Atheistic vs theistic resilience.

People with faith are happier and rebound from bad situations quicker? Curious claim to one upmanship. This would suggest people of no faith are more upset and disturbed by events around us, and they consider the implications of bad events with greater acuity and empathy.

I would rather be unhappy and disturbed, having full command of the events that left me in such a condition, than happy and oblivious to the same in a deluded and nihilistic world-view where nothing else matters but what happens to me when I die.

Opinion: Pope says Christianity trumps secularism in building good societies

Source; Catholic News Agency

I am not a Christian. I do not want to live in a Christian society. 


I do not recognise the pope as an authority on any matter outside of his own conscience, and I would thank him to respect my rights to my conscience.


Am I asking too much? Apparently. 


I will kill people to defend my right to freedom of conscience and equal treatment in a civil society, and if that means guerilla warfare on the streets of Penzance (a Celtic Spring?) against my Christian oppressors, then so be it. They will have brought it on themselves.


Religion is about love? Sheeze. Give me a break.

Opinion: Bloody Catholics.

From Catholic News Agency

Gah! Bloody Catholics. It's always about them. Now if religious freedom advocates actually meant religious freedom for all, they would be calling for a day against persecution of people of any faith (or lack of it). But no. They only want to concentrate on their own religious freedom. It is fine to persecute non-Christians, just so long as Christians are not being persecuted.

Honestly, I can't remember the last time I read something that came from the Catholic media that, when reason is applied, is wholly abhorrent.


As proof of this I shall post the next three articles that appear in my RSS reader from the same source:

1. Human dignity central to Catholic faith, Archbishop Dolan teaches A story stating that human dignity is central to Catholic faith, as if it isn't central to non-Catholics.