Atheists are "good for nothing." Bill Donohue reveals how he values Non-Christian life.

Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic Defense League, wants Catholics to Adopt an Atheist this holiday season. This CDL campaign is in reaction to American Atheists president, David Silverman's comment in the New York Times about the recent billboard campaign to encourage atheists to come out of the closet this holiday season. Silverman stated that "we want people to realize that there may be atheists in their family, even if those atheists don’t even know they are atheists."

The goal of Adopt an Atheist is to make atheists (apparently in the "closet" over their Christianity) understand that "they were Christian all along."

He states:

If we hurry, these closeted Christians can celebrate Christmas like the rest of us. As an added bonus, they will no longer be looked upon as people who “believe in nothing, stand for nothing and are good for nothing.”

It seems clear that Donohue regards atheists as worthless individuals,not on par with Christians like himself. Because of this, I thought I'd write Donohue a letter and make him aware of who else is "good for nothing" by his reasoning.

Dear Mr. Donohue,

You stated that atheists are "good for nothing"  in your Adopt an Atheist campaign. (I'm assuming that quote is attributed to you.) I  can only conclude that you think that only Christians are "good for something." According to you, Christians are the only people of any value, and the lives of people who are not theists, much less Christians, are worthless. If this is the case, then why even bother trying to convert atheists?

You know who else are atheists? Those fetuses you are pledged to protect. They do not have a belief in God, nor are they Christians. Children are atheists too, until they learn these beliefs. By your reasoning, children and fetuses are "good for nothing." Worthless.

Thanks for demonstrating, once again, how Christianity divides and devaluates people.

As an atheist, I believe that all people are of value and are worth something, whether they are Christian or not.

MC Pickard
The Hypatian Shore

I doubt I will get a response, but it had to be said.

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UPDATE:

The Catholic League have removed their contact page because of the push-back from atheists they've received.  Of course, the CDL left the most offending comment up that atheists are "good for nothing."

You know, I'm not offended at this campaign of theres, nor do I care if it's done to mock atheists. By all means go ahead. Who cares really? But to make a statement that some people are worthless just because they don't share your religion is dehumanizing. Then again, the CDL puts the defense of its religion above the human right of free speech in the attempt to silence its critics-- I shouldn't be surprised.

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Greta has a great response to the "good for nothing" statement.