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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just say I’m not religious[/quote]

True, but it's the easy way out -- sort of like a gay guy saying he's not the marrying kind (in the old days -- now people bring up their same sex spouse like it's no big deal.)

And it does nothing to help change the perception of [b]atheists as nasty, bad people[/b]. [/quote]

This is the first time she’s meeting these neighbors. She can [b]save the atheism chat for the block party after a few White Claws. [/b][/quote]

Highlighting the discriminatory posts. It's unbelievable there are still people in the world who think like this.

Do you have the courage to voice your opinions about Blacks, Hispanics, Asians? LGBTQ+?

Because I'm sure you have some choice words to say about them too!

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I’m the PP you quoted and I’m atheist! And I drink White Claw![/quote]

I'm not the poster who quoted you.  Personally, I thought the highlighted section [b]save the atheism chat for the block party after a few White Claws. [/b] was just a personal opinion that I disagreed with.

Good to know that you are an atheist -- to me, it indicates that we do not all think alike.  Believers, take note. Not all atheists think alike!  The one quoted above would recommend being a little drunk before mentioning their atheism.

Question:  Does that go for the religious neighbor too -- should they have been a little drunk before mentioning their religion and asking OP about theirs?[/quote]

None of us, other than the OP, know exactly the tone of the conversation nor exactly what was said. Based on what the OP wrote, it sounds like the neighbors were looking for a new church and maybe wondering if OP had any recommendations. It doesn’t sound like they were engaging OP in a theological debate. One of the nice things about atheism is that you don’t have to proselytize so I’m not sure why you are so worried about the response OP or any other atheist gives to this question. [/quote]

There's actually a third group who know how the conversation went.  Those of us that read the first post.  Which clearly you did not.

[quote]"they asked me about my faith, where I go to church etc. I breezily said, oh, I'm an atheist, and tried to keep the conversation moving but they seemed taken aback - as if I had said something really impolite. "[/quote]

OP wasn't "proselytizing" and you clearly misrepresent the encounter.[/quote]

That is not a transcript of the conversation. We don’t know exactly what was said. But ok. [/quote]

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