i Heart Atheists
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passionpop this is from the ABC in regards to the easter messages from the major churches
The Anglican Archbishop's comments were mirrored by the Catholic Bishop of Parramatta, Anthony Fisher.
In his Easter address, he said Christianity has proved to be both vulnerable and hardy in the last century.
"Last century we tried godlessness on a grand scale and the effects were devastating: Nazism, Stalinism, Pol Pot-ery, mass murder, abortion and broken relationships - all promoted by state-imposed atheism," he said.
"[It's] the illusion that we can build a better life without God."
Atheist Foundation president David Nichols says the comments are an act of desperation by the church.
"We're not forcing anything on anybody," he said.
"Hitler, who was a Catholic, forced Nazism onto the German population.
"Stalin forced his ideology onto the population. They didn't do any of these things in the name of atheism, in fact Stalin was trained in a seminary."
ten points to the atheist
The Anglican Archbishop's comments were mirrored by the Catholic Bishop of Parramatta, Anthony Fisher.
In his Easter address, he said Christianity has proved to be both vulnerable and hardy in the last century.
"Last century we tried godlessness on a grand scale and the effects were devastating: Nazism, Stalinism, Pol Pot-ery, mass murder, abortion and broken relationships - all promoted by state-imposed atheism," he said.
"[It's] the illusion that we can build a better life without God."
Atheist Foundation president David Nichols says the comments are an act of desperation by the church.
"We're not forcing anything on anybody," he said.
"Hitler, who was a Catholic, forced Nazism onto the German population.
"Stalin forced his ideology onto the population. They didn't do any of these things in the name of atheism, in fact Stalin was trained in a seminary."
ten points to the atheist