(December 4, 2013 at 11:20 pm)atheistmama Wrote: Bad Wolf - Some know. My husband knows but asked me long ago not to tell his mother and other family members. I did tell one of his sisters. She mostly shrugged. The others wouldn't.
As for friends... My closest friend knows. My other mommy friends are really more acquaintances. I'm not sure when or how to bring that up. People down here in North Carolina generally assume you're Christian. It's sort of weird to say, "Hi. I'm J and I'm an atheist." If someone asks me what church I go to I usually say, "I'm not a Christian, so I don't have a church." Few people go beyond that.
Well if your some of your friends and family know you are an atheist and are still trying to make you go to church and stuff, well....they are just being dicks. Its alright if they talk to you about it but as soon as they start trying to convert you or act like you are a Christian really, you have to put your foot down.
Also, maybe you should get to know your mommy friends better before you let them know. Let them see what a nice person you are. If they ask you about it, don't lie.
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
