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How should an atheist react to discrimination?

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How should an atheist react to discrimination?
Der/die AtheistIn Offline
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How should an atheist react to discrimination?
March 22, 2019 at 4:30 pm
I'm not talking about countries in which atheism is illegal. How should an atheist react to discrimination in a non theocracy?
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RE: How should an atheist react to discrimination?
March 22, 2019 at 4:56 pm
(March 22, 2019 at 4:30 pm)Der/die AtheistIn Wrote: I'm not talking about countries in which atheism is illegal. How should an atheist react to discrimination in a non theocracy?

Could you be a bit more specific?

Do you mean discrimination against other people, like Muslims? Or discrimination against ourselves?
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RE: How should an atheist react to discrimination?
March 22, 2019 at 4:58 pm (This post was last modified: March 22, 2019 at 5:00 pm by fredd bear.)
(March 22, 2019 at 4:30 pm)Der/die AtheistIn Wrote: I'm not talking about countries in which atheism is illegal. How should an atheist react to discrimination in a non theocracy?

What kind of discrimination?

Here there are laws against provable discrimination.

Have never run across it here. An employer may not ask. It is also considered bad manners here to discuss religion socially, say at a party. One-to-one only if you know a person very well. 

It's come up once for me; at a friends house . One of his adult daughters had recently been converted by on of those appalling happy clappy churches, and was full of fervour. Because she 's my friend's daughter, I remained civil and changed the topic as soon as I could.

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RE: How should an atheist react to discrimination?
March 22, 2019 at 5:08 pm
I just roll my eyes and say ok if I'm not at work. If I am at work I smile and nod then tell them to have a good day.
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RE: How should an atheist react to discrimination?
March 22, 2019 at 6:31 pm
By beating the offender(s) with a big wooden cross.
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RE: How should an atheist react to discrimination?
March 22, 2019 at 6:49 pm
"Hey. . . please stop discriminating against me!"
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RE: How should an atheist react to discrimination?
March 22, 2019 at 7:24 pm
I haven't faced actual discrimination. Disdain, sure, but no one's been like, "Hey, you can't have this cake because you're an atheist."
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RE: How should an atheist react to discrimination?
March 22, 2019 at 7:29 pm
I was discriminated against when I tried to buy a home in Belfast. The estate agents had been instructed not to entertain offers from non-Protestants.  Fucked 'em, though - bought the house through a proxy.

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RE: How should an atheist react to discrimination?
March 22, 2019 at 8:09 pm


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RE: How should an atheist react to discrimination?
March 22, 2019 at 8:14 pm
Seize power, ban religion, and disappear the adherents.

When the inevitable rebellion starts and the rebels are banging on the gates of your mega palace, release you doomsdays device™.

Better they die with you than rule over your fate.

Bastards!

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