Atheism Makes The World a Better Place

When Christians say that the farther we get from God, the more likely it is that things like this happen:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/03/sport/football/dutch-linesman-killed-football/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

and when Christians tell you that rejecting God makes the world a worse and more dangerous place to live, just tell them, “Referees and linesmen have always been killed after sporting events. It's just being reported more now.”

That always helps people to relax in the presence of evil.

. There have always been 50,000,000 pre born children killed every year. It's just being reported more now.
.  Rates of depression have always been staggeringly high. It's just being reported more now.
. There have always been snuff movies. It's just being reported more now.
. So what if, as prophecy says, there are 100 times more earthquakes now than there were 100 years ago. Tell people they're just being reported more now.
. So what if, as prophecy says, there are more famines in more lands than ever before. Tell people they're just being reported more now.
. So what if, as prophecy says, economic upheaval with rampant inflation for food and social upheaval is increasing. Tell people that stuff is just being reported more now.

. Kid's have always been going into schools and killing their classmates. It's just being reported more now.

. Kids have always been killing homeless people for fun. It's just being reported more now.

. Kids have always had higher rates of STD's than adults. It's just being reported more now.

. Kids have always been – well – you get the picture.

Crisis? What crisis?

We don't need God in order to be good people.