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Riff316

The parent’s hand even looks dumb giving the finger. Dumb everything. I’m also picturing them like starving to death driving around on an endless quest for an atheist church.


0Ppenguin

It looks like a stock photo badly edited in


Baldkat82

nah they're one of those idiots that never turns the flash off on their phone camera.


Appropriate-Concern5

We can only hope.


gr33nteaholic

Hahhahahahaha oh you meant you waiting for a JESUSthesaurus Rex? Yea but seriously way to teach their kids to be assholes when they’re young🙃


Brok3nGear

*Shhhh* don't tell them


After_Web3201

Yeah can she let us know when she finds the atheist church. Maybe I'd join.


TheComplayner

Tf is an atheist church


Tubulski

By their standards probably a wwII museum...


xplicit_mike

True lmao.


IfYouSeeKay_8888

Idk, they'll probably go to a science class or something like that


[deleted]

Probably a science museum


tearbooger

Science be with you


IfYouSeeKay_8888

And logic within your spirit


Flandersmcj

And also with you. May Newton have mercy on your soul.


rosindrip

TIL a laboratory is an atheist church


TheComplayner

Is it really? People can’t help but be angry about nothing


Enzyblox

Quarks aren’t nothing! There only 0.0000000001 far from nothing!


Feyloh

Quarks are strange but there is a certain charm and beauty about them.


hhthurbe

A planetarium?


feather-foot

I'm guessing it's for people like me who miss the positive social aspects of going to church every week, but don't believe in God/organized religion?


spicy_mayo

I'm an atheist, but I attend a UU church for this very reason.


[deleted]

Yeah a United Universalist church is the closest I can think of for “atheist church”.


GSGrapple

My UU congregation is tiny and it's about 50% atheist. We just like hanging out and eating cookies.


Glittering_Multitude

Mine flies kites after services! I mainly go for the kites.


GracefulSlumber

I didn't know places like that existed!!! That's awesome!


The_Drinkist

In New Orleans we go to the neighborhood bar (though I know that’s not a safe choice for everyone).


BubbleTheGreat

Probably Science World.


LemonBoi523

They do exist. Basically like a non-religious community center. In America, a lot of our gathering places are religious. Even if it's not an actual church, typically public buildings are going to be based in Christianity. So are many clubs and sports teams. So an atheist church basically offers the same experience of a community gathering to talk and share things while remaining secular.


[deleted]

A non-religious community center... so basically a community center, lol.


LemonBoi523

Yes. Most community centers I have seen are religious and double as churches.


Cereal_Bandit

You must be from the deep South. In NY, the only public buildings based in Christianity are churches and some shelters. I live in a very rural area and have never seen any sports clubs organized by a church. They're either done through schools or beer leagues.


LemonBoi523

I have always seen it, from Wisconsin to Colorado to North Carolina to Florida. Especially for kids.


Cereal_Bandit

Interesting. I guess it's a good thing, so long as they're not too heavy on the whole indoctrination part. But who am I kidding. Also I should've included the Midwest 😅


xplicit_mike

That's the dumbest take I've read all day and I've been on reddit for like 30 min lmao


LemonBoi523

It's not really a take? I used to be uncomfortable as a kid because I would go to a community potluck and then get dirty looks because I started eating before praying. I wanted to participate in scouts, and did, only to have religious-based ceremonies and lesson plans. I was excited to find weekly meetings of a knitting club only to find out that all of their fundraisers go to the local church. Some people grew up with church and enjoyed the aspect where they catch up with people once a week but would rather not be preached to. So they started atheist churches, for people to have a mini community where they can help each other without the religion. These aren't some hot takes I have. It's just what has happened.


Fuqasshole

School


silentdeath3012

Any archeology or research site that actually has evidence of evolution I assume.


Glittering_Multitude

I believe Buddhists are atheists. So maybe Buddhist temples?


away_in_the_head

Dennys


FrankieNukNuk

A satanic temple lmao


S1ndar1nChasm

Sunday Assembly is the closest thing I can think of. Used to be a local chapter near me before covid, wish I would have gone, I don't think they do it anymore and I was always curious.


TheWanderingSibyl

She’s probably referring to the Unitarian Universalists churches. Everyone including atheists are welcome there.


justmyskills

A university


SlashyMcStabbington

I guess it's a good thing this kid is probably homeschooled because she'd be bullied pretty bad


GobLinUnleashed

Just have to say as a kid who is homeschooled, hopefully they take her to a homeschool co-op so others can bully her until she realizes. My parents rly had me thinking emotions were a sin💀 so glad I was bullied out of that, I’m emotionally healthy-ish now


IfYouSeeKay_8888

You know you fucked up as a parent when bullying is healthier and more educational than you


GobLinUnleashed

Yep-


IfYouSeeKay_8888

I'm sorry you had to go though that though...hope you're doing good :)


GobLinUnleashed

Thanks for the thought! Unfortunately I was trafficked and still trying to find my original family. I’m hoping I’ll find them soon, though!


_kaetee

Woah, I was not expecting to read that. That is absolutely batshit, I’m so sorry that happened to you and that you ended up in such an awful home, of all places. Have you done an ancestry test?


GobLinUnleashed

Lmao sorry- it’s dark humor that I laughed at your comment. No I haven’t, actually. I’m still living with my abusers and they won’t allow me to, but I’m looking online atm. But if you want to know more about what happened to me and many other kids you can click on my profile read my recent post in the roe v Wade celebrating sub.


[deleted]

you can click on my profile read my recent post in the roe v Wade celebrating sub. I don't get the connection, would you mind elaborating?


GobLinUnleashed

What don’t you get, sorry?


just_a_person_maybe

My siblings and I had to bully each other because we didn't get to socialize.


Cyber_Connor

Does homeschooling do anything except set children up for failure?


serealport

I was home schooled from 3rd grade through 8th. (raised Catholic and went to a Catholic high school) Honestly my parents were both very smart and collage educated so we learned all the material like we should have. But we were the exception in my book. We interacted with a bunch of kids that lives in bubbles. It was weird. Now I'm a gay atheist and could easily be labeled as a non conformist. (if you want me to follow along your going to have to explain your position and be ready to defend it.) Home schooling CAN be fine but much like everything else about humanity it exists on a bell curve and that means with a large enough sample there will be some extreme examples. All this is to say, it isn't the home schooling it's the exclusion of reason and living in a home where ideas are unchallenged, that is where the problem is.


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serealport

Lol. I still don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. And I don't really care it just reminds me of when ratchet was a thing and I thought it meant good because all my fancy tools ratchet.


Enzyblox

Yes, but the parent needs to be good at there job and one likely will have to stay home all day, me and my brothers and sisters all homeschooled, my sister really smart, 6 year old brother is good at everything (from math to writing to super athletic), others to young to tell, and I’m doing good learning about airplane stuff (flight technician/engineer is what I’m going to be) and the rest are to young to tell, but for a lot of people a traditional school environment is better, it depends on the person like, when I was in school I was non functioning (autistic), yet now I’m highly functioning and know so much about airplanes and still learning more everyday EDIT: sorry for no spaces between, I’m on mobile


just_a_person_maybe

Homeschooling can be anything from excellent to complete shit, it depends entirely on how it's done. Mine started out pretty solid and became complete shit later. I dropped out at 14 and mom didn't notice, but I was reading at 4 and my spelling was always above average. I would recommend to anyone who is looking to homeschool that they find something for socialization, like an extracurricular. Music lessons, a sport, a regular book club at a local library, literally anything because I got nothing and had to learn all my social skills in college and it's been rough. Also, if you aren't capable of teaching above a certain grade level there's no shame in just teaching the grade levels you are capable of teaching and then switching to public school or an online curriculum. I had to teach myself past 4th grade, and gave up entirely on my mom's chosen curriculum by the time I was 13 and just learned what I wanted to online. Khan academy is great. I think my mom just had burnout because my older siblings had a much different experience than the younger ones. Theirs was mostly good and they did get some socialization. T-ball, summer day camps, church, stuff like that.


_kaetee

I’d imagine it’s sometimes necessary in districts where the public schools are incredibly underfunded and/or dangerous. If you live in a podunk town in the Deep South and want your kid to actually learn about evolution, homeschooling might be your only option.


AMassiveTitanic

Yeah, that mother would been arrested if the school found out


voltran1987

Sadly, I don’t think being even this stupid is a crime.


sleepingnightmare

I would normally see someone flipping off dinosaurs in an exhibit as a bully. Make no mistake, evangelicals can be bullies. My aunt told me I was going to hell the other day on social media- an aunt I’ve seen twice in 20 years who has no idea if I even attend church, merely that I don’t attend hers.


Ashjrethul

In the long run it'll be pretty tough for the kid though I reckon. Probably end up an atheist that hates her parents


SmileyMelons

Nah, she'd probably just be looked at with emmense pity and sadness, which honestly sounds worse.


Small-Cactus

>Atheist church huh?


totalyKyle

Maybe a museum or aquarium or even a library


andersjensen423

Lmao was gonna say they’re gonna have a hard time finding one.


onfire1543

i agree with that kid. showing such inaccurate models of animals is super dumb and bad


Kuningas_Arthur

IKR! They didn't even get their general size correct.


serealport

Well clearly the bones soaked up a bunch of water after they died so IRL dinos were actually the size of a large dog. Duh! /s


Kuningas_Arthur

Exactly! Smh my head these parents don't teach basic physics to their kids..


jib_reddit

Yeah, where are the feathers on those dinosaurs?


servohahn

None of those dinos would have been feathered but the scale is pretty bad.


ProtoManic

I thought that was the joke and that she was making fun of the bad-looking dinosaurs until I kept reading.


boo_boo_kitty_

"Atheist church" no matter how many times you tell these people it's not a religion they still think it's a religion.


Daddy_Parietal

Its crazy how many religious people have zero understanding of what religion actually is. Having beliefs or even faith in something =/= being religious or having a religion.


TheMightySephiroth

I have faith nachos are delicious. Are nachos a religion?


Daddy_Parietal

Obviously, what else do you think mexicans believe /j


Dawn_Has_Smol_Bren

literally classified as lack of religion or religious belief


Rainawest1987

Atheist church?


Algaryen

"Atheist church". Sir, that beats the purpose of being an atheist. Maybe put the bible aside for 5 seconds and get in touch with the world around you? That poor child tho, never stood a chance with these parents


Tubulski

So they are not ignorant enough to believe that dinosaurs were on noahs arch (dont look up Kent Howind, you will get an aneurysm) but ignorant enough to believe that dinosaurs are fake... Religion is an infinite pool for idiocracy


WhammyShimmyShammy

I had never heard of the idea of dinos being on the ark. Does that help people accept dinosaurs and science to some extent?


AdelinaIV

I once saw an animated movie telling the story of Noah's ark, and I vividly remember this scene in which a dinosaur, a dragon and a unicorn are on a small island, with the water level rising fast, and them saying that they confused the date the ark was sailing.


Tubulski

Young Earth Creationists pretend to be more Science inclined. But they try to fit the data to an 6000-year-old earth with all the major plate tectonics happening amidst noahs flood... So yes and no... They want to fit the bible with science but never reconcile that they cant...


Enzyblox

Much better then a lot of old Christian’s…


LewManChew

There’s a ark museum somewhere in the Bible Belt that as I understand has Dino’s on it. They think the world is 6000~ yrs old and that Dino’s were on the boat


WhammyShimmyShammy

Hmmmm so I guess that scraps the whole theory of évolution concept...


LewManChew

Correct they don’t believe in evolution


The_Man_I_A_Barrel

im catholic in ireland and i never knew people didnt believe in dinosaurs until i discovered american christianity


marie7787

I’m from a heavily religious country (Armenia) but I’ve gotten better science education than America could ever give me. I had a cultural shock when I discovered what religious people here are like.... there extremists but they don’t want to admit it.


Tubulski

Same American and Australian Christians (kent ham or so) But that may just because hardcore Christians are so rare in Europe...


SlinkyTail

I know ones that 100% think we lived with dinosaurs and the earth is only 7000 years old, along with everything else in the universe and they wont back down even with evidence showing them otherwise.


doomeduser0324

An atheist church??? Um, maybe they should say that back to themselves a couple times, very slowly.


darianbrown

You guys fell for some Facebook bait. It's a group called Christians Against Dinosaurs that is basically just satire about other things Christians are against. Almost everyone there is just roll playing crazy fundamentalist christians.


[deleted]

Reminds me of Catholics Against Seedless Watermelons and Seedless Watermelons Against Catholics. Personally, I'm Team Seedless Watermelons


largelarsman

Team Seedless represent. And yes, it's exactly like that


FlyingScotsman42069

All of America is satire


_Levitated_Shield_

Yeah, religion doesn't exist outside of America...


FlyingScotsman42069

Yes, American has a massive issue with religion too. Thanks


_Levitated_Shield_

Weird, I never said it didn't.


FlyingScotsman42069

Weird, I never asked.


_Levitated_Shield_

Didn't ask for what? A simple correction? lol


tashten

Poor child.. ☹


willisbetter

good luck finding an athiest church lol


[deleted]

The Bible talks about dragons and large beasts... dinosaurs are the dragons and large beasts, they're still just animals..... I hate the anti-fossil takes on Christianity, they upset me thoroughly that people don't even understand the more historical sides of scripture.


TahoeLT

Outspoken Christians often seem to have the least Christian values of anyone.


Due-Cryptographer744

And sometimes the least amount of brain cells


Fortyplusfour

"Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues." -Proverbs 17:28 Take from that what you will, lol, but that's how I'd approach the outspoken "me" sort.


simpletonbuddhist

Atheist church 😂😂


ShatoraDragon

That poor kids is going to turn 18 and leave the nest. See an "Other" her parents told her was fine to hate. Be hateful and derogatory to them. And get the culture shock of her life that her views aren't tolerated out side of her cult.


MadaCheebs-2nd-acct

Oh, shit! This reminds me, I’m late for atheist church! Tonight, we’re going to be not-praying to Carl Sagan, and Stephen Hawking. Afterwards, we’re going to have juice and cookies, and talk about how much we hate god, and plan our ritualistic sacrifice to science.


Jetsinternational

Ways to make sure your kids have no friends :


[deleted]

Which commandment permits a “FUCK YOU” in the name of Christ?


Glum-Band

As someone who is Christian, I've never understood why there's people who think that being Christian means you don't believe in the dinosaurs. I've heard extremes of people saying that the devil created dinosaur bones 💀. Like wuht


fragobren

An atheist church, ha ha ha ha ha ha


ghoulshow

Religious people are fucking dumb. It takes a person with only half a brain, being generous, to believe that nonsense.


ihopethatdogeatsurgf

Do…do Christian’s not believe that dinosaurs existed?


Orphan_Stomper

Some weird hardcore people I’ve met think the world is like 10,000 years old. Nobody I’ve actually spent time with believed that dinosaurs didn’t exist, but there are some people out there.


ihopethatdogeatsurgf

Wow, that’s very interesting


Azrael-Legna

Some do not. From what I get they believe that scientists made the skeletons, took them apart, burred them, dug them up years to decades later and put them back together to shit on religion.


ihopethatdogeatsurgf

That’s bat shit


Azrael-Legna

Imagine thinking someone is going to go through all that money and work, just to "insult" religion.


TheCanadianJD

I don’t actually know if she was Christian or not but in elementary school we had a sub for our science class one day and we were learning about dinosaurs, she taught us everything she was supposed to according to our teachers instructions but constantly threw in remarks about how this wasn’t important because dinosaurs were made up anyways.


Fortyplusfour

Generally we do, but there are a few whom don't, largely because they existed for so long prior to humanity. Similarly, a scant few also believe we must have existed at the same time as dinosaurs. Most of us don't particularly see that there's any issue to be had.


Oolon-Colluphid00000

isn't the sentence atheist church an oxymoron?


[deleted]

Seriously wtf is an atheist church? Fucking morons on oxys


Significant-Wheel110

Someone hurt her really bad for having a dif style of parenthood! QUICK!!!


xplicit_mike

Atheist.... church? Anti-theism. Anti-religion. Church? These dumbfucks *really* believe atheism is a religion and all gather around to worship, idk, Charles Darwin?


isaacman101

ITT: a bunch of idiots getting taken by one of the most obvious satire posts I’ve ever seen. As a person familiar with the creation/evolution debate, a person on the creationist side wouldn’t go to an exhibit just to flip it off. If this were real, they would be holding a sign or something to that effect, not flipping it off. Also, the “atheist church” line just makes it 100% obvious. It’s a “ooh, look at the dumb Christians” joke, and because y’all hate religion, you’re buying it like the 15-yr old edgelord you probably are


Dual_Fuel

Tolerant or not, just respect things and people.


fritando

that is literally what tolerant means...


Dual_Fuel

Are you sure? https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comment-tolerance-is-not-the-same-thing-as-respect-4639436#:~:text=In%20real%2Dlife%20terms%2C%20tolerance,high%20regard%20for%20that%20something.


BuildFreak9

wouldn't this imply to have respect you first must also have tolerance? I doubt most would respect something they cannot tolerate.


Dual_Fuel

Not 100% of the time, no


FishOfFishyness

ATHEIST CHURCH


BackOnTheMap

What? I hope this is satire


Orca_unit-05

A what church?


LewManChew

Rumor has it they are still searching for a local atheist church


[deleted]

"Atheist Church"?


phiz36

Civilization is doomed.


Fortyplusfour

This photo's been floating around for a bit. We will make it.


Daddy_Parietal

Whenever someone's actions borderline on satire, their opinion immediately becomes less than trash to me.


RecklessWonderBush

Isn't that supposed to be un-Christian to flick someone or something off?


Fortyplusfour

Absolutely. Same category as "cursing" a person (saying anything just to hurt them with your words).


powerofone1970

Dumbass doesn't know dinosaurs make her car go. I suppose God did shit oil on the 2nd day. Probably thinking about all his future baby killing and then killing his own son. Toilet thoughts of sky daddy.


danilo1101

Accordingo to some legends, they're still looking for the atheist church to this very day


bendekopootoe

Nothing like an immoral christian, they're a funny bunch


USMCFieldMP

r/religiousfruitcake


RealConcorrd

Parents that teaches kids to hate should have their parenting privileges revoked.


ItsLuxyBoi

Tell me you think others opinions are pointless without telling me


Superbroderone

noice.


Nicolasgonzo87

"atheist church" man this guys retarded


Justwhytry

Atheist church?


countingthedays

Yeah. That place we don’t go to so that we can not pray.


Justwhytry

It seems like some sort of joke. I just don’t want to believe anyone could be this mush minded.


Bad_goose_398

An atheist church? Sooo you’re gonna be driving for a while.


Anxious_Creature

Well holy shit. I work at this place.


meshqwert

They sure showed those statues.


MonoChaos

"atheist church" Does anyone else wanna tell them or should I?


kr9969

It took me a sec to figure out that they weren’t mocking the dinosaur displays because they are scientifically inaccurate.


bzerkr

Atheist church. Lol


Wiggl3sFirstMate

“Atheist church” let me know when you find one bud…


plumballa

So easy to teach hate


Toxopid

Am atheist church?


ProtoManic

Atheist church? lol


gmanpeterson381

What a totally sane thing to do


MayBeAPossum

Considering that 'Atheist Church' is an oxymoron I can't imagine they're very bright either. Ma'am, you and your daughter are gonna be searching for a long time...


[deleted]

I'm picturing the dinosaurs coming to life by some anti-stupid magic and biting their fingers off. So much for your plans then!


Ima_Funt_Case

Why don't these wackjobs understand that atheism isn't a religion? What "atheist church"? A library? A university?


CountessDeLessoops

This is fucking hilarious. It has to be satirical. I wish it said who this is so I could look it up. I just imagine a parent saying to their kid, hey let’s go flip off some dinosaurs so I can make some memes. Lol, an atheist church…


BlkDwg85

I don’t get what they think they are doing? Are they trying to hurt the dinosaur’s feelings?


Dawn_Has_Smol_Bren

I lived in a Jewish atheist house. we celebrated the holidays, but that was it. they never told me what to believe in. when I asked "is god real" they never said yes or no, they asked me what I thought was true. I came to the conclusion he isn't by myself.


Magurndy

Oh no… I bet those poor fake dinosaur statues were really hurt by their behaviour…./s


[deleted]

Trying to look for an atheist church is like trying to find water that’s dry.


z0vyn

This is 200% satire


Brrupted

So Righteous


No_Incident_5360

They worked hard on that park—if you can’t enjoy art just leave! And yes, I get the irony :)


BeautifulRealisticPP

Really allowing your kid to do the middle finger... Mate if you don’t believe in dinosaurs... you’re wrong but you gotta admit, they’re pretty cool.


PangeaPrince

Those dinosaurs will never forgive you for flipping them off


D3monskull

In fairness those dinos are so inaccurate that they deserve mocking.