CNN commentary about atheists goes over the LINE

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Thanks to Pikachu for bringing these two videos everyone's attention in the politics section. I thought it was worth reposting in the main forum since it's a big story.

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This video is the first segment and it talks about discrimination against atheists in very religious American communities. It's fine.

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This is the second segment and people just watch it. It speaks for itself. Shocked

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PZ Myers comments on the video:
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/02/i_had_no_idea_cnn_had_gotten_t.php

Then the blog post hits the digg.com front page:
http://digg.com/politics/CNN_Anti_Atheist_Hit_Piece_write_them_to_protest_unanswered_hate_speech
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Castaa · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject:

http://www.atheistforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1449&highlight=

Here is the original post here.

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Moloth · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:19 pm Post subject:

Digg is one of the smarter, more educated places on the net. ...its basically the polar opposite of YouTube comments. lol..
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Ophis · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:20 pm Post subject:

What's so damn hard about getting an atheist on the panel? They said there were a few million in America, and they can't get ONE? I wouldn't expect to see five continuous minutes of bigoted bullshit like that even on Fox News. They were as whiny as O'Reilly at the wrong time of the month.

Quote Of The Clip:

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Ulfgar · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:01 am Post subject:

Anyone know when this show was aired?
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Castaa · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:10 am Post subject:

Mr_C · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:22 am Post subject:

I enjoyed the points the atheist made on the CNN clip. Oh wait. There wasn't one Sad

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Ulfgar · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:38 am Post subject:

Karen Hunter and that stupid cunt Debbie Schlussinger have pretty much zero knowledge over the topic. I'm waiting to understand what their standard is for "oppressing religion."

Hunter seemed to suggest that asking non-christian children to participate in christian rituals is an acceptable status-quo and is not part of any theocracy, and yet, by asking that people not enforce their religion in a government-provided learning environment, that we're on a slippery slope to a forced godlessness.

Hypocrites.
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CET · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:42 am Post subject:

I think CNN pretty much PROVED the video they shot, after they showed it. Great job at giving a platform to a bunch of biggots CNN! Ya freakin hypocrites.
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CET · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:00 am Post subject:

Hey guys, submit your comments about the show here: http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?11

Here's what I wrote:

Ulfgar · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:10 am Post subject:

I commented that way as well. I went as far as calling Hunter and Schlussinger bigots.
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SteveInSF · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:28 am Post subject:

I was amazed that we got a little backing from Steven A. Smith. I have completely changed my mind about him. As for the rest of the panel, I agree with CET, the panel proved the point of the show.

I still can't figure it out when people say atheists are imposing on them by taking 'under god' out of the pledge. We are imposing on them?
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Castaa · Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:51 am Post subject:

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