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January 20, 2015 at 12:40 pm
Hey Alexis!
I went to high school in central Florida, and I still have family in the New Smyrna Beach area. Believe me, there are atheists everywhere, just a little more hidden! Welcome, and join in!
You in the panhandle or over Jacksonville way?
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January 20, 2015 at 12:42 pm
Welcome to the forum!
Out of curiosity, did you and your mother follow Church doctrine pretty strictly, or were you guys more of a "liberal mormon" kind of belief system? Just wondering because it must've been a hell of a culture shock deconverting if you held some of the more orthodox mormon views.
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RE: Hello!
January 20, 2015 at 1:32 pm
Hey Alexis, I'm new here myself.
Most of my time in Florida was in the Keys which is a totally different environment. I spent 3 years in Cocoa Beach too. It's a bit of a mix there. There is the young, party crowd mixed in with the older-than-dirt conservatives. I never spent any time in the northern part of the state but I remember all the fundie billboards driving through. Scary! It looked like southern Georgia up there.
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RE: Hello!
January 20, 2015 at 1:37 pm
(January 20, 2015 at 12:42 am)Alexis~ Wrote: Hey y'all,
I am currently living in the glorious Bible Belt in a small town in north Florida. Thought I'd join this site to get some support and maintain my sanity, as I am the only atheist in probably a 100 mile radius. Looking for some intellectual conversation, since there's none of that here (;
I am an ex-Mormon, as of July when I received my resignation letter. All of my family is Mormon, although thankfully I've been able to get my mother out of it with me. Any other ex-Mormons out there?
I am an 18 year old female who's currently in college for a law enforcement career. I am an avid horse rider (western..barrels) and I own way too many animals.
Looking forward to meeting some of y'all.
- Alexis
Welcome! I used to be an agnostic in North Florida (Crestview, Niceville, FWB, Destin...I moved a lot). I didn't become an atheist until years later. But I bet you could use Meetup.com to find an atheist/atheist friendly group within 100 miles. I run one in the heart of SC that has events almost every week and more active members than whose names I can remember.
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January 20, 2015 at 9:41 pm
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RE: Hello!
January 21, 2015 at 12:30 am
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(January 20, 2015 at 12:40 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: Hey Alexis!
I went to high school in central Florida, and I still have family in the New Smyrna Beach area. Believe me, there are atheists everywhere, just a little more hidden! Welcome, and join in!
You in the panhandle or over Jacksonville way?
I moved from Jacksonville a few months ago out into the middle of no where kinda near Alachua. So I'm dealing with the culture shock of big-city to itty bitty town.
(January 20, 2015 at 12:42 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: Welcome to the forum!
Out of curiosity, did you and your mother follow Church doctrine pretty strictly, or were you guys more of a "liberal mormon" kind of belief system? Just wondering because it must've been a hell of a culture shock deconverting if you held some of the more orthodox mormon views.
My mom was always a liberal mormon who was guilted into more strict adherence by her Nazi Mormon ex-husband. I gradually became more liberal with my adherence as I got older, thankfully, as I came to realize more and more of the Mormon standards were absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary. The culture shock has been more massive for my mother, who has been a member since she was 17. It was her whole life; I'm lucky I got out before I made huge life decisions based on the church.
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RE: Hello!
January 21, 2015 at 12:45 am
Alachua is close enough to Gainesville, which has PLENTY of atheists.
My family owns some property in Lake City, and I used to party with some heathens down in Gator Town all the time!
http://www.meetup.com/Gainesville-Area-Humanists/
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