Sample clip of my debate with an
atheist on the issue of morality.
Find the whole debate at this link

New Atheist in the Park — by Backwoods Boom Town Productions

An obviously very talented friend has just cyber published this comic, “Sweet and holy mother of Dawkins!” what a line :o)

The same fellow also did a few other atheism related illustrations that I have used here and there in my essays.

These include one about Richard Dawkins' true, fearful of debate, persona as well as one about worldview and internet atheists.

In the near future I will load up a post with a few of them.

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Anonymous — Fri, 12/23/2011 - 7:10am

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very disappointing

Anonymous — Tue, 10/26/2010 - 1:30am

Reminds me of Jack Chick tracts, and that's NOT a compliment. Your characters are straw men and your dialogue is stilted in the extreme. You're only going to preach to the absolutely converted, and I'm afraid you might even repel a few of those in frustration.

Is that it?

Anonymous — Wed, 10/20/2010 - 10:09am

The only bit of reality this comic shows is the artists insecurities. If this is the best Christians, furry or not, can muster no wonder your faith is in decline. Keep fighting those strawmen!

Given that: 1. Christianity

Anonymous — Thu, 11/18/2010 - 11:25pm

Given that:

1. Christianity is one the rise all over the world (with huge gains in Asia and Latin America, especially)

2. Atheism has a retention rate of only 47% (and declining with age).

I'd say that statement reveals more about YOUR insecurities.

Given that: 1. Christianity

Anonymous — Thu, 11/18/2010 - 11:14pm

Given that:

1. Christianity is actually on the rise all over the world (especially given their incredible gains in Asia and Latin America).

2. Atheism, of all of the categories of the "non-religiously affiliated" has the poorest retention rate at 47% .

I'd say that the Christians are doing pretty well for themselves.

You on the other hand.....

Blunt?

Anonymous — Tue, 10/19/2010 - 10:08pm

It does seem a bit.. well blunt. I'm just saying that I haven't had any smartly dressed young atheists coming to my door recently to get me to become one-to say nothing of accosting strangers in the park and following that up with theft and vandalism. I just wonder that you're calling attention to an issue that really isn't much of an issue.

"It does seem a bit.. well

Anonymous — Thu, 11/18/2010 - 11:54pm

"It does seem a bit.. well blunt. I'm just saying that I haven't had any smartly dressed young atheists coming to my door recently to get me to become one-to say nothing of accosting strangers in the park..."

Actually we do get quite a few of those kinds of atheists around where I live, doing exactly that.

...but that depends on if you call dressing up like a pirate, "smartly dressed".

One good sign here

Anonymous — Fri, 11/19/2010 - 2:55am

Looking through these comments, one good sign is that no one seems to want to defend Mr Atheist Opossum's antisocial behavior. But there are parts of the world where people almost as obnoxious as that actually do exist.
The cartoon is certainly a valid spoof of some of the attitudes displayed by certain people, and not all of them atheists.
Dogmatically giving opinions on a subject, while admitting to knowing next to nothing about it?
Accusing others of intolerance, while being brazenly intolerant?
Saying "look how happy I am!" when obviously motivated by rage and hate?
All of that happens in real life. There really are people who can't stand that anyone who believes differently from themselves even exists, and will start complaining about "persecution" anytime anyone doesn't agree with them.
There's an internet petition doing the rounds at the moment, about a Christian girl in Pakistan being sentenced to death. And her "crime"? Telling someone else that she is a Christian, that she believes in Jesus and not Mohammed. Saying things like that can get you killed, over there.
That's real intolerance and persecution.

You imply that every

Anonymous — Tue, 10/19/2010 - 8:07am

You imply that every Christian is the example of tolerance, love and peace.
Theism and philosophy aside that is fantasy. If you live in an area where this comic is actually true, then thank you god a million times for it, cause out here i havent seen a single Christian that wouldnt have hit the guy in the face right away he grabbed that bible.

...and I would expect the

Anonymous — Fri, 11/19/2010 - 12:00am

...and I would expect the same response from an Atheist, if someone grabbed their personal property whilst screaming like a maniac.

Heck I was bashed in the skull just for telling this one Atheist that memetics was a load of crap.

Ah well, one of the pitfalls of being an Agnostic: the fanatical fringe in both camps openly despise you.

let's go to extremes to try and make a point!

Anonymous — Tue, 10/19/2010 - 5:56am

loooOOOooolllll

not every athiest is this stupid
and not every christian is that calm and reasonable.

also, the selective detail in the hands and faces is creeepy as hell

A bit over the top...

Wading Across (not verified) — Mon, 07/12/2010 - 11:51am

but, that's part of the point. And similar to Frank Norman, I too have only had harsh experiences with atheists online. To my face they tend to be pretty rational and friendly... but I guess it depends upon the situation. Most of those I've met online were in forums that were inclined either to Christians or Atheists, and when you're in their "lair", they feel no problems lashing out with almost as much drama as the cartoon above imagines.

Animals

FrankNorman (not verified) — Sun, 07/11/2010 - 2:03pm

In my experience at least, Atheists are that obnoxious only over the Internet. I've never met one that behaved like that in person. But then, I don't live in North America.
In terms of "civic morality", that bozo went over a line when he grabbed an item of someone else's property and damaged it, and another line when he physically threatened the other person by grabbing his shirt like that.
If I met someone reacting like that at the mere sight of a Bible, I'd suspect he was psychologically disturbed in some way. Perhaps even demon-possessed or on some seriously bad drugs. (drugs which made him hallucinate himself and others as animals?)

But what bothers me: I can't figure out what kind of animal Mr Pushy Insecure Atheist is supposed to be. My first guess was a bear, but the rat-like tail doesn't match. Not a Kzin, surely? Or is he an opossum?

In order for something to be

Reynold (not verified) — Sun, 07/11/2010 - 8:39am

In order for something to be humorous, I find that it generally has to have at least some basis in reality; I've never heard of an atheist wigging out just by hearing the gospel as in the last panels here.

Hey, Joe:
If you think that I "don't really comprehend the concept of humour", I could make jokes about your religion and see if you find them funny.

Some theists do, some don't. Some atheists will find that cartoon funny, some don't. Only I know from his other writings, that Mariano does not do this just as harmless humour. I'm taking that into account.

Otherwise, I'm just pointing out why, as an individual, I don't find the cartoon funny.

(Especially the "furry" thing...what's up with that?)

Great work you have here

Kyrie Eleison (not verified) — Sat, 07/10/2010 - 12:43pm

Very good work you have here. I have linked your site back to a youth ministry site I have started working on.
Thanks and Blessings

Got to use it

Paige (not verified) — Sat, 07/10/2010 - 12:02pm

I know some guys who will love to hate this cartoon.

It will be up on my page for the weekend.

Awesome!

Sharkey (not verified) — Sat, 07/10/2010 - 9:46am

I always wondered what Jack Chick would be like with a furry obsession...

Can't wait to see more stories that take place in this interesting, backwards fantasy land, full of obnoxious atheists and quiet Christians!

"--this interesting,

Anonymous — Wed, 09/15/2010 - 8:39pm

"--this interesting, backwards fantasy land, full of obnoxious atheists and quiet Christians!"

It's called "The Internet".

"--this interesting,

Anonymous — Sat, 01/29/2011 - 3:39am

"--this interesting, backwards fantasy land, full of obnoxious atheists and quiet Christians!"

"It's called The Internet"

No. It's called "Real-Life"

Are there obnoxious, loud Christians? Sure. Just as there are obnoxious, loud atheists (like those charming lads in France and Denmark who film themselves not just burning religious texts, like they swear only Christians do, but also assaulting religious people especially Muslims simply for daring to practice their faith).

There are fanatics on both sides. Neither of which I would trust.

Irony

Anonymous — Tue, 10/19/2010 - 6:17pm

Yet this comic is also on the internet. How ironic?

Hmmm. so how many of you have

Reynold (not verified) — Sat, 07/10/2010 - 9:37am

Hmmm. so how many of you have had atheists grab your bibles out of your hands and throw them in the junk bin?

The only time people I've seen act up about religion in public are guys like the krishnas and the christians who "talked" with them.

You know, those annoying street preacher types.

Happened to me. Back in

Anonymous — Wed, 09/15/2010 - 8:02pm

Happened to me. Back in college I was trying to read my Bible in peace in the art quad when some members of the campus's chapter of The Secular Student Alliance, came from behind me, ripped it from my hand, dumped it in the custodian's mop bucket, and then spat at me before scampering off.

But hey, at least I left with my life intact.

Those poor souls in North Korea and China lost families, jobs, and their very lives.

hmmm

mark (not verified) — Sat, 07/10/2010 - 10:31am

Athesit being jerks? O about 99.9999 percent.

I guess you don't really

Joe (not verified) — Sat, 07/10/2010 - 9:58am

I guess you don't really comprehend the concept of humor.

I LOL'ed. This is absolutely

VryeDenker (not verified) — Sat, 07/10/2010 - 8:03am

I LOL'ed. This is absolutely fantastic.

Hilarious!

Joe (not verified) — Sat, 07/10/2010 - 8:00am

Hilarious!

This is wonderfull. Telling

mark (not verified) — Fri, 07/09/2010 - 2:34pm

This is wonderfull. Telling it like it is.

Strawmen arguments with

Anonymous — Tue, 10/19/2010 - 8:04pm

Strawmen arguments with furries are "like it is?" Man, things must have changed in the 15 minutes since I last interacted with another human. Do we have flying cars yet?

Thanks for the upload...

Anonymous (not verified) — Fri, 07/09/2010 - 1:11pm

...and the nice words Mariano!

Just in case anybody wants to know, if you right-click and select "View Image" the images won't be stretched so vertically and will appear the way they should've looked (albeit scaled down considerably from the original size).

God bless and I hope you enjoy!