I sort of agree as I’m also a signed up pedant… but it’s a chant, not a poem, prose or even a sentence.
“2,4,6,8 Separate Church and State!” would be my preference because the prime requirement is clarity. Crowd chants should miss out spare words (so no “The”) and be as easy to declaim as possible (so replacing the “from” with an “and”).
As to the rhythm, people will instinctively chant “Se-pa-rate” and “Chur-chand-State” as triplets to maintain the pace against “2,4,6,8″ (almost exactly like “who-do-we appre-ci-ate” after the “a” is lost from “appreciate”).
If God is a story or if God is a beleif evolution is my God. I dont worship evolution i am happy to be part of it.
Study all religions from before Mithras to Jesus.
Religion is conditioning your entitled to beleive this.
Once you understand your self, you have the right to leave. We are the same, we have each other, we dont require an external other.
If support for secularism is to grow, it must be seen as a cause for people of faith as well as for atheists. Too often it is seen as synonymous with atheism. I can’t think of a slogan at the moment but I really think the majority of the slogans should make it clear that secularism benefits everyone.
Yes, Alan. Your slogan sums up what secularism should be about. Much as I would love religion to instantly disappear, the reality is that it’s here to stay. So, we atheists/humanists need to persuade people of faith that secularism is in their interest too. Flinging insults puts back the cause.
Can we have some songs? I’m very fond of I Ain’t Afraid Of The Words Of Your Allah/Bible/Jahwe.. I’m Afraid Of What You Do In The Name Of Your God. Think there must be some versions on YouTube.
42 Responses to Chants & slogans
No Religious Privilege
Death to Blasphemy
1, 2, 4, 8
what we need is a secular state
Religious privilege isn’t fair!
Barbaric, medieval, stay away!
What a joke they still remain!
Come on people fears not our game!
Myths and legends have had their say!
That times over, we’re here to stay!
Religions power reigns insane!
We’ve had enough, it’s time we had our say!
Of Faith or None – Free from Hate
Separate Church and State
Two, Four, Six, Eight. Separate church from State!
I like this one best so far – but PLEASE can we make whichever is chosen SCAN …is not enough just to rhyme -
so this should be
2,4,6,8
separate the church from state
from the chair of the pedantic society..
I sort of agree as I’m also a signed up pedant… but it’s a chant, not a poem, prose or even a sentence.
“2,4,6,8 Separate Church and State!” would be my preference because the prime requirement is clarity. Crowd chants should miss out spare words (so no “The”) and be as easy to declaim as possible (so replacing the “from” with an “and”).
As to the rhythm, people will instinctively chant “Se-pa-rate” and “Chur-chand-State” as triplets to maintain the pace against “2,4,6,8″ (almost exactly like “who-do-we appre-ci-ate” after the “a” is lost from “appreciate”).
Hell no!!! We won’t go!!!
Lethal!
If God is a story or if God is a beleif evolution is my God. I dont worship evolution i am happy to be part of it.
Study all religions from before Mithras to Jesus.
Religion is conditioning your entitled to beleive this.
Once you understand your self, you have the right to leave. We are the same, we have each other, we dont require an external other.
If support for secularism is to grow, it must be seen as a cause for people of faith as well as for atheists. Too often it is seen as synonymous with atheism. I can’t think of a slogan at the moment but I really think the majority of the slogans should make it clear that secularism benefits everyone.
I agree with Andrea Quale. It is not so easy to convey these thoughts in a catchy slogan. My attempt is copied here:
Of Faith or None – Free from Hate
Separate Church and State
Yes, Alan. Your slogan sums up what secularism should be about. Much as I would love religion to instantly disappear, the reality is that it’s here to stay. So, we atheists/humanists need to persuade people of faith that secularism is in their interest too. Flinging insults puts back the cause.
No vaya con dios!
The best argument for secularism is a 5 minute conversation with a fundamentalist.
So true….
I think a minute with a fundamentalist is enough.
Stop your preaching hell and hate
We don’t want a religious state!
This gets my vote
Can we have some songs? I’m very fond of I Ain’t Afraid Of The Words Of Your Allah/Bible/Jahwe.. I’m Afraid Of What You Do In The Name Of Your God. Think there must be some versions on YouTube.
Religious freedom is preaching hate
We need a fair secular state!
Religious freedom is preaching hate
We need a fair and secular state!
Pedophiles and suicides
The catholic church is full of lies
Tax dodging and cover ups
The catholic church is a house of flies!
Not sure I really agree that this is appropriate, but how about this…
Pedophiles and suicides
The catholic church is full of lies
Tax dodging and cover ups
The catholic church must be shut!
However I agree with Andrea Quayle’s point above. The above chant will probably not help to spread secularism amongst Catholics!
Keep your dogma out of our schools
Religion is a power tool!
The pope corrupts children, feeding them false hope, and his minion priests give them a grope!
a universal end to
the judicial end of life
is a beginning to the end of
humanitarian injustice
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one
Love this. If there has to be a slogan let it be this one.
This is the best one.
Say nope to the Pope.
No more Priests or Holy Sages
Religion leads us to Dark Ages.
(Are Holy Sages still a thing? It was the only thing I could think of that rhymed)
Holy See no evil
Holy Hear no Evil
Holy Do no Evil?
BLASPHEMY : noun, The act of denting someone’s religious ego.
How about using Gershwin? we can sing then too!
“It aint necessarily so, It aint necessarily so
The things that you’re liable to read in the bible
It aint necessarily so”
and we could add more
as in
we told you before-a
the words of the Torah
it aint necessarily so
although you repeat -a
the words of the Gita
it aint necessarily so
etc etc
Careful Now!
Down with this sort of thing!
Lords Reform not Christian Scorn
Faith in Education not Schools
Man (or one) shall drink from wisdom well
Let religions go to hell
If God… then Little Red Riding Hood
Wenn’s Gott gibt… dann Rotkäpchen auch
Si hay Díos.. la Caperucita Roja también
Jak jest Bog… to Czerwony Kapturek tez