Actor Chris O'Dowd thinks following a religion will eventually become as offensive and unacceptable as racism.
The Irish star of films such as The Sapphires and Bridesmaids says he grew up respecting people of faith despite his atheist views, but has become "less liberal" as he ages.
Now he says religious doctrine is halting human progress and brands it "a weird cult".
He also thinks US president Barack Obama had to overstate his Christian faith in order to get to the White House.
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O'Dowd has told Britain's GQ magazine: "For most of my life, I've been, 'Hey, I'm not into it, but I respect your right to believe whatever you want'. But as time goes on, weirdly, I'm growing less liberal. I'm more like, 'No, religion is ruining the world, you need to stop!'.
"There's going to be a turning point where it's going to be like racism. You know, 'You're not allowed to say that weird s**t! It's mad! And you're making everybody crazy!'
"And you know, now America can't have a president that doesn't say he believes in God. So we're f**ked! Like, they f**ked everything!
"You wanna go and live in your weird cult and talk about a man who lives in a cloud, you do that, but don't. I mean, you really think that Barack Obama believes in God? No way!"
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Course Obama believes in god - a sort of god anyways - he's a damn muslin! His real name's Ben Gazi or some shit - that's why he hides his birth sustificate. I heard it in church on Sunday so I know it's true. 

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Every US poltician believes in God at election time.
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'Cept for Nixon. He just believed he was god!Brian Peacock wrote:Every US poltician believes in God at election time.

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There are no atheists in election campaigns.
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What about erection campaigns?FBM wrote:There are no atheists in election campaigns.
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I'm the opposite of him. I care less and less about religion and its people over time.
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In terms of main-stream religions that don't shove their guff down my throat, so do I.SteveB wrote:I'm the opposite of him. I care less and less about religion and its people over time.
But I have got crankier about lunatic creationists or islamic fanatics over the years...
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I know I'm willing to say whatever's necessary in such times.JimC wrote:What about erection campaigns?FBM wrote:There are no atheists in election campaigns.

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What about erection campaigns?[/quoteJimC wrote:FBM wrote:There are no atheists in election campaigns.
Dear God, may I please have a massive stiffy? I promise to go to church every Sunday, honest, I just need a really, really, massive, world-class stiffy.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Yes, they're irksome.JimC wrote:In terms of main-stream religions that don't shove their guff down my throat, so do I.SteveB wrote:I'm the opposite of him. I care less and less about religion and its people over time.
But I have got crankier about lunatic creationists or islamic fanatics over the years...

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Chris O'Dowd sounds like like a younger version of the late Mick Lally:JimC wrote:From the Age: http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/cele ... 34ded.html
Actor Chris O'Dowd thinks following a religion will eventually become as offensive and unacceptable as racism.
The Irish star of films such as The Sapphires and Bridesmaids says he grew up respecting people of faith despite his atheist views, but has become "less liberal" as he ages.
Now he says religious doctrine is halting human progress and brands it "a weird cult".
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O'Dowd has told Britain's GQ magazine: "For most of my life, I've been, 'Hey, I'm not into it, but I respect your right to believe whatever you want'. But as time goes on, weirdly, I'm growing less liberal. I'm more like, 'No, religion is ruining the world, you need to stop!'.
"There's going to be a turning point where it's going to be like racism. You know, 'You're not allowed to say that weird s**t! It's mad! And you're making everybody crazy!'
"And you know, now America can't have a president that doesn't say he believes in God. So we're f**ked! Like, they f**ked everything!
"You wanna go and live in your weird cult and talk about a man who lives in a cloud, you do that, but don't. I mean, you really think that Barack Obama believes in God? No way!"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Lally#Personal_life
Lally was an atheist who did not believe in an afterlife, and regarded religion as nonsense and "codology".
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Just take the bus somewhere. Guaranteed to work every time.laklak wrote:Dear God, may I please have a massive stiffy? I promise to go to church every Sunday, honest, I just need a really, really, massive, world-class stiffy.
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