Students trade bibles for porn

There is a line I do not like to cross concerning Atheism. I do not interfere in the beliefs of others. I think it comes from my days as a Born Again back in the late 70s. I interjected myself in to so many other people’s beliefs that I grew sick of it. Today, I will talk about Atheism with friends, but only if asked. I respect what others believe; this extends to my wife and children. So when I found a link to an Atheist group from the University of Texas San Antonio trading Bibles for pornography on Boing Boing, I was pissed. These young Atheist's are not helping the casue. Because even though I respect the beliefs of others, the same does not hold true for the other team. When Christians get wind of this, it will add fuel to the Atheist = immoral argument that Christians love to use.
The group responsible for this, atheistagenda.org claims that they meant to equate any religious scripture with pornography, so... they were out to offend all religions. They published a flyer stating their goals. It actually had a statement that reads “Exchange your religious scripture for our scripture (porn magazines).”

Predictably, news coverage has not been kind. The students come off a immature and insensitive hate mongers while Christians play the victim and express their concern that this sacrilegious activity be allowed on college campuses.

Woai.com: Group Collects Bibles, Passes Out Porn
MSNBC: Trading bibles for porn in San Antonio
Xbis – Students trade bibles for porn

I am sure the blogsphere is going nuts; Technorati shows 112 links and counting so far. Including Kele's Journey, where I vented a little, and a few others where I dare not vent.

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