Canadian radio host: Richard Dawkins would be the first atheist pope

[rug]

By Arturo Garcia
Monday, September 30, 2013 18:05 EDT

Canadian radio host Michael Enright accused atheists of showing intolerance while imagining evolutionary biologist as their first pope, should atheists organize into their own secular church group.

“Atheists are not being prosecuted or silenced. They are lovingly tended by media interviewers, me included, and their nuanced arguments are politely acknowledged,” Enright wrote in a commentary for CBC Radio on Sunday. “The problem to me is that they won’t shut up about it. The public, endless public profession of atheism to me reflects a whiny, whinging self-pitying narcissism.”

Enright mentioned that he has interviewed both Dawkins and the late atheist columnist Christopher Hitchens, comparing the two by observing that while their arguments were nearly identical, “Christopher had a sense of humour; Dawkins, not so much.” He also accused atheists of adapting some of the trappings of Christian fundamentalism, singling Dawkins’ writing out.

“His arguments are as immutable as Church doctrine;” Enright said of Dawkins’ work. “Religion is bad, there is no God and if there was He would be a monster, religion retards the steady, unquestioned march of scientific achievement.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/30/canadian-radio-host-richard-dawkins-would-be-the-first-atheist-pope/

3:38 audio of the screed at link.

This is one of the more idiotic things he's said. Anyone offended by this moron may take comfort from his 1997 statement that the Roman Catholic Church is "the greatest criminal organization outside the mafia".

[niyad]

1. "atheist church"???? is this person really this stupid? ummm, never mind. . .

last time I checked, atheists had not conducted the crusades, the inquisition, the witch burnings, the endless holy wars started and continued in the name of religious beliefs.

[cleanhippie]

3. It's the same tactics republicans use, say outrageous things to distract from the real problem.

Which is themselves.

[cbayer]

15. This has been a topic of growing interest and press attention.

There are quite a few articles about the "atheist churches" here, if you want to find out more about them.

There is a couple from the UK who are on a US tour to open a whole bunch of these. I heard a PBS talk show the other day where almost every caller said they would really love to go to one of these things.

Anyway, it's a fascinating trend that is not yet really understood, but it is clearly a trend worth watching.

[cleanhippie]

2. "...while imagining evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins as their first Pope."

Well there is the problem, he is using his religious power (imagining things) and applying it to reality.

Seems to be a common problem among believers these days.

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4. You left out "should atheists organize into their own secular church group."

There is a sociological component to atheism, as there is with religion. It is not simply belief contrasted with nonbelief.

[cleanhippie]

5. Never gonna happen. Jesus' return is more likely.

Again, this person is dealing in the imaginary, not reality.

[rug]

6. That's true but the sociology manifests itself in many other ways.

[niyad]

7. please be good enough to give us some examples of the sociology to which you refer, and why you

seem to be implying that it is a bad thing.

[rug]

8. It's your inference not my implication.

Here's but one example.

It's not simply nonbelief. There is a societal impact.

[niyad]

9. try again. explain what you mean, and not just show a video clip. it is clear that you have issues

with atheists, and one wonders why that is.

[rug]

10. First, do you know what sociology is?

Second, it's clear you suck at psychology.

[niyad]

11. hey, thanks for the laughs--greatly needed this morning. you cannot, or will not, answer the

question, so you resort to insults.

remdi95

[rug]

12. There is no question there, just internet psychology.

Poor internet psychology at that.

[niyad]

13. ~~~30~~~

[rrneck]

14. Is he a scientist or a rock star? nt