51. Atheist says he's victim of religious hate crime

Comment #29406 by Michael P. on April 2, 2007 at 7:42 pm

"'If the incident had been reversed and it had been an atheist that had physically assaulted a theist for postering for a theist event . . . that would easily be considered a hate crime -- and it frequently is. This is the exact reverse scenario,'" Mr. Trottier said."

I hope he's not saying that atheists frequently assault theists. His words could be construed that way...

The whole concept of "hate crimes" as a legal clasification is quite young and the laws are widely debated in the legal community; the feeling among many is that it has a bit of an Orwellian tint to it. I could be wrong, though.

As far as the public is concerned, however, it's become a catchall for any crime perpetrated against any minority... though, if you ask most people, that probably wouldn't include atheists. Whatever the motivation behind these thugs - relevant or not - let us hope they are caught and prosecuted.

52. Former exec in Irvine says he was fired over religion

Comment #19003 by Michael P. on January 24, 2007 at 9:43 am

That's it, I'm throwing out all of my Mirror Glaze®!

I think Didaktylos is right; this is probably, at its core, an abuse of a different type than that alleged by Firey - reverse nepotism rather than religious discrimination. That said, let's hope that some physical evidence indicating the truth of Firey's accusations comes to light and forces Meguiar's to be put under the scrutiny it likely deserves.