Atheism - leave the poor bastards alone, man.

I get pissy when certain Archbishops pick on atheists during Easter sermons. For a few reasons:

- Atheism has nothing to do with Easter.
- There is so much to learn about oneself and spirituality by studying the depths and truths of Jesus' story. There really is no reason to lash out at other people.
- They get enough shit for not believing in things that most people do.

Also, this archbishop just got it *so* incredibly wrong. Atheism is not a religion. It's the complete absence of religion. What I think Archbishop Jensen was scrabbling for was that some atheists can be just as zealous as any religious person about their beliefs. But their beliefs are not of a religious nature.

I've had some pretty horrible things said to me by certain people that believe in atheism, but I have the presence of mind to understand that that's just a few people with chips on their shoulders and they're not representative of those who hold that particular belief system. I mean, I think Richard Dawkins is a total fuckneck, but I know that not all atheists are like that. I'm not the usual person to see coming out defending atheism. Honestly, it's not a thing I look into much nor think about - I'm pretth apathetic about it, I'm busy with my various obsessions.

But ultimately, I felt the need to say, "Hey. I believe in God, and Archbishop? I think you're a loudmouthed twerp. Lay off the atheist folk. Shut up and think about Jesus, that's what this weekend is about after all." So here's my soapbox moment.