Greetings!

[Ghorza]

Hello. 

I'm a brand new member, and I'm trying to find a place to discuss my antitheist views. 

Like many others i'm sure, I find that religion serves no positive purpose in the world, a force for evil in the world. A straight jacket on all of humanity. 

So, a little bit about myself. I'm young, 25 years old and I have three children with my partner of 8 years. I'm an artist, who works freelance as a graphic designer for many different people and companies. I make an okay living, as i'm still working my way up. I'm also an avid PC gamer, which I have little time for at the moment. 

I've been on many forums over the years, but none that are dedicated atheist forums. I've always clashed against people who were religious, and I always found that I could never win an argument, due to the intense naivety and sheer blind faith of some people. I sometimes find it hard to have an intelligent, rational discussion, as I live in a town with a large religious community. We have a salvation army building, numerous churches, a mosque and many other religious 'organisations'. Our town, like much of the UK at the moment, has a hurt-feelings, pretend persecution scope about it. Give any rational argument against a god or religion at all, and they plead that they're 'offended' or that I'm being too edgy or extreme for them.

[Fidel_Castronaut]

Hi, welcome. A lot of Brits here (me included).

I would extend your persecution complex analogy to large swathes of the U.K. population too, on many issues. Seems like 'being offended' is the no.1 reason to shut a myriad of conversations down and it depresses me.

Hope you stick around.

[ignoramus]

welcome from Au.

[Alex K]

Welcome from Krautistan!

[SofaKingHigh]

My lips to yours.

[brewer]

Welcome!

Why do you feel the need to win arguments with delusional people?

[TheRocketSurgeon]

Could be worse, you could live in the "Deep South" of the United States, where religious insanity is an ever-rising-tide.

Or, as I do, the armpit of Misery. Er, Missouri.

Welcome to the forum. You sound like you'll fit right in. I like almost all of our Brit members. Except Pandaemonium... hoooo-ey, that guy!

Hope you find some more time so you can game and participate here.

[Minimalist]

Hello there.

[drfuzzy]

Another Misery - live in Missouri . . . and work in Brownbackistan, aka Kansas.  The "Heart of America" is absolutely crippled by Bible-Belt-ism -- the Phelps compound is only a few miles from where I sit right now.

I'd trade places with someone in the UK in a heartbeat.

Welcome!

[Ghorza]

It isn't about winning. If anybody comes with a debate, it's less of a debate and basically one sided. Some people as you said are delusional, to the point where they seem to shut off all logic.