I guess I should intro
May 17, 2017 at 11:55 pm
(This post was last modified: May 18, 2017 at 1:00 am by Monkeybuttorama.)
Not much to say about myself.. I'm 30, female, raised without religion from age 5 (bible study before then which I sort of vaguely remember) raised by two "recovering Catholics" one of whom is no longer alive to ask, the other of whom has said straight out "I've been an atheist since I was a kid". I disowned my dad's family due to them expecting me to adhere to their religious beliefs, at least insofar as forgiving any trespass, which I am neither willing nor able to do. I did not know them until I was an adult, so it's no major loss. I choose my family and social ties; they are not chosen for me.
I will be finally graduating college soon, and have a peer group of like 4 people, including my partner. I don't live in a particularly religious area, nor does my subject field (science) leave room for a lot of theism, I'm just not social, and with the way I interact with people, it seems that religion turns people off to me (I'm very open and honest about my perceptions, and don't much care about disagreements re: religion, and this is apparently bad for a lot of people, who frequently perceive my non-acceptance of their position as a slight)
No kids, not married, and strictly opposed to doing either of those things. My partner and I are on the same page, but being male, he doesn't get as much grief about it as I do as a female.
Anyway, I'm here because while religion plays little part in my day-to-day life, it does impact it in very bizarre, and often very personal, ways sometimes, and I'm not always sure how to handle that. I also have a major drive to communicate my concerns for society re: religion, and there's really no one in my life with whom to do that, even though everyone I'm even sort of close with is non-religious. It's just not important to them, but it is to me.
*Edit for clarity*
I will be finally graduating college soon, and have a peer group of like 4 people, including my partner. I don't live in a particularly religious area, nor does my subject field (science) leave room for a lot of theism, I'm just not social, and with the way I interact with people, it seems that religion turns people off to me (I'm very open and honest about my perceptions, and don't much care about disagreements re: religion, and this is apparently bad for a lot of people, who frequently perceive my non-acceptance of their position as a slight)
No kids, not married, and strictly opposed to doing either of those things. My partner and I are on the same page, but being male, he doesn't get as much grief about it as I do as a female.
Anyway, I'm here because while religion plays little part in my day-to-day life, it does impact it in very bizarre, and often very personal, ways sometimes, and I'm not always sure how to handle that. I also have a major drive to communicate my concerns for society re: religion, and there's really no one in my life with whom to do that, even though everyone I'm even sort of close with is non-religious. It's just not important to them, but it is to me.
*Edit for clarity*
