tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post3825348167620282798..comments2024-02-17T16:13:30.296-08:00Comments on Black Skeptics Group: What If...Black Skepticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03411665199987886245noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-15946241213758066012016-12-11T15:12:47.117-08:002016-12-11T15:12:47.117-08:00Great piece, exactly what is going on with our bro...Great piece, exactly what is going on with our brothers and sister. Still have the slave mentalitly, its time to wake up!!Westside Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493430115611583484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-6166345179362966192010-12-30T06:45:21.073-08:002010-12-30T06:45:21.073-08:00Bravo Shawn!! Let's have a world-wide de-chris...Bravo Shawn!! Let's have a world-wide de-christianization movement of black people all over the world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-77475148584829354872010-08-17T10:08:20.866-07:002010-08-17T10:08:20.866-07:00wow keep up the great work you are an awesome writ...wow keep up the great work you are an awesome writer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-58369586782932192472010-08-07T00:07:07.817-07:002010-08-07T00:07:07.817-07:00This is an awesome post! I can relate to some of ...This is an awesome post! I can relate to some of what you've written in that people also sometimes assume due to where my family is from and my last name that I'm a certain religion; it's just expected. (Although I obviously can't relate to the history of slavery that African Americans have experienced.)<br /><br />There are so many events in history and in our lives which compel people to choose religion when it seems to offer hope, even if that hope is not real. It's better, I think, to have hope in humanity and our ability to make our lives better.<br /><br />I look forward to reading more on this site!Ani Sharminhttp://eternalbookshelf.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-68321765194642975392010-08-06T17:05:18.425-07:002010-08-06T17:05:18.425-07:00Truly magnificent, if my eyes were not already ope...Truly magnificent, if my eyes were not already open to atheism you would have certainly converted me onto this path. At my age of 15, I have already fought with so many who see what I am as "blasphemy". I do make my stand as a great point, and you have made me think even more of what I know as well as teach me even more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-6161393924928110592010-08-05T09:43:17.564-07:002010-08-05T09:43:17.564-07:00People like you give me a bit more hope in the fut...People like you give me a bit more hope in the future. Courage.Mer Almagrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217082889378558201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-46551342766191705172010-08-05T09:39:11.497-07:002010-08-05T09:39:11.497-07:00Excellent post, sir.Excellent post, sir.Danno Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469244750858178642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-64826656199668199302010-08-05T04:36:38.525-07:002010-08-05T04:36:38.525-07:00Hitorians will tell you that, back in the earliest...Hitorians will tell you that, back in the earliest days of the Church, one of the groups quickest to embrace Christianity were the urban slaves of the Roman Empire.<br /><br />Christianity is a religion that promotes unthinking obedience while simultaneously bringing false comfort to people having a miserable time. This makes it a brilliant tool for oppressors everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-76442502696279230432010-08-05T04:13:31.941-07:002010-08-05T04:13:31.941-07:00Shawn, thats a great write-up. However, you overlo...Shawn, thats a great write-up. However, you overlooked the biblical curse on the black race, that gave divine approval for the inhuman slave-trade that lasted for over a quater of a century as well as the obnocious apatheid regime of South Africa.<br />As a people, we, blacks have been conditioned to believe we are inferior and worthless. A black man kneeling before a white Jesus, as the Lord and Saviour and asking for forgiveness everyday would definitely give birth to a permanent feeling of inferiority. Slave-mentality if you like.<br />It is said that 'you can take a man out of slavery but difficult to take slavery out of a man'<br />We need to be deconditioned and reconditioned through delibrate propaganda for logical and rational thinking. <br />Dele(Nigeria)Danladi Dele Agbeyonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-33864583254100354232010-08-04T17:37:05.235-07:002010-08-04T17:37:05.235-07:00Shawn, this is an absolutely BRILLIANT piece of wo...Shawn, this is an absolutely BRILLIANT piece of work! It's very deeply moving-- so much so, that I got chills as I read the "what ifs" and I found myself wishing I'd read something like this years ago when I first started doubting (but was still too afraid to let go of what I believed). It is my sincere hope that closeted Atheists will read this and realize they aren't alone-- or crazy. Even moreso, I hope this messages inspires Black Christians to open their eyes to the fallacy of their religion. Bravo, my dear Shawn! Bravo!Lajunenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-22722332528682514812010-08-04T17:34:25.225-07:002010-08-04T17:34:25.225-07:00Thanks for being there and posting such a great ar...Thanks for being there and posting such a great article. As a black atheist I'm watching my family grow more entrenched into religion in hope their lives will improve,and I watch many of them die young waiting for their god to bless them somehow They are so afraid that god will punish them (I used to be like them) if they don't do what they're told. I'm so glad you are there; it makes me feel less alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-72321623248276114962010-08-04T12:51:05.257-07:002010-08-04T12:51:05.257-07:00Great article, reminds me of the “no atheists in a...Great article, reminds me of the “no atheists in a foxhole” conundrum.<br />“When people are oppressed there is a hunger for hope that can never fully be satisfied so long as the unjust conditions persist. The desire for justice is transferred to hope for happiness in a time yet to come.”<br />This is probably the main reason religion has held such power for so long. It is the perfect political solution. Keep the downtrodden quiet by promising that their current misery will be rewarded later, after they die.Red Mannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-15010782811071355652010-08-04T11:39:28.460-07:002010-08-04T11:39:28.460-07:00Hello Anonymous, thanks for the reply. I'd lo...Hello Anonymous, thanks for the reply. I'd love to talk to you about your research. What's the best way to contact you? <br /><br />Shawn BrownShawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848412211007630842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-89877825000068304412010-08-04T08:38:23.417-07:002010-08-04T08:38:23.417-07:00You just made up a whole bunch of stuff. Maybe you...You just made up a whole bunch of stuff. Maybe you think manipulation is motivational in a positive direction. How many of the worlds black populations live in the southeastern U.S.and share a common history over the last 400 years?Lendearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-9737363433813788642010-08-04T08:21:49.241-07:002010-08-04T08:21:49.241-07:00Well done! The more non-believers who come out, a...Well done! The more non-believers who come out, and realize we have a common interest (in spite of our many, many diverse particular agendas), the sooner we will push aside the stigma of non-belief and be represented at the tables of secular government.<br /><br />That is our primary common ground: That we ALL desire fair, just, democratic government "of the people, by the people and for" ALL of the people. Equally.<br /><br />Amen. :-)Beyond Beliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061154327914698252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-64388317339980070032010-08-03T19:28:52.436-07:002010-08-03T19:28:52.436-07:00Good post, I honestly believe that there is no suc...Good post, I honestly believe that there is no such thing as a black atheist. It's just like calling a black man racist. Especially if we are made in the image of god.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-17214329194003974582010-08-01T10:05:59.175-07:002010-08-01T10:05:59.175-07:00Hey I'm doing a Reserach project on Black Athe...Hey I'm doing a Reserach project on Black Atheist and I wanted to know if you all could help me better understand why you are atheist. And why do you feel the way you feel. I would greatly appreciate it.<br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-92038779277195371382010-07-29T20:49:46.304-07:002010-07-29T20:49:46.304-07:00That was a great article. Black people didn't...That was a great article. Black people didn't like being enslaved but they freely allow their minds to be enslaved by religion. The more black atheists/humanist that come out, the more will follow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-24337108704709788612010-07-29T17:34:33.772-07:002010-07-29T17:34:33.772-07:00@Mushdoctor- That's what I was thinking when I...@Mushdoctor- That's what I was thinking when I read it! I'm gonna pass this link around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-78983279440020242302010-07-29T15:49:51.132-07:002010-07-29T15:49:51.132-07:00This was an excellent narrative. It is imperative...This was an excellent narrative. It is imperative that we continue to show historical and cultural foundation of black Christians in America. We must continue to challenge the precepts that have so many bound to Christianity. We need to educate ourselves as well as others.Epistemology Questnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-63445405423262747202010-07-29T13:57:33.911-07:002010-07-29T13:57:33.911-07:00Great post, well said. Time for Black folks to wak...Great post, well said. Time for Black folks to wake up.The Grenadian Freethinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644935619085940346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-20928190409891863672010-07-29T08:09:52.442-07:002010-07-29T08:09:52.442-07:00Great post! Thanks for openly discussing an issue ...Great post! Thanks for openly discussing an issue that many African Americans are forced to hide in their hearts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-41138581568745024192010-07-29T00:12:07.011-07:002010-07-29T00:12:07.011-07:00"I prayed for twenty years but received no an..."I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs" <br />Frederick Douglass<br /><br />"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich" <br />Napoleon BonaparteNoSacredCowhttp://www.zazzle.com/djflwbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-15740349896424801672010-07-28T21:08:17.129-07:002010-07-28T21:08:17.129-07:00This is foolishness and oneday you all will have t...This is foolishness and oneday you all will have to answer to God, despite what your belief is. I am yet praying for you. May God have mercy on your souls.<br /><br />Be BlessedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461703865983958582.post-35466993204105267292010-07-28T20:52:58.241-07:002010-07-28T20:52:58.241-07:00"When people are oppressed there is a hunger ..."When people are oppressed there is a hunger for hope that can never fully be satisfied so long as the unjust conditions persist. The desire for justice is transferred to hope for happiness in a time yet to come...what if we stopped waiting on Jesus and started planning? What if we realized that deferring justice until the next life meant deferring it forever?"<br /><br />This is the key point. That this has consistently been the strategy of the various downtrodden for millennia defies my ability to comprehend. It is a crutch that serves only to strengthen the wound.Jamie DeSaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14545012657994348972noreply@blogger.com