tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post6401835480357500588..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Rick Warren: Exploiting Tragedy to Sell HateAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-13050731756229840682012-07-23T22:00:01.770-06:002012-07-23T22:00:01.770-06:00You have touched on one of the big differences bet...You have touched on one of the big differences between the atheist community and religious communities. Atheists will publicly condemn fellow atheists for poor behavior. Theists will not publicly condemn fellow religionists for poor behavior unless they can distance themselves from their belief set in some way - the "not a real Christian" defence. Even then, it is extremely rare for religious authorities to denounce and actively try to contain the behavior of its badly behaved factions. <br /><br />An exception to this general reluctance was apparent when a Christian's public threat to burn a copy of the Koran resulted in the preventable deaths of a number of innocent people. Among the many secular and atheist people who condemned this irresponsible hate mongering were a few Christians. This, however, does not exonerate the majority of silent bystanders or change their very different sense of moral responsibility.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00265673638659855406noreply@blogger.com