Bozur
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Post by Bozur on Sept 27, 2009 11:48:51 GMT -5
Research Finds that Atheists are Most Hated and Distrusted
newsjunkiepost.com — Intolerance is a bitter beast. There are many groups in America that are subject to discrimination and prejudice, but none are more hated than atheists. Research conducted a couple years ago at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis found that atheists are more distrusted than Muslims or homosexuals. More…
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Research Finds that Atheists are Most Hated and Distrusted Minority
By Ole Ole Olson
NEWS JUNKIE POST Sep 19, 2009
Intolerance is a bitter beast. There are many groups in America that are subject to discrimination and prejudice, but none are more hated than atheists. Research conducted a couple years ago at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis found that atheists are more distrusted than muslims or homosexuals in the US.
Austin Cline from about.com writes, “Every single study that has ever looked at the issue has revealed massive amounts of bigotry and prejudice against atheists in America. The most recent data shows that atheists are more distrusted and despised than any other minority and that an atheist is the least likely person that Americans would vote for in a presidential election. It’s not just that atheists are hated, though, but also that atheists seem to represent everything about modernity which Americans dislike or fear.
The most recent study was conducted by the University of Minnesota, which found that atheists ranked lower than “Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups in ’sharing their vision of American society.’ Atheists are also the minority group most Americans are least willing to allow their children to marry.” The results from two of the most important questions”
This group does not at all agree with my vision of American society… -Atheist: 39.6% -Muslims: 26.3% -Homosexuals: 22.6% -Hispanics: 20% -Conservative Christians: 13.5% -Recent Immigrants: 12.5% -Jews: 7.6%
I would disapprove if my child wanted to marry a member of this group…. -Atheist: 47.6% -Muslim: 33.5% -African-American 27.2% -Asian-Americans: 18.5% -Hispanics: 18.5% -Jews: 11.8% -Conservative Christians: 6.9% -Whites: 2.3%
The degree of this intolerance is a bit surprising. My experience has taught me that atheists tend to be very intelligent, thoughtful people with a high standard of ethics that they carry through to their everyday lives.
So why the fear, why the hatred? This situation is not the norm for most of the planet. Most East and South Asian countries don’t exhibit this fear of atheists or agnostics. In fact, many of these countries have a significant portion of their population that does not believe in any deity.
European countries have large portions of the population that are atheist. There is not the mass discrimination there based on one’s freedom to believe or not to believe. About the only places in the world that tend to have intolerant attitudes are nations with strong monotheistic cultures, such as both latin and anglo America, and the Islamic countries (particularly Turkey).
Considering that atheist nations are more peaceful, it seems particularly odd that there would be a predilection towards animosity towards atheists. When one group is being discriminated against, it detracts from the freedoms of every group. A society based on tolerance must support the rights of minority groups, including atheists. newsjunkiepost.com/2009/09/19/research-finds-that-atheists-are-most-hated-and-distrusted-minority/
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Post by todhrimencuri on Sept 28, 2009 23:27:22 GMT -5
To be expected. For many religious people morality is interlinkef w faith. To lack faith is to lack morals and furthermore, the word of an atheist is not to be trusted... since he lacks faith.
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Post by hellboy87 on Sept 29, 2009 0:04:37 GMT -5
a ha
Many,most Americans are dumbassas
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Post by macmako on Sept 29, 2009 6:34:02 GMT -5
Lets be specific. An atheist has no faith in God, Jesus and Christianity (America is a Christian nation), so they shall never be trusted with speaking about religion. Other than that, everything is cool.
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Patrinos
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Post by Patrinos on Sept 29, 2009 6:49:53 GMT -5
Oh...now all albos will all become anglicans... ;D
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Kanaris
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This just in>>>> Nobody gives a crap!
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Post by Kanaris on Sept 29, 2009 11:51:55 GMT -5
Oh...now all albos will all become anglicans... ;D Good one!
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Post by Shype on Sept 30, 2009 14:06:24 GMT -5
i think this poll reflects a rejection of their political ideology rather then based around religion. most atheists in america are radical left wingers/liberals (when was the last time you met an atheist moderate or republican ?). they represent the far left fringe, many of them are socialist or even communist. usa is a center-right country, a recent poll ive seen shows 50% identify as 'conservative', 20% as 'liberal' and the rest in the middle.
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Post by Kassandros on Sept 30, 2009 15:56:08 GMT -5
Oh...now all albos will all become anglicans... ;D ;D ;D ;D Patrine.. I told you before; Your humor is satanic.. ;D ;D
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Post by todhrimencuri on Sept 30, 2009 17:34:57 GMT -5
Whatever we become, one thing we will never be is Orthodog...
Now fetch, canines, I threw the cross in the water for you... run and get it.
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Post by macmako on Oct 15, 2009 12:49:09 GMT -5
Atheists should shut their damn mouths, or just plain get a whooping.
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Post by jonleka on Nov 19, 2009 23:49:40 GMT -5
well said laughingwolf. To you people up there since when honesty is linked to faith. My personal opinion only weak people are relegious keeps them safe to be part of a bunch, terrefied when alone is that correct dudes.
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Post by Caslav Klonimirovic on Nov 20, 2009 0:35:54 GMT -5
So where exactly does the word "hate" fit in with the study results? Anyway hate & love can not exist in a Godless world. They are simply relative concepts best described through natures chemical process. Any such concepts lack meaning since they can be obliterated by relativity. Personally, religion stops me from hating.
Also I don't buy this rampant atheism religious hatred thing too much that Albanians on this site throw around. Bosniaks say the same thing here but it's bulls**t because that is definitely not the view on the groud where mosques & Islam are playing a massive role. I agree that religion plays a very insignificant role in Albanian ethnicity, unlike other ethnicities. But I think it's mostly just that Islam is a blight on their history & ethnicity & is also in disagreement with their contemporary sort of European/western values & general culture which includes drinking & running brothels (jokes) etc. It doesn't work in their favour & so it's logical to have so many go against it so much. Maybe much of it is also a continuation of Hoxha's policy. Seems that it's Albanians from Albania that are the most anti-religious. Albanian's must also hate on it because it's a potentially divisive factor amongst them. Hating on it keeps them together since they are not all Muslims... there are many logical reasons why Albanians specifically would hate on religion.
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Post by jonleka on Nov 20, 2009 21:18:37 GMT -5
Arsenije you are totally wrong about albanians when you have no clue dont give empty opinions. I see that you are stuck on hoxha but you are wrong. Relegion was part of albanians life for sure nobody can deny that but it was not embedied that strong in our lifes like it was in other nations, reason was not comunisim but it all comes down to kanun that we followed. Kanun was our relegion anything else we modified to fit our life syle. Thats the explaniation that we became muslims and had catholic wifes nothing wrong with that but had to follow the kanun, all this predates 1900's so your coment about hoxha fails. I am kosovar my self from drenica wich we never followed any religion not even my grand parents. In hole of drenica they were only 3 mosques that tells you something. I even wondered my self how come we are not relegious comunism never touched us like in albania so kanun was the only reason.
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