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February 21, 2015

When people say ‘militant atheist’ today, they usually mean a guy in a fedora who posts a lot on reddit.

In the earlier 20th century, they meant a man who used rifles and whatever else he had on hand to kill religious believers, deprive them of their property, torture their priests, rape their women, criminalize worship, and scourge religious influence from the culture at large. So, the militant atheists of the time were members of militaries or guerrilla groups, with a mandate from their superiors in the international Communist conspiracy to do what needed to be done. Better Dead Than Red - Henry Dampier

Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 21, 2015 10:31 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Militant today means all puffed up with yourself, and screaming, railing, bullying, ranting and/or fumng non-stop.

Posted by: Bill Harris [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 22, 2015 7:28 AM

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