AIBU to think that Christians....

[seeker]

...think their views and beliefs should take precedence over anyone else's?

That's as silly a generalisation as the one that suggests all Christians wish to do similarly.

I just don't understand this desire to start a fight

TBH, as an atheist, I don't give a shit about what anyone else thinks or believes. I just don't want the default (i.e. Christianity) being fed subliminally at school to children . And, specifically, my children.

Don't worry LeeCoakley they won't end up brainwashed.

That's what they want you to think....

YABU, although undoubtedly YANBU in some cases, but isn't that the same with everyone everywhere, whatever religion/lack of?

Oh...can't be bothered. What's this all about seeker?

oh I thought it was going to be 'AIBU to think that Christians...............shouldn't be thrown to the lions'. How very dissapointing. I was going to say YANBU

Is this the original? Or did this all start with mince rinsers?

LeeCoakley - think of that little bit of school religion as an inoculation against developing the full-blown disease. None of my children is in the least but religious despite re all through school.

It just gets my hackles rising....

Thanks seeker. Thanks for the hackles.

"OhChristFENTON The OP is legendary for starting up this kind of thread. Hence why it hasn't turned nasty already, the regular MNers are onto it !"

Am I? I really don't think I am! Or my memory is even worse than I thought it was!

Instant legend, that's you Seeker.

The plural of anecdotes is not data.

Correlation is not causation.

You could easily say the same about atheists though seeker

Feminists don't have an official and automatic say in law and policy making. Sadly

Neither do atheists.

Yes yabu

I'm a Christian but honestly don't think my beliefs are any better than anyone elses/any other religions.

Neither do christains IMO....Perhaps in the US, yes.

I think some people use religion as a tool/weapon to get their own agenda across/listened to without actually having any faith/belief to speak of.

Its called being a hypocrite!

I do, mumofjust1.

But I don't think I'm any better, or that my views and beliefs should take precedence over anyone else's. Isn't in the spirit of the belief, and all that.

However....what's the point of believing in something so seemingly bonkers as Christianity if you don't believe in it to the extent of being convinced that it is the way to freedom for all? If I'm going to believe in something and say meh, I don't think my beliefs are any different to any others, then I may as well just give it up and start quoting Dawkins at people and hanging out with SGB

YABU - but I think you are probably enjoying the responses

Don't they? There are bishops in the House of Lords. It's the because of the Christian lobby that scientific advances like stem cell research are being held up. The Christian lobby informs abortion policy. There is no such thing as a secular school in this country.....

And that's just for starters.

YABU

It is easier to be an atheist than a prastising Christian.