Now I don't know about the rest of you, but when I tweet, it is not just off-the-cuff, some thought has to go into its writing and construction. So for her to say it was a "oops." I don't buy it. But that aside, this "incident" highlights why so many of us who are atheists spend time trying to educate as well as dispel misconceptions perpetrated by some in the media. It is a never ending task!!
I'm not sure which bit of stupidity is my favorite, equating atheism with Satanism (vise versa) OR hearing someone say that "atheist do not believe in anything." Either way both are attempts at marginalization, us as people and of our rights.
FYI: That Rabbi dude in the first bit of the ensuing clip, he was painful to listen to!!
Fox News host Gretchen Carlson was raked over the online coals on Tuesday for apparently conflating atheism with Satanism, just before one of her guests did the same.
Tuesday morning, Carlson previewed a segment on the Satanist Temple’s proposed Oklahoma Statehouse statue by posting on Twitter, “Atheists unveil Satan statue for OK capitol: smiling kids with goat-faced demon!” She subsequently deleted the tweet, but not before Atheism Tweets captured it:
Later, Carlson refused to apologize for her mistake, writing, “Stop the hate tweets. I made a simple mistake. Thx. [sic] I’m not stupid or asking everyone to believe in my God. Thx.”
Fox News host Gretchen Carlson mistakes atheists for Satanists | The Raw Story
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