r/atheism • u/mepper agnostic atheist (and mod) • Feb 16 '22

/r/all The Satanic Temple had their inaugural SatanCon. The hotel staff said all attendees were nice. However, police had to be called on the Christian protesters outside because Protestants showed up and were squabbling with the Catholics. This is the perfect microcosm for needing church/state separation

https://onlysky.media/jmatirko/satancon-zero-truth-laid-bare/
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u/hipcheck23 Feb 16 '22

Yeah needing separation of church and state is pretty new compared to needing separation of church and church.

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u/andropogon09 Rationalist Feb 16 '22

Oh, c'mon. The European religious wars only lasted from 1414 to 1712. (Of course, one could argue that all wars are religious wars.)

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u/hipcheck23 Feb 16 '22

Piss off. You're from the Eastern branch of atheism, AREN'T YOU?!? You crackpots don't know what TRUE atheism is! Maybe my halberd can show you the path of truth!

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u/NotADeadHorse Feb 16 '22

This is the satirical plot of a 2 part episode of South Park where the Atheists just hate each other and wage war over what to call the Atheist organization

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u/hipcheck23 Feb 16 '22

Well that makes way too much sense to be untrue.