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I'm an atheist too GM. But so was Stalin who introduced a 5 year plan (1932-1937) to eradicate all religion in the Soviet Union...I believe we should not shy away from calling this what it was: killing in the name of God.
But if it isn't God it will be something else.
What peculiar animals we are; the only kind that kill for ideas; not just for sexual-selection, or to eat.
Green Man
Thank God I'm an atheist and sceptical of all religions.
nothing has been shown that his family are not innocent bystanders in this drama.
"Following the backlash, Mr Ashworth later apologised, tweeting: "This is obviously embarrassing I misread the news ticker in an interview and thought a member of the public had now died. My deepest apologies for this mistake."
there is no reason to disbelieve his later statement but I bet it's ignored.
Just a small example of how the media dictates belief these days, often devoid of fact.
This was used effectively against Jeremy Corbyn as he was (falsely) and relentlessly painted as "antisemitic" a "spy" a "supporter of terrorists (by attending a grave site) with "extremist policies" etc etc.
Despite each claim being shown to be a blatant lie ..the lie remained as "truth".