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Hello!
January 20, 2015 at 12:42 am
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
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RE: Hello!
January 20, 2015 at 12:43 am
welcome. I used to live down near Clearwater, which is a big Chri Sci hotbed, though my own neighborhood was mostly So Bap.
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan
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RE: Hello!
January 20, 2015 at 12:46 am
Welcome.
I spent a few years in Idaho, so I'm familiar with Mormons. Oregon's beginning to have a fairly substantial population. Is it wrong to ask those little boys in the dress shirts hard questions?
Congratulations on leaving the fold of ignorance. And
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: Hello!
January 20, 2015 at 2:15 am
Yo. Be thankful you escaped.
Welcome. Pull up a chair and relax.
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RE: Hello!
January 20, 2015 at 3:55 am
Welcome Alexis! Glad you managed to escape the mormons. Hope to hear more of ya!
And good luck with college!
"Every luxury has a deep price. Every indulgence, a cosmic cost. Each fiber of pleasure you experience causes equivalent pain somewhere else. This is the first law of emodynamics [sic]. Joy can be neither created nor destroyed. The balance of happiness is constant.
Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
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RE: Hello!
January 20, 2015 at 6:17 am
Welcome aboard!
Enjoy this fine corner of peace!
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RE: Hello!
January 20, 2015 at 12:35 pm
Be sure to barbecue kittens, record the NFL without their permission, and rip the tags off of your mattress.
