The theft of an FFRF banner (above) comes only on top of a flurry of acts of theft and vandalism committed against secularists and freethinkers. What is most remarkable in such cases is total indifference of law enforcement and the society at large. Not only haven’t there been any prosecutions, worse, the culprits have the temerity to go on the air and brag about their crimes. The second class status of atheists seems to be beyond doubt.
An article at examiner.com goes over this problem, as well as some of the nice public sentiment that accompanies it:
Never would I encourage vandalism, but in this case I think I’ll let it slide. Atheists have been vandalizing my beliefs for years, so it’s about time the shoe was on the other foot…
Of course there is the minor matter that beliefs are not physical objects, and that criticizing beliefs is not against the law, unlike destruction and theft of property.
This shouldn’t be surprising. With hatred against atheists constantly fomented by religious zealots and condoned by moderates, should we really be surprised at theft and vandalism? Or threats of violence, for that matter?
The question is, now that we are in a position to tip national election outcomes, how much longer are we going to put up with this?
