The UN-Chosen One...

[magnavox_23]

I laughed when I read that more Americans were planning to boycott the new Harry Potter film now that Daniel Radcliffe has come out as an Atheist. Gee, I wonder where they got that information - their tv from China, their computer from Microsoft?

Better be careful, those godless vibes will be projected quite strongly from cinema screens, showering the audience with heathenish thoughts and rays of pure evil!

Good on him anyway, I only wish politicians had the balls to do the same thing, then we wouldn't have all that religious bias weighing down on equal rights, health and freedoms issues.

I should be going to see the film next week. I didn't read the books (a little long winded (not Stephanie Meyer long winded, but still :P)) but I have enjoyed the films. And Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint did some excellent interviews on Rove last night.

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[magnavox-23.livejournal.com]

Speaking of Emma Watson, there's a pic over at atheism comparing her facial features to those of Richard Dawkins. It's most certainly photoshopped, but the original image is in there somewhere and they do look quite similar anyway.

The news that Daniel Radcliffe is an atheist didn't even make news here (until you mentioned it I had no idea, but I've just googled it and a couple of papers casually mentioned it).

Probably because like you said, America tends to take religion alot more seriously. And alot of the time, the loudest religious voice coming from the US that we hear is that of the fundamentalists, literalists and what have you.

I doubt his Atheism will effect any large number of movie going patrons, but like I said to dannysgirlsg1 there is that small cross section of the religious community that see Atheism as worst possibly sin.

Actually, I saw this poll that the bbc did once and 80% of Brits find talking about God uncomfortable.

I'm not surprised. From what I have seen, when having their faith questioned, religious people struggle with coming up with a reasonable explanation as to why they believe, given that there is no evidence to support it and are basing it only on faith, or because that's what they were bought up to believe etc etc. Same for the 'my god vs your god' debates.

[mslogica.livejournal.com]

I don't think Brits feel uncomfortable talking about god for fearing of having a debate. I think it's more that we don't really consider religion a suitable topic of conversation in most circles. It's a private matter and should be treated as such.

To employ a cliche, it's probably part of our British reserve...

I don't really know why I say 'we' there - I'm not even a proper Brit, and I don't find talking about god uncomfortable! In fact, I take great interest in it!

(I'm an atheist.)

[magnavox-23.livejournal.com]

I think it's more that we don't really consider religion a suitable topic of conversation in most circles.

I can see where you're coming from. But, as personal as religion is for some folks (and the ones that wants to keep it to themselves, that's completely ok by me), when that religion is affecting other people - and this is mostly in a negative way and mixed in with politics :P, then I don't see the problem with talking about religion in a social forum. Religion does not deserve to stand above discussion, be it a debate or a friendly exchange of ideas/beliefs etc.