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the_ignored
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Posted - 08/17/2013 :  11:53:12  Show Profile Send the_ignored a Private Message  Reply with Quote
That religious habit of accusing atheists of having no basis for morality is now starting to have their intended effect:

see here.

In a bench conference during Louisville Metro Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin’s fiery misconduct trial, her lawyer said the prosecutor couldn’t be trusted to tell the truth because he “does not believe in God” or in “heaven or hell.”

"What guides him morally?" defense lawyer Aubrey William, who is an ordained minister, asked about attorney David Tachau. "What compels him to tell the truth?

"He will say anything," Williams said, according to a transcript of the bench conference Wednesday before Council Court Chairman Jim King that was obtained by The Courier-Journal.


What gets me? The creationists and presuppers will likely use this as an example of how untrustworthy non-xians are.

>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm
(excerpt follows):
> I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget.
> Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat.
>
> **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his
> incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007
> much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well
> know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred.
>
> Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop.
> Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my
> illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of
> the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there
> and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd
> still disappear if I was you.

What brought that on? this. Original posting here.

Another example of this guy's lunacy here.

On fire for Christ
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Posted - 08/18/2013 :  01:08:34   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send On fire for Christ a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Didn't the atheist bring up some statistics about how religious people are less moral and less intelligent? I'm sure that would go down well with the judge and jury, hahaha.

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the_ignored
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Posted - 08/18/2013 :  13:38:51   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send the_ignored a Private Message  Reply with Quote
On the contrary: It was only Williams behavior whose conduct pissed off the judge:

O’Connell, who previously served as a district and circuit judge, said Williams showed a "lack of respect" for opposing counsel that "I have never witnessed in my career both on and off the bench."



He never said anything about the other lawyer, did he?

>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm
(excerpt follows):
> I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget.
> Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat.
>
> **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his
> incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007
> much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well
> know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred.
>
> Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop.
> Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my
> illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of
> the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there
> and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd
> still disappear if I was you.

What brought that on? this. Original posting here.

Another example of this guy's lunacy here.
Edited by - the_ignored on 08/18/2013 13:44:01
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HalfMooner
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Posted - 08/19/2013 :  04:33:40   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message  Reply with Quote
If one looks at a close analogy, perhaps the offensiveness of what the defense attorney said would be even more apparent.

What if the story had read like this:

In a bench conference during Louisville Metro Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin’s fiery misconduct trial, her lawyer said the prosecutor couldn’t be trusted to tell the truth because he “does not believe in Ahura Mazda” or in “Asha or Chaos.”

“What guides him morally?” defense lawyer Aubrey William, who is an ordained Mobed, asked about attorney David Tachau. “What compels him to tell the truth?

“He will say anything,” Williams said, according to a transcript of the bench conference Wednesday before Council Court Chairman Jim King that was obtained by The Courier-Journal.


That would seem to strike anyone as blatant and bigoted sectarianism (in this case, Zoroastrian sectarianism) injected into a secular court case. Why would the actual Christian sectarianism be any better?

Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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