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Are you a "closet" Atheist?

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Nobody Knows.
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Are you a "closet" Atheist?
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RE: Are you a "closet" Atheist?
December 21, 2014 at 12:39 pm
Wow, that's really cool! What country are you in?

I'm not sure about David Cameron, I imagine he's a lip-service christian but I don't know. I've heard milliband and nick leg are atheists.
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RE: Are you a "closet" Atheist?
December 21, 2014 at 12:50 pm
(December 21, 2014 at 12:39 pm)robvalue Wrote: Wow, that's really cool! What country are you in?

Austria. And he's the guy I voted for. Not because he's an atheist, but because he's always shown to be a moral person.
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RE: Are you a "closet" Atheist?
December 21, 2014 at 1:01 pm
(December 21, 2014 at 12:50 pm)abaris Wrote:
(December 21, 2014 at 12:39 pm)robvalue Wrote: Wow, that's really cool! What country are you in?

Austria. And he's the guy I voted for. Not because he's an atheist, but because he's always shown to be a moral person.

Interesting. I did not know that about Austria.
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December 21, 2014 at 1:02 pm
(December 21, 2014 at 1:01 pm)Spooky Wrote: Interesting. I did not know that about Austria.

What? That we have an atheist as head of state?

That's why I said, it's a non issue where I live.
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RE: Are you a "closet" Atheist?
December 21, 2014 at 1:29 pm
For awhile, NC had a law that atheists couldn't serve in government offices. I don't think that was overturned until the nineties.
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RE: Are you a "closet" Atheist?
December 21, 2014 at 1:53 pm
(December 21, 2014 at 1:02 pm)abaris Wrote:
(December 21, 2014 at 1:01 pm)Spooky Wrote: Interesting. I did not know that about Austria.

What? That we have an atheist as head of state?

That's why I said, it's a non issue where I live.

I just found it unusual considering what I'm used too. I think that's a great thing.
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RE: Are you a "closet" Atheist?
December 21, 2014 at 2:13 pm (This post was last modified: December 21, 2014 at 2:15 pm by abaris.)
(December 21, 2014 at 1:53 pm)Spooky Wrote: I just found it unusual considering what I'm used too. I think that's a great thing.

According to the The „Global Religiosity and Atheism Index“ 58 percent of the population dont consider themselves religious. So I'm not part of a minority.
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RE: Are you a "closet" Atheist?
December 21, 2014 at 2:26 pm
(December 21, 2014 at 1:29 pm)Nope Wrote: For awhile, NC had a law that atheists couldn't serve in government offices. I don't think that was overturned until the nineties.

Oh, I'm sure some nonsense like this is sprinkled here and there in random laws but are just ignored.
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RE: Are you a "closet" Atheist?
December 21, 2014 at 2:34 pm (This post was last modified: December 21, 2014 at 2:34 pm by Strider.)
(December 21, 2014 at 1:29 pm)Nope Wrote: For awhile, NC had a law that atheists couldn't serve in government offices. I don't think that was overturned until the nineties.
There's still a law like that on the books here in Mississippi. One cannot hold any county, municipal, or state office if he/she "denies the existence of a Supreme Being". Of course, it is unconstitutional, but it makes little difference because it will never be challenged in court. An "out" atheist would never be elected for any office in this state.
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RE: Are you a "closet" Atheist?
December 21, 2014 at 2:37 pm
(December 21, 2014 at 2:34 pm)Strider Wrote: One cannot hold any county, municipal, or state office if he/she "denies the existence of a Supreme Being".

So claim to worship Cthulhu or Yog Sothot. They're supposed to be supreme beings after all.
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