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Telling Religious Family About Nonbelief

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Telling Religious Family About Nonbelief
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RE: Telling Religious Family About Nonbelief
March 12, 2013 at 10:38 pm (This post was last modified: March 12, 2013 at 10:39 pm by iameatingjam.)
A part of me wants to tell every atheist they should come out because the more of us there are known then the less of a minority we will be considered and atheism will gain respect/acceptance.

However, I realize I can't really see it from all angles. I don't live in the US, I haven't seen any consequences from being atheist, my family is no longer practicing Christians and in fact religion doesn't affect me directly at all. If I lost family/friends or my job on account of my open atheism I might have something different to say.

I guess your just going to have to weigh the pros and cons my friend. Good luck!
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RE: Telling Religious Family About Nonbelief - by Fruity - March 12, 2013 at 10:18 pm
RE: Telling Religious Family About Nonbelief - by iameatingjam - March 12, 2013 at 10:38 pm
RE: Telling Religious Family About Nonbelief - by Mystical - March 12, 2013 at 10:58 pm
RE: Telling Religious Family About Nonbelief - by Phish - March 13, 2013 at 8:28 am
RE: Telling Religious Family About Nonbelief - by Fruity - March 13, 2013 at 10:39 am
RE: Telling Religious Family About Nonbelief - by ATL - March 14, 2013 at 10:50 am

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