(June 7, 2016 at 11:57 am)mlmooney89 Wrote:(June 7, 2016 at 11:50 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I live in Spicewood ... But I'm in town right now for my VA group, right across from the airport.
There's more atheists and agnostics down here than people know, in this part of Texas. Even in Spicewood I've met many.
That's awesome! I work in Lakeway and I feel like going crazy how many times a day religion is brought up by the customers. Just yesterday a lady went on a rampage about how her friend was wondering if Nostradamus was right instead of listening to God and following his word. I just sat back and kept quiet.
I get religious talk from customers on occasion. Most of the time they simply want their gas, beer, and/or cigarettes. If they bring up their own faith, I usually gloss over that part of the convo and keep the focus on business at hand. But I don't pretend anything, and if they persist, I give them a polite notice that I don't believe.
Oddly enough, the few occasions its been brought up is because people assume I'm Christian because I'm a decent guy who treats them like people rather than walking wallets. I've heard "I never would have guessed" a few times when I tell them "I'm not a believer."
I sure don't feel pressured. I just see myself, as an out atheist, showing them that I don't need their god to be good. I've found nothing but acceptance here, which I will admit surprised me.
I hate going into Lakeway, not because of the religionists, but because of the goddamned California transplants.
