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Greetings from Oklahoma!
January 8, 2018 at 1:20 am
Hello all:
First-time user here, long-time atheist. I was raised Catholic, but by age 11 or 12 I started to realize I was being fed empty stories, and that I should just "give my heart" to Jesus. It was at that point I realized I wanted out. That's hard to do in Oklahoma. Walk blindfolded in Tulsa (where I live) and you'll run into either a church, or a QuikTrip. I don't have anyone around that understands why I believe what I believe. My boyfriend is spiritual, and comes from a loosely Baptist family. So despite the fact that we are truly in love, there's that ignored part that contains all of the of the things we both want to say, but, don't. I desperately want to talk with other atheists here so that I may learn more about myself, and about my partner.
Kind Regards,
Daniel aka siouxdax
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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RE: Greetings from Oklahoma!
January 8, 2018 at 1:23 am
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Welcome to AF.org, Siouxdax.
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RE: Greetings from Oklahoma!
January 8, 2018 at 1:27 am
Welcome. Make yourself comfortable.
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RE: Greetings from Oklahoma!
January 8, 2018 at 1:31 am
Greetings. Feel free to join in.
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RE: Greetings from Oklahoma!
January 8, 2018 at 1:40 am
Born in Tulsa, live in Missouri now - Bible Belt hell. You have my sympathies. I come here for a dose of sanity. Welcome!
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RE: Greetings from Oklahoma!
January 8, 2018 at 2:30 am
Welcome.
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RE: Greetings from Oklahoma!
January 8, 2018 at 4:19 am
Hi, hello, Welcome here...very nice to meet you
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“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day."
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RE: Greetings from Oklahoma!
January 8, 2018 at 5:22 am
Welcome siouxdax! I hope you enjoy it here.
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RE: Greetings from Oklahoma!
January 8, 2018 at 7:13 am
Welcome Woof Daniel!
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RE: Greetings from Oklahoma!
January 8, 2018 at 10:54 am
Welcome!
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