(December 18, 2014 at 10:57 pm)whateverist Wrote: I kind of hide the fact that I'm an atheist to my students. But I'm out with faculty whenever it comes up.As much as I dislike the phrase, I'm still in the closet. Being out around here means personal and professional repercussions, and I'm not ready to deal with those. Also, I'm considering getting an alternative teacher's license for secondary education next year and being open with my beliefs (or non-beliefs) would effectively rule out any chance of me getting a local position.
Once a friend who is Jewish said to me how she didn't think most people knew how the omnipresence of Christmas wore on jews. I told her that was nothing to how all of it wears on those without religion. We're still friends. She is cool.
That's the sad fact of living in an area as rural and religious as mine. The isolation is not fun.
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~ Benjamin Franklin
