Re: [asa] Dawkins, religion, and children

> Dawkins: "Neither I nor any atheist know ever threatens violence"

Perhaps not among his immediate acquaintances (although one might
argue that his own calls for imposing his view convey a threat), but
in reality there are numerous left-wing or right-wing extremist groups
that are not religiously motivated, in addition to the dismal human
rights records of officially atheistic governments.

Of course there are examples of religiously-motivated violence, but
there's plenty of atheistic violence as well. It's not the religious
that are guilty of imposing their views on others; rather, it is
whoever is in power, religious or not.

-- 
Dr. David Campbell
425 Scientific Collections
University of Alabama
"I think of my happy condition, surrounded by acres of clams"
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