Pete Stark, Humanist/Nontheist Congressman (Excerpts)

[DickLodge68]

Total Jackass! This douche-bag has been in office for Alameda County since 1973! I simply hate this SOB. No wonder we need term limits....and please....know who you are really voting for!

[BrokenRRT]

Douche!

[Tokopol]

Excellent observations by a highly intelligent and highly underrated congressman. America should consider itself fortunate that he is 8th in seniority in the entire Congress and tantalizingly close to having the Ways & Means gavel. His sanity balances out the flat-earthers on the other side of the House.

[spencerchef]

Everyone has a hole in them for religion to fill.

I fill that hole with pot

[flagwaver1969]

Humanist Chaplain...haha. Now that's an oxymoron. Pete Stark? This is a parade of clowns. Here's Interfaith in action. No so-called seperation of church and state with the far left here.

[WilAzzamEdison]

I hope Stark raving mad Euthanize you all

[kpharris32]

Riding coattails, impugning, blameshifting, are fodder for this godless advocation of anti-Christian doctrine. All men believe in something, all are inveterately religious to some Priority, or Proclivity, No one is "free" from the tacit ramifications of their beliefs:. Life unto life, death genders death. And Humanism has not precluded itself from militarization of it's agenda: Abortion, Euthanasia, Gericide, Infanticide, and Euphemism, to bury Truth, with this "spirituality" of satanic origin.

[kpharris32]

Humanism is admittedly Materialistic in premise, and the logical conclusion of naturalistic Deification of man is inherently RACISM, a proxy to Atheism, the strident assertion of which, is illogicistic to it's own objectivity as a "scientific" postulation: Is there existential consequence in that Truth does NOT exist, as so to be empirically true?. Ask Pontius Pilate. Or Satan. At least evolutionism doles lipservice to "theory", and were humanists more honest, just as guilty of the same charges!

[AntaresInScorpius]

pete stark is an idiot. yes an atheist, but still a idiot and a disgrace to atheism.

[KIMBOSLICE66666]

lol humanist..he might as well say atheist..

[GCloydM]

No one knows for certain I guess --- but I really hope there is a God and that when he gets his hands on this bastard, he will fry him for eternity.

[chewbaca1989]

Tar & Feather this son of a bitch.

[oiuoiu988]

i'm not religious but this pete stark is a HUGE douchebag. i'd rather have pat robertson than this moron.

[AustinWideOpen]

Wow, this explains Stark's bad attitude towards other human beings. How ironic. A humanist that hates humans.

[CurtHowland]

I can imagine much better people to have "come out" of the atheist closet than Pete Stark.

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Much like Barny Frank being a poster child for homosexuals.

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Not exactly high praise.

[DONGOE]

Pete Stark - You are a fool !!!

[radajan]

I am not religious and I think Pete Stark is an utter moron.

[rubearo]

PETE STARK IS A ANTI-AMERICAN COMMUNIST PIG WHO SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SLAUGHTER

[SharMess]

He does ramble on & on & on & on. God what a bore!

[154421535]

Pete is worse than I thought. Idiots are voting for him.

[tommag82]

I could care less if he believes in god or not. He is simply a buffoon.

[knowltonss]

Pete is a simple-minded, deluded, self-absorbed horse's ass. Wow. How do you Californians keep reelecting him????

[psycologicalnudity]

him being an athiest isn't my problem with him, being a communist is my problem with him. i'm not a religious man but i know communism is responsible for far more deaths in modern history than religion and that includes islam the religion of hate.

[CentRLeft]

I just love how he talks about being so poor lol, I don't know if he used to be poor or not but I know he's a rich old SOB now!!

Pete Stark's personal financial disclosure -

Net Worth

$17 - $29 million

Assets

$8 - $35 million

I think he should start sharing his wealth with all the "poor" people!! isn't that fair??

[psycologicalnudity]

@CentRLeft and moving some illigals into his house, i'm sure he's got plenty of space.

[arpeggio420]

Stark? A humanist?? LOLOLOLOL. That little bitch is a statist, not a humanist.

[ARBuilder1776]

FUCK YOU PETE!!!

[UnconcernedCitizen]

Gee whiz. Today is #Piss on #CONgressman #Pete #Stark Day. Drink up!

[BurnOutXL]

Pete Stark is a piece of shit imbecile. Just watch his views on debt & how he treats us common folk. Another 2-martini-lunch king. Wonder if he was a murderer like Ted Kennedy? And when did atheism become a religion, let alone a hostile one? While they attack Christianity, Islam's armies are building to behead cowards and fools like Petey. Guess we'll just have to pray for his cancer like Teddy.

[lern2swim]

This guy is a piece of shit

[combomelt]

what a douche

[khattamshud]

Pete Stark is also a worthless, traitorous idiot - coincidence?

[pants0nfire]

these guys are idiots

[timroyal2002]

Whether you are a theist or a non-theist, Democrat or Republican, this guy is not your hero. It is amazing that we are stupid enough to re-elect him. Check out the other You Tube videos of his behavior toward his constituents. A classic power monger who holds that he is accountable to no one- He nearly got censured by Congress while his own party was in power! He saved his job by apologizing on the floor of the House.

[frankystein12]

Like Barney Frank, who had campaigned to oust all secretly gay Republicans in Congress, Pete Stark should campaign for his fellow secret atheists in office to come out and flip their fingers to the overly religious population in the U.S.

[SuperboyConnerKent]

awsum Mr. Stark

[myroflcopterisnice]

12 year old son? wow so he got a son when he was 62? nice going!

[livinginoneness9]

shit thats mad

[TheKevinWalker]

This man is my hero.

[ronpaulbot]

ATHEIST!!

watch?v=1lb25FJXA-c

[chitons21]

Folks,

Who cares what pete stark thinks about religion? There is no overlap between religion and law! Congress is not there in order to legislate personal beliefs ONE WAY OR THE OTHER!! congress is not your mommy or your teacher your religious/moral leader so I neither care what the members of it think about religion nor do I want to hear them express their religious views in any way, shape or form. Just tell them to keep their religious views to themselves and STOP FIGHTING about it.

[Wanda4DecentValues]

This anouncement does not surprise me but I tend to wonder why he the atheist Stark is putting his religion in our face!

[jenksmaster]

First of all atheism NOT a religion, 2nd , Putting belief in our face?: HELLO, we live in a Christian Country, these beliefs are always shoved in our face: every president has to be a Theist to be elected, countless public speeches praising God, our currency slogan, movies (especially the ones emphasizing hell & demons), Atheist are the most hated minority group in the USA , and not because they slam religion in any face, but because they have a belief that is in opposition of the majority.

[wiskawind]

I really like Pete Stark! (smile)

[TheDrunkenAtheist]

You're an idiot, BEP1937!

[Blackeyedpeas1937]

Kiss my white ass you dick sucking drunk ,burn in hell with all bastard atheist,asshole

[TheDrunkenAtheist]

Do u need a tissue?

[Blackeyedpeas1937]

You do to wipe the shit from your mouth,you fudge packer

[blu33y3brat]

Your so quick to damn someone. I would be very careful you might just get that yourself.

[Blackeyedpeas1937]

I'm not a drunken atheist,Go get you another bottle of wine you dicksucker

[JohnAngren]

Yeah, your comments are real christian... WWJD? ;)

[GegoXaren]

well, i do not hate religious ppl, but i hate what religion is doing to society, braking down morals and ethics....

i can agree with most of the others how have seen the light, but sooner or later we need to fight, and not just scurry in to a corner.

[XTC0000]

I dont think this is a big deal at all, im sure this guy will be the first of many to admit their nontheism in the political arena. In the UK many politicains are nonbelievers, it isn't even an issue thats worth bringing up. In fact you'll find its better to to admit you follow humanist morals than to admit your a christian as this will lead to people thinking your hostile to other faiths... and they're probably right. Well done Pete Stark!

[livesimply]

pete stark is a fascist asshole, he kept interrupting people when asking him questions, and talked for much too long on why we should have mandatory civil service.

[pali1d]

Do not make this mistake. Atheism carries nothing with it beyond lacking belief in a deity. We are more likely to be well educated, but we're equally likely to be asshats and bigots. In this case (though NOT in the "atheism=immorality" case), Stalin and Mao are quite sufficient examples.

[ThinkerHA]

Thanks for posting the video!

[chukmaty]

I hope that Pete Stark's 12 year old kid can transcend his father's disbelief and know that God does exist and loves him very much.

[massai86]

you got ytou ass raPED BY JESUS UH? WATCH ZEITGEIST BELIEVER.,... BELIEVER IN LIES

[GegoXaren]

can you further explain what you mean?

[milesmetsox4]

hahahaaaa communist? anarchist?

that doesn't even mean anything

[BeatBuddy]

How can an anarchist be a communist at the same time? Communism by defintion demands over organization, to much order. Anarchism means not enough order. The piece of work is you.

[Konform2zoidberg]

Anarchism means no leaders or hierachy. You could be an Anarcho-communist, for more on this see the works of kropotkin

[spedcail]

thank god im an atheist

[mycrossroads]

As he states at the beginning" he is not sure of anything. What a waste of oxygen use. Poor misguided and non supportive of our troops, whether or not you support any adminstration.

[Dennyc52]

mycross what the fuck does supporting the troops have to do with humanism or him being an atheist. This is called freedom something maybe you should look up.

[garicmidknight]

This guy is awesome. Nice to see a logical person in Congress.

[CSPANwatcher]

Right on, Pete. I'm sure there are more Atheists in Congress, but most know it's political suicide to come out of the closet, so to speak. Would that we had a more rational electorate.

[sineaddeburca]

I would vote for this man in a heartbeat. I am a NON Fundamentalist Christian, a liberal and what I require of my representatives is that they do their jobs with integrity and intelligence.

[10jake10]

Why does everyone like to make reference to Kennedy as if he was some enlighten and great leader. Professional Presidential Historians continually rank him in the bottom 1/4. He was the Paris Hilton of Presidents.

[chefjay22]

I would vote for him, a humanist cares about human life, bush however who is a devout christian, kills thousands of innocent people. Man makes his own destiny.

[sheepwshotguns]

have any polls been taken to show how his approval rating changed after "coming out"?

i have to say, im skeptical that he can ever get re-elected simply because he's atheist. even in california, i dont think people are generally tolerant of such a thing.

[zadig1]

3/4 of the world may not be christians, but most Americans are. It makes sense that the laws wold be based on Judeo-Christian ethics. And thank God for that.

[BeatBuddy]

It's ironic that you should make this comment and have your username. Zadig, a book by Voltaire, who was skeptical of religion and held that reason has primacy over faith.

Our legal system is based on Enlightenment principles, it's legacy being the Constitution, and portions of it are in sharp conflict with Christian dogma.

[driubi]

only 2 of the 10 commandments are laws (and there are some exceptions to those 2's legality). And thank god for that.

[zadig1]

This guy is a kook.

[businessguys]

WHo votes for these morons?

[hihats]

stick it up your old wrinkled ass Stark.

I get amusement listening to your borderline senile rants on the house floor,ya clown.

jackass.

[jd426999]

Pete Stark is SCUM.. time will reveal that as a FACT.

[oRichardCraigo]

Thanks for the post. Keep us posted on humanism in Harvard/US.

[TXatheist]

Thanks for posting this. Thank you Pete Stark for coming out of the non-theist closet.

[BurningIssue]

Thanks for posting this.