Persecution and genocide has its roots in religion which taught the "superiority" of one belief or faith over another, i.e. if you don't believe X, then you are evil, going to hell, no place in heaven for you, etc. This is clearly demonstrated in the open mistreatment of homosexuals based on a few lines in a book written 2,000 years ago with no basis in science. Sunni, Shia, Christian, Jew, White Supremacists, and others can all find justification for their prejudices in their "holy books".
As an atheist, I encounter this attitude each time I admit I have no religious beliefs. "How do you know what's right and wrong?" is the question I am asked. Whatever hurts another person, whether thought, word or deed, is wrong. Religion dictates arbitrary rules which are seldom followed, e.g., thou shalt not kill, unless they are "evil" and we are justified killing hundreds of thousands because a few radical citizens killed 3,000 of our people. After all, doesn't a Judeo-Christian ethos make us worth more? This thought may not be blatantly verbalized, but our actions clearly say it for us.
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It always refreshing to see another atheist blogger speaking their mind online. The whole idea that atheists are without a moral compass, because we do not believe in an imaginary being and adhere to old tribal customs is maddening. Frankly, all of the atheists I have met seem to have higher standards when it comes to morality, than the pious members of our society.
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