• Atheist’s murder laughing matter at Fox “News”

    When American Atheist David Silverman appeared on Fox News to defend the atheist billboard in New York City, the anchor found a peculiar way of showing him he shouldn’t offend people: “Hey, wasn’t the founder of your organization [Madalyn Murray O’Hair] brutally murdered for her money? Well I find that hilarious! Hahaha!”

    http://youtu.be/R6Hw9oQMFrs

    To Suart Varney and other pricks at Fox: offending someone by criticizing a BELIEF is not exactly the same thing as trivializing a brutal murder. Even though that is likely way over your head.

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