By Sikivu Hutchingson
The full article is here:
http://www.lawattstimes.com/opinion/opin...eists.html
Sikivu Hutchinson is the editor of http://www.blackfemlens.org and a commentator for KPFK 90.7 FM
Quote:In some black communities it’s akin to donning a white sheet and a Confederate flag. In others, it’s ostensibly tolerated yet whispered about, branded culturally incorrect and bad form, if not outright sacrilege.
For black atheists like myself, proclaiming one’s non-belief amidst genial wishes to “have a blessed day” is never easy in the seemingly innocuous context of casual chit chat between black folk.
Yet, according to The New York Times, a small but growing segment of the American population, galvanized by the hyper-evangelical climate of the Republican Pleistocene, have begun organizing nationwide and becoming more vocal about their atheism.
The full article is here:
http://www.lawattstimes.com/opinion/opin...eists.html
Sikivu Hutchinson is the editor of http://www.blackfemlens.org and a commentator for KPFK 90.7 FM
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Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you