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An intro
October 22, 2014 at 6:06 pm
Hello, I'm so glad to have found this little corner of the internet, before posting i thought I'd pop in a little intro.
I was baptized Lutheran, went to catholic school and services growing up but identified as an agnostic into adulthood. I married a man raised Catholic/Jewish who also identified as agnostic. My husband and I have had some recent discussions and kind of felt we were more comfortable with our beliefs being described as atheist.
I don't feel like our beliefs are something to be ashamed of but when I do talk about them I'm surprised at how passionately mean some people can be who automatically associate atheists with immoral. I recently had a coworker tell me that we're going to burn in hell. I guess what I'm looking for are easier ways to not be ashamed but also avoid controversy.
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RE: An intro
October 22, 2014 at 6:09 pm
Well, welcome to Atheist Forums! Nice to meet you 
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RE: An intro
October 22, 2014 at 6:12 pm
Welcome.
Congratulations for throwing off the shackles of belief.
In respect to morality, I would say, generally, atheists are more moral than many believers.
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
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RE: An intro
October 22, 2014 at 6:24 pm
(October 22, 2014 at 6:06 pm)JJRN Wrote: Hello, I'm so glad to have found this little corner of the internet, before posting i thought I'd pop in a little intro.
I was baptized Lutheran, went to catholic school and services growing up but identified as an agnostic into adulthood. I married a man raised Catholic/Jewish who also identified as agnostic. My husband and I have had some recent discussions and kind of felt we were more comfortable with our beliefs being described as atheist.
I don't feel like our beliefs are something to be ashamed of but when I do talk about them I'm surprised at how passionately mean some people can be who automatically associate atheists with immoral. I recently had a coworker tell me that we're going to burn in hell. I guess what I'm looking for are easier ways to not be ashamed but also avoid controversy.
Welcome! I feel your pain. Some months ago, I was dating this guy. I was in the bathroom or something, and he and my sister were talking. I don't know what the convo was, but my sister mentioned my atheism. Patrick (the dude) said, "Becca's not an atheist!" My sister said, "Uhhh. Patrick, she's a pretty big atheist". He said, "but she's a good person". A couple of days later, he told me it wouldn't work out between us. I can't say I disagreed.
As far as being ashamed? Just don't be. If people are judging you, it says more about them. Be yourselves.
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RE: An intro
October 22, 2014 at 6:55 pm
 JJRN!
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:
"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."
For context, this is the previous verse:
"Hi Jesus" -robvalue
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RE: An intro
October 22, 2014 at 7:57 pm
Quote: I recently had a coworker tell me that we're going to burn in hell.
I usually find "Fuck you and your fucking god" to work in that situation...but its probably easier for a guy.
Welcome aboard.
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RE: An intro
October 22, 2014 at 8:11 pm
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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RE: An intro
October 22, 2014 at 11:18 pm
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
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RE: An intro
October 23, 2014 at 8:05 am
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'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
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RE: An intro
October 23, 2014 at 8:07 am
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