I had comment from a reader of this post. Gretchen was reacting to the conviction of pastor Jason Smoker, an evil rat bastard of a man who dumped garbage on a developmentally disabled boy. Gretchen’s comment was simple and direct. I’ve reprinted it below:
What a hateful thing to do! My brother is physically handicapped. He can't get out of bed, eat, or do anything by himself. He has difficulty seeing and hearing. He's alert, but that's almost (please forgive me for saying so) a bad thing for someone in his condition who is completely dependent on others for his care.
As a child, everyone was sympathetic. Who doesn't want to come to the assistance of a handicapped child? As an adult, many people find him disgusting. I suspect that's just what Jason Smoker felt when he dumped garbage on that mentally handicapped volunteer.
Richard Brendel, my brother, has no friends and is lonely. If you'd like to write to him, here's his address:
Richard Brendel (patient)
RUNNELLS SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL
(908) 771-5807
40 WATCHUNG WAY
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ 07922
I challenge the Atheist community to write a letter. Is anyone up for it? I am.
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Mike aka MonolithTMA 58p · 769 weeks ago
Mojoey 107p · 769 weeks ago
stardust54 2p · 768 weeks ago
(GIfS archives can still be accessed.)
I was trying to send you an email to ask you to please add Atheist Oasis to your blogroll. Also, since we use WordPress.com now, we cannot get the Blogroll to show up in the sidebar so just posted the icon. I read that the blogroll may not work with WordPress websites, is that correct?
Rather than take up anymore space here, I can be reached at www.athiestoasis@yahoo.com
Thanks!
Mojoey 107p · 768 weeks ago
Joe
stardust54 2p · 767 weeks ago
Here is our intro as requested. What is your opinion of our new website? Any criticisms or suggestions? (Also, is there a way to at least get the list of links to show up in the sidebar at WordPress.com like it did for us at WordPress.net?)
Atheist Oasis: A Rational Refuge is a group blog formerly known as God is for Suckers! For awhile now we have discussed changing the name of the site to something that was less offensive to visitors who may be questioning their faith and wanting to have honest dialogue with us non-believers. With more and more people able to access our site via the many search engines and now Twitter, we also wanted a name that would be taken more seriously.
God is for Suckers! had often been called by some of our regulars as an “oasis”, a place where we could come together with fellow atheists and agnostics to discuss politics, separation of church and state, the attempts by the religious to force their superstitious beliefs into our secular government, or to simply discuss how experiences with religious family members, friends and co-workers have affected our lives in general.
We continue the lively discussions at Atheist Oasis, with our old GifSter friends, and hope to draw in new readers and commenters, as well.
--- On Sat, 8/7/10, IntenseDebate Notifications <notifications@intensedebatemail.com> wrote:
Mojoey 107p · 767 weeks ago
Lauralee · 768 weeks ago
Mojoey 107p · 768 weeks ago
Answer to second question: The actions of a few do not define the entire group. My point is that being christian does not make one moral, and that being atheist does not make one amoral. It is what we do that defines us.
lala · 768 weeks ago
Mojoey 107p · 768 weeks ago