A Freethinker is Satan’s Slave!?
Posted by Billy on September 12, 2007 under General Atheism
So I was walking in USF today to class, and there were a bunch of presentational stands up. One of them was an Atheist one (ha! Never seen that one before.. there’s always at least 3 religious stands though..). I started talking to the Atheist running the stand, and noticed a flyer he had printed up. It contained a picture of Hopewell Baptist Church’s billboard sign that read “A free thinker is Satan’s slave”. The picture here is all I could find online. But this man wrote the church an excellent letter:
Dear President, Pastor, Board and Congregation of Hopewell Baptist Church,
I noted your billboard as I passed by your church; I know it must make you very proud. It confirms the true nature of Christianity, not as an institution nurturing brotherly love but rather an institution nurturing hate, bigotry and intolerance.
Your attempt to stereotype “those who use their head for something other than a hat rack” as agents of evil is typical of the Christian Right. It is not at all surprising. It’s clear, the greater the love of your mythical god, the greater you must assail the universal brotherhood of mankind. No doubt you will continue to nurture bigotry and divisiveness in the name of your god. After all, it’s scriptural. Luke 19:27 Admittedly, Jesus says it all and you’re right on target.
As for me, I will reject your idea of so called “brotherly love.” Instead, I’ll embrace the values of a freethinker.
- I will practice inclusiveness, equity and just for all, regardless of their belief or the lack of it.
- I will practice empathy for those who are different, whether by choice or not.
- I will respect the right of the individual to think independently, challenge faith with reason and to choose.
- I will never label or stereotype groups in divisible ways that seek to disenfranchise, cause them to be despised and/or treated as second class citizens.
I will do these things because I no longer allow institutions like yours to spoon feed me their anti-human dogma. Yes, I am a “freethinker”. I have evolved beyond your ideology of despair to realize… “There are only human solutions to human problems, if we can’t or don’t do it, it won’t get done.” If that makes me your mythical Satan’s slave then so be it. My life you may take, but my integrity… never. I am proud of my values and my rejection of your god’s so-called “love”. If you want to do humanity a favor, you can start by insisting your evil god do his own dirty work!
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