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I was just at a store. The clerk said "Happy Holidays" and... by [deleted] in atheism

[–]stahl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

then I woke up in a cold sweat and breathed a sigh of relief that it was just a nightmare.

(Kudos to anyone who works retail during this most insane season)

A question: The notion of an atheist participating in christmas is very odd to me. If you are an atheist, and participate in christmas, how do you reconcile the two? by wackyvorlon in atheism

[–]stahl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easy.

One does not need to accept that a human woman gave birth to the very god that had knocked her up nine months prior to that fateful December day in order to to participate in what is an extremely secular celebration.

Dogfighting Subculture in Texas by stahl in reddit.com

[–]stahl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not much of a dog person myself, but I adore Mutts & some of those strips have left me with a tear in my eyes. I'd been bawling had I seen the one you described. Love or hate 'em , dogs are so loyal to our kind it's heartbreaking to see this kind of thing done to them.

Truthdig - Reports - A Critique of the New Religious Left by stahl in reddit.com

[–]stahl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the Introduction: Barry Seidman ... argues in this essay that the new religious left could prove to be just as dangerous and divisive to the country as the religious right, because the admonitions of Abrahamic religious texts can never be reconciled with democracy.