#bc were also not yet ready to admit atheism is something you can be marginalized for. bc if i say that if i say

[homophyte]

was just subjected to a self righteous post about how we need to learn to respect second generation atheists (important context: i am one) and how their existence begs the question of if atheism is always in reaction to something or if it can be an independently held position. which then followed it up with a 'summary of responses to this post' that included, peppered among things second generation atheists said or remarks about never hearing about this before, extremely reactionary positions about the necessity of religion in life all couched in the language of simple 'concern' for these atheists upbringing. like omg yesss your post is soooo important we really need to interrogate this group that is persecuted by literally every large religious organization on the planet about if their way of life is legitimate! its sooooooo crucial we open doors to religious mandates. its imperative that we teach them about religion, a thing they are so cruelly denied, but dont worry guys, for some of them, its not their fault! we can help them! by making them religious i mean teaching them about religion! remember that some jewish people are atheists too <3

#myposts #before you clown on me about the last sentence here #ask yourself why this websites number one method of trying to be charitable and lend credibility to nonreligious people #is to associate them with a religious group. ask yourself where that impulse comes from #when talking about areligiosity. you have to say DONT WORRY GUYS some of them are still like kiiiiinda religious lol #and dont worry even the ones that arent jewish are BASICALLY just christians bc of cultural christianity of course #thats how that works. theres only two religions evil oppressor and innocent victim. where have i heard this one before #wish i saw more atheistic jews getting mad about that honestly imagine someone using your marginalized identity #as a bludgeoning tool against your lived experience and beliefs. #bc were also not yet ready to admit atheism is something you can be marginalized for. bc if i say that if i say #ive faced religious discrimination for my atheism i would be accused of appropriating the struggles of real religious minorities #you know like that jewish atheist who only ever gets shit for the jewish thing which is the real thing and not the atheist thing #which is a fake thing. did i mention talking about them in this way is inclusive and respectful? just wanted to remind you #and listen i fucking hate christians but even I KNOW some of the shit said on here blanketly about christianity is entirely fake #some of you people sound like the chick who thinks the catholic church made up the roman empire #point being. whyd you include that in your fucking post. could have been a good post i agreed with whyd #you open the door like that to a flood of people using this as the new reason atheism is illegitimate and should be beaten out of people #lest they become annoying online. whyd you gotta include those people why make it a question of should we respect atheism? LOL