#Religion #Athiest

If you view religion as necessary for ethics, you've reduced us to the ethical level of four-year-olds. "If you follow these commandments you'll go to heaven, if you don't you'll burn in hell" is just a spectacular version of the carrots and sticks with which you raise your children. -Susan Neiman, philosopher and author (b. 27 Mar 1955)

The public testimony on the anti trans bill (#HB148 ) in NH this morning was great.

If you want to watch it it’s the first one in this stream and it goes right up until they take a break for lunch. If you hear him talk about recessing it it’s just so he can postpone the other 3 they were going to hear this morning.

The only two objections I remember I remember them because I laughed out loud. The first one was an older woman saying that we needed to go back to the way it was because it was totally fine that way (for white cis people, the only people who matter I guess), and another woman who was ranting about how she lives in fear every day that she’ll see a man in the bathroom. Then there was a man who spoke in support of the bill and requested that we regulate cis heterosexual men because they are the real danger to women.

There was a pastor and an employment attorney who spoke on behalf of herself and her firm, the support was pretty overwhelming even though there were plenty who opposed.

https://www.youtube.com/live/JpDi1meWOnc

(Also this is the link for the freedom of religion bill #HB620 being heard at 1:45 and I’m really excited to watch that one because initially I was excited about this bill but after reading some of the opposition I’m thinking I almost got tricked. An #athiest organization submitted a multiple page letter explaining that the group that’s pushing this isn’t about religious freedom at all.)

Ironically, I feel compelled to say 'amen'! #frankzappa #athiest #athiesm #fuckproject2025 #fuckchristofacists

I don’t know why, but I never did an #Introduction post. So here it goes…

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Hello mstdn.social. Here's my #Introduction :

Gen Xer who has gotten more progressive over time. I follow anyone with thoughtful political views. Kinda cliché, but I hope we can make the world better with reason, science, and compassion for all.

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