I'm Not Afraid

Holly Near and Emma's Revolution sing "I'm Not Afraid" at the Nov. 15, 2007 SOA Concert and Extravaganza at Eyedrum Gallery. The proceeds from this concert went to support the work of the School of the Americas Watch.
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[pjbalaska]

Hitchens, Religilous, this song.....atheist are not hiding anymore from the nuts!

[ThirteenthMuse]

@ichbintantehallo - wrong to think like what? Listen more carefully to the lyrics, please. The song is saying "It's NOT religion that bothers me, it's the fact that people use religion as an excuse for injustice and inhumanity". Also, there isn't a single verse where Islam (or any other religion) is singled out, either positively or negatively - every religion mentioned is treated equally in this song. I think if you listen carefully, you will find that the song is actually agreeing with you. :)

[micmac274]

This is a Deist rather than an atheist song. But we're sort of on different sides over one issue (the creation of the Universe.) We both share the sentiment that organized religion has been responsible for massive damage to the human race. The founding fathers (of America) were deist's, some of them thrown out of my (UK) country for irreligion (atheism).

[Inannawhimsey]

Beautiful song :3

[daidycat1]

This pretty much sums up how I feel about yet another mass shooting in Norway by some right wing fundamentalist!

[InfinitySquared]

I decided I needed to remove this song from my songbook. Three times in three years I've attempted to perform it, and three times I've been canceled on account of a HUGE storm knocking out the power. This time, with funnel clouds. True story.

[killingnostalgia]

@soapgirl12 I don't find UU churches so bad. In fact, once I came to terms with my lack of belief, I went to a local UU church a couple times and really enjoyed it. The local UU church is big on avoiding "God-talk" and big on finding wisdom from common things, and from world philosophies.

[soapgirl12]

@fourtywpm And they both broke away from the churches of oppression. And the UU's have always been the peace loving revolutionary type. in the UU there are people of all faiths and philosophies and they have all come to believe and associate with those faiths or philosophies on the own. i wish not to convert you just to show you that there are people out there who don't like what religion does but try to approach the problem with an open mind. :)

[fourtywpm]

@soapgirl12 This is something i came across when looking up info: "Historically, both Unitarianism and Universalism have roots in the Christian faith." Seriously though, people are better off thinking for themselves.

[soapgirl12]

@fourtywpm well. look up unitarian universalism and you might change your mind a little. :)

[fourtywpm]

@soapgirl12 Believing in a god doesn't have to be, but religion is disgusting. So many people killed in the name of their god it's truly, truly disgusting. Not to mention the fear and guilt it instills in people...