This is the kind of thing that’s not really worth analyzing seriously. If these college aged atheists had two goals 1) to get on the news and 2) to prove that they’re a bunch of losers they succeeded wildly on both counts.
Look young atheists, I know that Mommy and Doug made you get up early three of four times a year and made you go to Church. That must have been tough. I know being the only atheist on the Yearbook Club made you feel special and smart. Hey, you found your niche, that’s cool. I know you drew a Flying Spaghetti Monster on your spiral notebook just so somebody would ask you what it was and you could spout all of Richard Dawkins’ theories and pawn them off as your own. I know it was kinda’ cool to lay down in bed with your wine cooler buzz and feel all angsty because sometimes it just feels nice to be angsty. And now you’re in college and you joined the atheist club because you know the girls who belong to the group aren’t as…morally uptight as some other groups. And I know how it is to go away to college and think of it as a four year slumber party. And I know this little stunt of trading the Bible for porn will be a big hit with your friends and you’ll feel all special.
But right now you’re trying a little too hard to prove you’re unique, like the kid who highlights the least known bands he can think of for his Facebook page as a way of feigning depth.
Chill. You don’t have to try so hard. And remember when you snap out of it, God will still love you. And you’ll actually realize that you actually are unique, something your current ideology is hard pressed to acknowledge.
HT Hot Air
March 3, 2010 at 4:03 pm
On a related note, I just found an article in The Scientist magazine that argues pornography prevents rape and decreases misogyny, while a "strict, repressive religious upbringing" produces rapists. I guess that's the kind of study the students like those in the above video go on to do when they "grow up". (I use that term loosely.)
http://www.the-scientist.com/2010/3/1/29/1/
March 3, 2010 at 4:32 pm
This is sad. I just read about men struggling with porn addiction at CatholicDadsOnline.org. They hate themselves for it. The yoke of addiction is much heavier than the yoke of temperance and purity. People think it's fun until they're hooked and want it no longer because of the damage that it does to their relationships and self respect.
March 3, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Just like there are pro-life atheists, I gotta believe that there are non-believers that don't go in the lock-step of "free thinkers" and recognize pornography's destructive power. I'd like to hear from them.
By the way, I don't know much about this program, but here is a site with a program for kicking the porn habit: http://candeocan.com/
March 3, 2010 at 9:02 pm
This also seems to be an example of American's (and others') distorted understanding of the word freedom. It's not I can do or say whatever I want rather: I can exercise my free will to do what I ought.
We as a people don't understand the difference between authentic freedom and license. That's part of why the schools response is "Well, as long as they don't break any laws, they are free do to as they wish."
March 3, 2010 at 10:39 pm
I hope that they are just as tolerant of pro-life tables, somehow, I doubt it.
March 4, 2010 at 2:48 am
These guys are to atheists what Westbro Baptist is to Christianity.
March 4, 2010 at 5:04 am
If everyone involved with this stupidity had to read Matt's statement… I'd be much more okay with it.
March 5, 2010 at 4:26 pm
I'm sure that the girl in the beginning who was shown smiling and taking out her homosexual porn made her parents so very proud.
May 16, 2010 at 6:17 pm
I think God thought this was the silliest thing to happen in God's honor in a long time.
And then God went back to eating a sandwich.