Friday, August 7, 2015

For The Love of No God

Arian Foster came out this week as a non-believer to ESPN's Tim Keown as part of a campaign by the nonprofit group, Openly Secular.

I urge you to watch the video and read the accompanying article.  You will learn a lot about the non religious, perception, and how we move forward.

It's an important conversation to have, but at the end of the day the American people wake up in a free country that affords us the right to believe in whatever the hell we want to believe. Do I wish we had more combative atheists who will push people to challenge their faith? Absolutely. Do we all have to fight the fight the same way? No.  The mere fact that we are having a conversation about this, means that we're moving forward. It's not easy for nonbelievers to drop the chip from their shoulder.  We're oppressed, discriminated against, hated, and hurt; but we're not the only ones.  Everyone everywhere is fighting a battle. This is a pretty important one, but everyday we move closer and closer to an answer and a peaceful way to coexist.

I personally applaud Arian Foster, Openly Secular, Tim Keown, and ESPN for opening the dialogue.