“People keep framing this as a religious freedom issue, but there's a difference between practising your religion - which everyone has the right to do - and rubbing your religion in people's faces as a triumphalist political statement, which is what's happening here.” PeopleFacesPoliticalDifferencesReligiousIssuesHappeningsStatementsReligious FreedomFraming Author:Pat Condell
“It does seem quite ironic to me that the very people who clearly have made no attempt to think for themselves are always the most vocal in demanding respect for their "ideas".” PeopleThinkingDoeMadeIdeasSeemsIronicVocal Author:Pat Condell
“...only we don't call it 'ignorance', we call it 'faith'. What a horrible little word that is - faith - exuding as it does its fake aura of purity and virtue while fronting some of the ugliest ideas this planet has ever seen. Closing people's hearts when it should be opening them. Making them proud of things they should be ashamed of. And ashamed of things they should be proud of.” PeopleShouldHeartLittlesDoeIdeasFearVirtueAtheismIgnorancePlanetsProudRageHorribleOpeningFakePurityAshamedBe ProudClosingAuras Author:Pat Condell
“Being called close-minded by religious people is a bit like being called yellow by a bunch of bananas.” PeopleBitsReligiousBunchYellowBananasClose Minded Author:Pat Condell
“Use their tactics if you feel strongly enough. Make a nuisance of yourself. Make an official complaint. Take it to a tribunal. As an atheist youre part of a minority whose beliefs are constantly ignored and marginalised while religious prejudice is pandered to and encouraged, and you have every right to be offended by that... Remember, one person on their own cant do much, but a million people each doing a little every day can change things very quickly.” PeopleIfsFeelsLittlesPersonsEnoughUseRememberBeliefReligiousMillionsPrejudiceAtheistOfficialsMinoritiesIgnoredComplaintsOffendedTacticsCantNuisanceTribunalsReligious Prejudice Author:Pat Condell
“We know they have nothing to do with Islam because our politicians keep telling us that, and they are all Islamic scholars. (They are, aren't they?) Yes, the violence is coming exclusively from Muslims, but only because their religion (the one that has nothing to do with Islam) tells them to kill unbelievers, meaning people who don't follow the religion with a knife to our throat that has nothing to do with Islam.” PeopleKnowsViolencePoliticianIslamIslamicThroatKnivesScholarUnbelievers Author:Pat Condell
