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<p>I'm angry that the 41st President of the United States, [[George H.W. Bush|George Herbert Walker Bush]], said of atheists, in my lifetime, "No, I don't know that atheists should be regarded as citizens, nor should they be regarded as patriotic. This is one nation under God." My President. No, I didn't vote for him, but he was still my President, and he still said that my lack of religious belief meant that I shouldn't be regarded as a citizen.</p> | <p>I'm angry that the 41st President of the United States, [[George H.W. Bush|George Herbert Walker Bush]], said of atheists, in my lifetime, "No, I don't know that atheists should be regarded as citizens, nor should they be regarded as patriotic. This is one nation under God." My President. No, I didn't vote for him, but he was still my President, and he still said that my lack of religious belief meant that I shouldn't be regarded as a citizen.</p> | ||
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− | The author gives several dozen additional reasons for atheist anger.</let> | + | The author gives several dozen additional reasons for atheist anger. Another reason, which she may or may not have mentioned, is [[2007-09-23 Teacher fired for saying the bible should not be taken literally|here]].</let> |
<let name=data index=TextShort>“I want to talk about: (1) Why atheists are angry; (2) Why our anger is valid, valuable, and necessary; and (3) Why it's completely fucked-up to try to take our anger away from us.”</let> | <let name=data index=TextShort>“I want to talk about: (1) Why atheists are angry; (2) Why our anger is valid, valuable, and necessary; and (3) Why it's completely fucked-up to try to take our anger away from us.”</let> | ||
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