Pastor Doesn't Get Why Atheists Aren't Registered Like Sex Offenders

@jmo Said

Meet Michael Stahl, otherwise known as "Pastor Mike." Stahl lives in Miramar, Florida, and leads an online church called Living Water Church, which we think is a fancy way of saying he hangs out a lot in a Christian-themed chat room. Stahl has proposed the creation of a national registry for atheists, much like the ones in existence for sex offenders. It's almost self-evident why this is a good idea, but let's have Stahl explain it himself:


https://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/08/florida_pastor_asks_why_atheis.html

@Forumless Said

'It's almost self-evident why this is a good idea'. What in the world are you thinking! So we need to have a registry for- Atheist, Jews, Agnostics, Christians, Buddhist, Muslims...............etc.
WHY? Please explain YOUR reasoning behind this 'self-evident' idea.

@jmo Said

It appears you misunderstand the complexities of irony.

Also, that was copy and pasted from the link anyway, not my words.

@Forumless Said

Sorry! My bad

@LuckyCharms Said

Apparently this "fine fellow" believes "freedom of religion" only applies to those that have religious beliefs.

@jmo Said

No worries, it can be hard to convey tone over the internet.

@GaryL Said

Just a suggestion.

When posting a quote from a news article or other outside source, it's a good idea to put that post in "quotes".

( ie.

@jmo Said




I put the link I quoted it from right after the post. That is sufficient.

@jmo Said

Meet Michael Stahl, otherwise known as "Pastor Mike." Stahl lives in Miramar, Florida, and leads an online church called Living Water Church, which we think is a fancy way of saying he hangs out a lot in a Christian-themed chat room. Stahl has proposed the creation of a national registry for atheists, much like the ones in existence for sex offenders. It's almost self-evident why this is a good idea, but let's have Stahl explain it himself:
https://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/08/florida_pastor_asks_why_atheis.html