They—and I—should refuse to hide behind narrow versions of critical thinking that keep them from engaging with people whose lives are energized by compassion and forgiveness.

No no no no no! Stop! Just because our culture has been sick of atheist edginess for the last 10 years now does NOT mean this. exact. moment. we need to be opening the floor to these people. They deserve none of that. They deserve to be condemned and defunded in every way humanly possible. Certainly kicked out of clubs week. This is what "regression" is. It explains the popularity of bible study with that guy who's name I refuse to mention bcuz he's afraid of death. Everyone is so collectively depressed and borderline suicidal that we're turning to god. I mean why the fuck not?!

But if I go on to ask students how one knows in one’s heart that one is saved

And look, I'm depressed too okay? But saying that sentence in the way you did is nothing but propaganda. Literally proselytizing. You are not a nonbeliever. You are certainly not a secular humanist. What you are, is a Jesus freak. Religion gives universities money. No wonder kids don't give a shit. At least the ones that are still semi-intelligent because teenagers? They're all fucking different. So fuck Tom. I hate his guts. MGMT is the only good thing that came out of that university and that band is the definition of Hail Satan.

One of my art friend's girlfriends was pulled out of high school and locked in a room by these nut-jobs. No phone, no internet. Then she was married off at 18 or 19 to a family friend. Who knows if she graduated. But as long as your heart is open right?

I give up. It feels good to finally give up. Hope they say is a dangerous thing. It can kill a man. And I didn't say it yet on this website. I never thought I had to bring it up. But here it is kids. There is no Santa Claus, and there is no god.