So the Catholic League has taken it upon themselves to search out atheists in an attempt to indoctrinate us in time for Christmas. More likely their targeting those fence sitters who are apathetic on the religious movement. So they have launched their own “Adopt An Atheist” campaign, the predicate of which is, “We want atheists to realize that there may be Christians in their community, even if those Christians don’t even know they are Christian.”

First of all… no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Just… ah, I hardly have any words for this. There is no such thing as “not knowing” you’re a Christian. You’re just NOT.

In this campaign, the Catholic League is encouraging “everyone” to email American Atheist affiliates (a list is provided) by email and, “Let them know of your sincere interest in working with them to uncover their inner self. They may be resistant at first, but eventually they may come to understand that they were Christian all along.” I checked out this list, and I’m pretty sure it was snagged without permission, or even if it wasn’t, I think any message coming from these Catholic nuts wanting to “adopt” one of us will be marked as spam. So good fucking luck.

They finish by saying, “If we hurry, these closeted Christians can celebrate Christmas like the rest of us. As an added bonus, they will no longer be looked upon as people who ‘believe in nothing, stand for nothing and are good for nothing.’”

I think this deserves a counter email campaign to all Catholic League affiliates telling them that it is not okay to force your religion on others. Especially those who have already made up their minds to the point that they’ve joined American Atheists… seriously, are you just looking for a beating? If you REALLY feel the need to adopt something by Christmas, adopt a shelter dog and tell them everything you want them to know about Jesus. I hear that pets are great listeners.