Pastor Compares Atheists To "Terrorists, Sex Offenders," Suggests National Registry

Ed Brayton notes over at Dispatches from the Culture War that internet pastor Mike Stahl has come up with an interesting idea to assist Christians in day-to-day life. According to Stahl, the nation should set up an “Atheist Registry” in order to provide an updated list of anyone who is a “self-proclaimed atheist,” just as you would do for people convicted of sex crimes or associated with terrorist groups.

Yes, atheists are apparently just that dangerous. Stahl wrote his original proposal last year, where he explained his reasoning behind the registry.

“Now , many (especially the atheists ) , may ask “Why do this, what’s the purpose ?” Duhhh , Mr. Atheist , for the same purpose many States put the names and photos of convicted sex offenders and other ex-felons on the I-Net – to INFORM the public !

Although Stahl’s registry would only have a name and perhaps picture of the avowed, publicly declared atheist, and no physical address, he also believes that knowing who are the atheists in your neighborhood could lead to a wonderful opportunity to try and convert, too!

“Perhaps we may actually know some . In which case we could begin to witness to them and warn them of the dangers of atheism . Or perhaps they are radical atheists , whose hearts are as hard as Pharaoh’s , in that case , if they are business owners , we would encourage all our Christian friends , as well as the various churches and their congregations NOT to patronize them as we would only be ‘feeding’ Satan .”

Although Stahl came up with his grand plan nearly a year ago, he reposted it recently to his facebook page in order to get some fresh thoughts on his God-fearing brainstorm, causing a storm of activity that forced him both to delete the link and put his blog on private.

It’s probably a bad sign when an internet pastor has to hide himself on the internet.

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Sharon B.

3:58AM PST on Jan 25, 2012

I am a born again Christian..have been for over 30 years..my children are not... They are atheists..kind, wonderful, smart, honest people like most atheists.

To judge atheists by the few who act like nasty self centered folks is no different then judging me by what Pat Roberston says.. it is small minded and ignorant..

send a green star

Sophia M.

3:25PM PST on Jan 9, 2012

I am atheist and I am not evil, mean or anything like that, and if he is so prejudice as to think that I must be, than he is the terrorist.

Carla K.

3:35PM PST on Dec 11, 2011

An Athiest List. How...clever.

Here are some names he can start with, already alphabatized for the good pastor in his brave fight for truth and justice "under alles". Dedicated to other recovering Catholics like me.

Albert Einstein
Andy Rooney
Ani DiFranco
Arthur Miller
Benjamin Franklin
Bill Gates
Billy Joel
Bruce Lee
Carl Sagan
Carla Kelly
Dan Barker
Dave Matthews
Douglas Adams
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Ernest Hemingway
Frank Zappa
Freidrich Nietzsche
Gene Roddenberry
George Bernard Shaw
George Carlin
Gore Vidal
Harlan Ellison
Howard Stern
Ingmar Bergman
Jack Nicholson
Jodi Foster
John Lennon
Katharine Hepburn
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Lance Armstrong
Mike Nichols
Noam Chomsky
Paula Poundstone
Richard Leakey
Richard Stallman
Robert Frost
Robert Heinlein
Salman Rushdie
Sigmund Freud
Sir Ian Mckellen
Steve Wozniak
Ted Williams
Thomas Edison
Woody Allen

Gayle R.

5:10PM PST on Dec 5, 2011

@Annmari L.--"Just another example why all religion MUST be outlawed!"

I'm afraid that prohibition of anything just makes it more appealing to a lot of people.

Michael W.

5:03PM PST on Dec 5, 2011

This "pastor" is one example of why Christianity has a bad reputation.

Not all Muslims are terrorists, and not all who claim to be Christian are nut cases.

Emily F.

7:14PM PDT on Oct 26, 2011

What ever happened to rights and freedoms? What's next, witch hunts? This guy is a modern day Hitler!

William Y.

7:10AM PDT on Oct 12, 2011

@ Kathy B. Your answer is vague. Are you agreeing with this pastor or those who show this pastor is a nut case.

Kathy B.

4:30AM PDT on Oct 12, 2011

Not a bad idea. If one can make a comment one can then stand up for it.

Maryssa A.

11:00AM PDT on Oct 7, 2011

ohhh jeez