Athiests start religious wars, too!

[RandFan]

There's atheists on this very board who support Islamic extremists with genocidal aims.

Not impossible but I doubt it.

The world's a funny place.

Given the number of people who are happy to make unfounded assertions, I agree.

 

[Mr. Scott]

Oh look, we are using "Jesus Rifles" in Iraq and Afghanistan:

When the so-called "Jesus rifle" came to light in Jan. 2010, it sparked constitutional and security concerns, and a maelstrom of media coverage. The Pentagon ordered the removal of the secret code referring to Bible passages that the manufacturer had inscribed on the scopes of the standard issue rifles carried by U.S. soldiers into battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Nearly three years later — despite the military's assertion that is making "good progress" — the code remains on many rifles deploying to Afghanistan, which some soldiers argue is endangering their lives by reinforcing suspicions that the United States is waging a crusade against Muslims.

Anyone heard of references to a book by Dawkins or Hitchens on war weapons? Didn't think so.

 

[PhantomWolf]

Oh look, we are using "Jesus Rifles" in Iraq and Afghanistan:

The marking is on the sight, not the rifle itself. The military purchased them and added them to the rifle.

Anyone heard of references to a book by Dawkins or Hitchens on war weapons? Didn't think so.

First off, the sights aren't "weapons of war", they are used equally for sport shooting and hunters, if not more so. Secondly, do you know of anyone that is an atheit and runs a large sights making company?

 

[angrysoba]

Anyone heard of references to a book by Dawkins or Hitchens on war weapons? Didn't think so.

I'm not sure what this is supposed to mean. If you are putting forward a test by which atheism can be judged pro- or anti-war, then are you saying references to Hitchens by soldiers on their weapons would constitute killing in the name of atheism?

 

[sphenisc]

Anyone heard of references to a book by Dawkins or Hitchens on war weapons? Didn't think so.

Not much point really, there's no market for atheist texts in foxholes.

 

[Egg]

Anyone heard of references to a book by Dawkins or Hitchens on war weapons? Didn't think so.

What about all their books on tolerance, understanding, respecting beliefs and all getting along nicely together?

 

[RandFan]

What about all their books on tolerance, understanding, respecting beliefs and all getting along nicely together?

Pointing out the excesses and spurious and harmful nature of religion isn't warmongering.

 

[Mr. Scott]

What about all their [atheist's] books on tolerance, understanding, respecting beliefs and all getting along nicely together?

I haven't seen any atheist books that order killing of infidels. Lots of theist texts do.

American troops keep getting in trouble for trying to convert Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq to Christianity, in these wars Bush says God ordered him to start.