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no_hypocrisy

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8. Not all non-theists are alike.
Thu Oct 5, 2023, 06:29 AM
Oct 2023

There are humanists, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics, ethical culturalists, Buddhists, etc.

There are virulent anti-religionists, yes.

And there are more discriminating varieties. For example, religion, as a comparison to their beliefs, generally is not offensive. It doesn't seek to destroy their belief system and communities. But OTOH, there are certain sects of religion, say Christian denominationalists who want to supplant a religiously neutral government(s) with their own narrow interpretation of the Bible notwithstanding others' beliefs and choices. Most non-theists would oppose their efforts to gain power over them and the rest of the country.

As a humanist, I have attended a myriad of religious ceremonies of all religions and have not felt uncomfortable. Nobody's made me feel compelled to convert. I even faced the wrath of my immediate family when my brother married in a Muslim ceremony. I don't challenge anyone's pursuit of THEIR truth, not mine.

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