On the other hand, I know several people who reject religion and who are "pro-life" to an extremely extent. They say it's BECAUSE they reject an afterlife, etc. that every Human life is worth saving.
jms of Babylon 5 fame is a noted atheist and takes this position.
As an aside, in a posting to the rec.arts.sf.tv.b5mod newsgroup back on 6/14/1997, jms had this to say:
BTW, on the issue of Madalyn O'Hair...or O'Hare, I can never
remember which it is...interesting thing is, I worked for her magazine
for a while, doing a couple of columns and articles. At the time, I
did so because I felt (and still to some extent feel) that atheists are
easy targets in society.... But in working for her magazine, I gradually figured out that
she wasn't oriented toward equal respect on both sides, for atheism and
religion, which is where I am...she was anti-religion and looking to
sabotage that element of society, which I do not condone. It's simply
wrong. I've always said, the day they try to shut down the churches,
I'll be the first one on the firing line to fight back...I just hope
that the other side will join me when they try to shut down the
libraries. Which, finally, is why I resigned from her magazine. I'm
pro-tolerance, and don't have time for bigots of any stripe.Just thought I'd toss that in here.
Reggie Bautista Tolerance Maru
PS Someone else said once in the same newsgroup "Of course, since JMS is an atheist, he doesn't believe in hell, anyway." jms' reply was "Says you. I'm FROM New Jersey, lady..."
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