Ten years ago, I had knowingly met only three atheists my whole life, and two of those were before I was one myself. Now I don't even know how many I know. I looked for an atheist Meetup in Columbia SC, there wasn't one, so I organized it. The first four or five monthly meetings, I was the only one to show up. Now the Freethought Society of the Midlands (FSM) has meetings nearly every week and over 50 currently active members (more than 400 signed up on Meetup, many of them former active members who have moved elsewhere). It's a great community and although I'm pretty much a figurehead with a policy of benign neglect, I feel like establishing it and keeping it together over the years is one of my greatest accomplishments.
If you're ever near Columbia, look us up. I'm aware I can be identified with the above information, but I don't mind.
If you're ever near Columbia, look us up. I'm aware I can be identified with the above information, but I don't mind.
