The Ground Zero Shrine to Atheism

There has been much talk about the building of a mosque near Ground Zero. Those against the mosque say, while legal, the erection of a Muslim place of worship so close to the place where the World Trade Center once stood is highly inappropriate.

Those in favor of the mosque say it will show New York and the rest of the world that the overwhelming majority of Muslims are peaceful.

But you know who are really peaceful - Atheists!

So how about we scrap plans for a mosque and build a shrine to a group of people who have always retained the ability to refrain from slaughtering thousands of people for any reason whatsoever! And do you know how frustrating it is dealing with fanatics trying to convert you!? Yet not one Mormon missionary has been found dead in the living room of an atheist. What amazing restraint we have! Perhaps extreme atheists are occasionally cited for protesting inappropriately, but again, you'll notice history books completely lack sections about atheist uprisings in which thousands of believers were slaughtered in the name of nothingness. Atheist martyrs aren't willing to blow themselves up so that people will stop believing.

Despite backing up our non-violent rhetoric with non-violent action, we've never been honored. We're known as the freaks. "They relentlessly protest having our version of god shoved down their throats," the religious fanatics say. Religious folks feel confident their beliefs are correct simply because they have many fellow followers at home and abroad.

But despite the fact that atheists are the minority in every corner of the world, we've never violently lashed out. No atheist in a Muslim country dares to speak out for fear of being stoned to death for the horrific sin of not strictly following the tenants of Islam. Atheists in Christian countries, such as America, are considered outcasts, because, as the Christians say, "America was founded on Judeo-Christian philosophy."

People belonging to organized religions have always used oppression of their people in certain parts of the world as justification to kill. Atheists, oppressed in every part of the world, have never needed to justify violence, because we've never mastered the art, or had a desire to master the art, of mass killing.

Yet we atheists are the epitome of freakishness because we don't enjoy seeing overtly religious displays on public property.

I suppose I shouldn't condemn the weak masses, who only lash out because they're not mature enough to handle the unknown. Their desire to pretend that every unanswerable question is answerable by humans is so overwhelming that they must either kill, or justify the killing, of those who point out the fact that some mysteries will forever remain.

Since I have no chance of successfully completing my mission, I won't start a Facebook page attempting to garner support for my Ground Zero shrine to atheism. Doesn't matter really, the majority of my life is not spent trying to please what may or may not be above the clouds based on the writings of people who lived centuries ago. It's amazing how saneness is so prevalent in a group of people who start with a rational premise.