# My newly found regard for religion.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newly-found-regard-for-religion/456651>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 16, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newly-found-regard-for-religion/456651 "2008-07-16T05:33:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newly-found-regard-for-religion/456651/21 "2008-07-17T15:18:51Z")

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[QUOTE=don’t ask]  
So maybe being a member of a religion is like being a fan of a football team, except that you support a team that doesn’t exist.  
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One of my favorite prayers:

_Dear God, I think you’re pretty cool, but please please please protect me from your Fan Club. Amen_

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**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newly-found-regard-for-religion/456651/22 "2008-07-17T17:12:55Z")

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[QUOTE=gigi]  
And here I thought it was a thread about your newly found regard for religion.  
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How rude! an atheist expressing that he thinks God doesn’t exist! Believing that there’s no God is fine, but they shouldn’t go rubbing it in our faces by mentioning it!

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**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newly-found-regard-for-religion/456651/23 "2008-07-17T17:16:55Z")

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[QUOTE=Taber]  
How rude! an atheist expressing that he thinks God doesn’t exist! Believing that there’s no God is fine, but they shouldn’t go rubbing it in our faces by mentioning it!  
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Starting a thread called “My newly found regard for religion” as an excuse to go around snarking on religion for the forty-billionth time is a tad _passé_, though. We got it, already. You don’t believe in God. I don’t believe in Thor, but I manage to go for months at a time without having to drag the conversation around to my so-important non-belief. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newly-found-regard-for-religion/456651/24 "2008-07-17T18:06:45Z")

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I’m in Flint Mi and not only did I know about it but I know someone who’s there. I’ve also seen articles in the news, so it’s not unreasonable to think Americans might have heard of this event.

I went to a fund-raising concert for some attendees and they were out of tune there too!

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-newly-found-regard-for-religion/456651/25 "2008-07-17T19:47:18Z")

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[QUOTE=Taber]  
How rude! an atheist expressing that he thinks God doesn’t exist! Believing that there’s no God is fine, but they shouldn’t go rubbing it in our faces by mentioning it!  
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Or use a thread title that reflects what the thread is about. Oh, that’s right; atheists don’t have a moral code.

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