Discrimination agianst atheists.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

From what I can tell, Boru either lives in Saudi Arabia or Mississippi.

Heh. No, I live in New Zealand, but the above all happened in Belfast, NI.

Denied employment: For years, I worked as a musician, and quite a few pubs and fetes take religion as a factor in hiring. For example, I couldn't work at any venues on the Antrim Road (a Catholic enclave) or the Shankhill (a Protestant one).

Denied housing: My wife and I put in offers - well above asking - on three different properties and lost on all of them. We came to find out that the estate agent had been instructed to sell to Presbyterians only. We were eventually able to buy one of the homes through an anonymous proxy.

Windows broken: Happened every July, rocks and paving stones accompanied by shouts of 'Godless Cunts!!'

Bike Vandalised: I had a Darwin fish on the petrol tank, someone prised it off and gouged a cross in its place.

On the other hand, I was never offered physical violence. I'm a fair big fella and have been told I look pretty intimidating.

Boru

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So while I've not been discriminated against, I don't advertise it either.

You're clearly more sensible than I was. I've never hesitated to tell those who asked that I'm an atheist.

Boru