The Spread Of Christianity

[Cartoonist]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026133151

Why do you suppose they start these type of threads in GD instead of coming here? Could it be that this place is too well hidden? It sure got a lot of recs fast.

[Tobin S.]

1. I think there are more non-believers than we have posting here in other forums

who don't post here at all. They may not know this forum exists. They may want more recs, views, and replies than this group typically garners. They may just have a few forums that they post in and don't go elsewhere for some reason. I don't know what all the reasons might be.

[mr blur]

2. Possibly because we're hidden in "Religion & Spirituality" -

Who'd dream of looking for atheists among 'Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith' and 'Ancient Wisdom and Pagan Spirituality'?

[Cartoonist]

3. That's a good point

Maybe we should drop the spirituality, as it's redundant. Or maybe we should have a seperate topics listing. Perhaps we can call it Anti-Theism or New Militant Atheists.

[trotsky]

6. And that's the tricky part.

There really is nowhere else for this group to go. I mean, one might be able to somewhat make the case it should be under Science alongside the Skepticism group but even that is an awkward fit.

What we end up discussing a lot in here is how religion and politics interact, and usually to the definite detriment of liberalism and freethought. So being under Religion at least makes a little sense.

[Curmudgeoness]

4. As long as it is allowed in GD,

they will probably continue to post for the widest audience possible. But it could also be that they are not aware we are here.

Maybe we should try posting a welcome to all people who have no faith in these GD threads to remind people that we are here.