and according to your "Thank Saturn!" post, I think you probably didn't have much of a problem declaring yourself irreligious either. Yet there are those among us in society who are tied down to family (which is completely understandable). <br/><br/>So the real root of the problem facing closeted atheists is a foreboding notion of disaffection. A completely sad circumstance to find one in, I'm sure, and also one with merit.<br/><br/>Being an atheist seems to be vile, ungodly and inimically immoral. I think the majority of non-believers who attend church services probably go out of respect for their parents. Someone very close to me does and they don’t want to feel they have let down their parent (hence they remain closeted). It was significantly easy for me to come out, I have no such qualms about it, as my mom (mister jebs blog) was never hot on going to church and according to your “Thank Saturn!” post, I think you probably didn’t have much of a problem declaring yourself irreligious either. Yet there are those among us in society who are tied down to family (which is completely understandable).

So the real root of the problem facing closeted atheists is a foreboding notion of disaffection. A completely sad circumstance to find one in, I’m sure, and also one with merit.

Being an atheist seems to be vile, ungodly and inimically immoral.

]]> By: AlanMP http://jewmanist.com/2007/08/01/the-out-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-2389 AlanMP Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:10:00 +0000 http://jewmanist.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/the-out-campaign/#comment-2389 I just found OUT about the campaign, and I believe there are many people out there who could also find OUT abOUT the awesome truth and reality that exist on the other side of dOUbT. <br/><br/>What about the people who are just sitting there in church or synagogue, mainly because they think they're supposed to? What would it take to move these folks, who do not see the harm that religion does, so there's no reason to do anything differently?<br/><br/>Dawkins is right: supporting Muslim apostasy is a whole different ball game. Here is where secular humanists, Muslim and other, need real courage.<br/><br/>"Coming OUT" needs a real media break (maybe 20/20, 60 minutes, and The Simpsons, for starters) to get the ball rolling. <br/><br/>And cash: the believers somehow collected $27 mil for their Museum of Creationism. That would buy a LOT of T-shirts.<br/><br/>shalom,<br/><br/>Alan I just found OUT about the campaign, and I believe there are many people out there who could also find OUT abOUT the awesome truth and reality that exist on the other side of dOUbT.

What about the people who are just sitting there in church or synagogue, mainly because they think they’re supposed to? What would it take to move these folks, who do not see the harm that religion does, so there’s no reason to do anything differently?

Dawkins is right: supporting Muslim apostasy is a whole different ball game. Here is where secular humanists, Muslim and other, need real courage.

“Coming OUT” needs a real media break (maybe 20/20, 60 minutes, and The Simpsons, for starters) to get the ball rolling.

And cash: the believers somehow collected $27 mil for their Museum of Creationism. That would buy a LOT of T-shirts.

shalom,

Alan

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