RE: Pastor "tries on" atheism for a year, is promptly fired by his Christian...
January 7, 2014 at 1:44 am
Agree with a few others here:
I wish the article had explained better what it means to 'live like an atheist'? It seems to me that we atheists are a pretty diverse group. Even if it's simply not attending religious ceremonies he'd be off since I'm an atheist and regularly am present for prayers or ceremonies (working in a hospital provides ample opportunity for prayers, baptisms, and other religious ceremonies).
In my opinion the best he could do would be to question his belief but he can't be called an atheist for not attending religious services and studying atheism. You can't turn such a core belief completely off overnight - it's part of who we are.
I wish the article had explained better what it means to 'live like an atheist'? It seems to me that we atheists are a pretty diverse group. Even if it's simply not attending religious ceremonies he'd be off since I'm an atheist and regularly am present for prayers or ceremonies (working in a hospital provides ample opportunity for prayers, baptisms, and other religious ceremonies).
In my opinion the best he could do would be to question his belief but he can't be called an atheist for not attending religious services and studying atheism. You can't turn such a core belief completely off overnight - it's part of who we are.
