Abandoning Islam in Iran
Friday July 3, 2009
Categories: Current Events, Spirituality
The rapid appearance of books by atheists in the United States is a predictable result of the rise of intolerant religion. Nothing turns people off to religion faster than self-righteous fanatics and power junkies intent on telling you how to...
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Gus diZerega is a political scientist/theorist with a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. While living and working as an artist and craftsperson to finance his degree, he met and later studied with teachers in NeoPaganism, the earth religions more generally, and shamanic healing.
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I'm a believer that actually supports atheists. As the 20th Century Lutheran theologian, Paul Tillich, pointed out: doubt is an essential component of faith; otherwise you know something or you're deluded. The two latter categories do not equal faith. Gods bless the atheists.
We're hoping for the same thing here, Gus! You arguably have more respect for religion than I do. Nonetheless, I strongly dislike one sided right-wing portrayals of "Muslim nations". This is why I will never get a job at the Ayn Rand Institute.
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From your keyboard to the Goddess' monitor.
I agree. Conservative Christianity and the RR as definitely colored my opinion of Christianity. While I realize that not all Christians or their sects are the same, conservative Christians have really got me to the point of looking at them with distain.
Modern hysterical atheism grows from hubris and hastens its own demise
Sounds like Kendall is just what everyone else has been referring too. It's so nice to see that fanatics can learn from others.
An important difference between Arabs and Iranians is that Iranians had a glorious civilisation before Islam, and Islam was initiall imposed upon them against their wishes. The Arabs, on the other hand, therefore had little before Islam, and it is in fact arguable that the Arabs as a people are a creation of Muhammad. Patriotism / ethnic pride therefore oppose Islam in the case of Iran, but support it in the case of the Arabs. I therefore suspect that, once secularisiation starts, Iran will rapidly become non-Islamic, but I find that more difficult to imagine in the case of the Arabs.
Rombald,
What an interesting post! You share such important information. I look forward to hearing much more from you.
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