Reply To: Question about the guidelines…
There have been posts by theists, both Christian and Muslim, who have claimed (or assumed) that we have no moral code not because we don’t believe in any of their imaginary gods but simply because we are Atheists. They have compared us to Nazi’s (who swore an oath to the Christian God) because we are Atheists. We can mock religion or point out the atrocities committed in the name of imaginary gods on this site because that is part of what the site is about. There are members here (not always on the public forum) who have reported crimes and offences committed against them by various religious people. They may read other peoples stories without posting themselves. I have come to know many of these people. They are entitled to not be further abused or belittled by bigots and “holier than thou” religious apologists. We maintain zero tolerance towards them if they are extreme and issue warnings if their speech is moving in that direction.
You can say that if “Jerry Falwell had been given an enema he could have been buried in a matchbox”(Hitchens). That is acceptable.
