Anonymous
09/04/2014 21:13
Subject: When you are not the typical member of a religion
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am AA and atheist. I have seen many people's eyes pop when I say that. I don't look like the typical atheist.
Does that make you AAA?
, nice one, I will use that line.
Anonymous
09/04/2014 17:24
Subject: When you are not the typical member of a religion
Anonymous wrote:I am AA and atheist. I have seen many people's eyes pop when I say that. I don't look like the typical atheist.
Does that make you AAA?
Anonymous
09/04/2014 16:40
Subject: When you are not the typical member of a religion
I am AA and atheist. I have seen many people's eyes pop when I say that. I don't look like the typical atheist.
Anonymous
07/30/2014 10:06
Subject: When you are not the typical member of a religion
Anonymous wrote:6:47 here. The odd thing is that I was raised as an atheist and I have a disturbingly trivial way of looking at religion. I am also quite conservative, as many atheists tend to be. But there is no consistency to my conservatve beliefs. Pro gay rights, anti drug. Also, no one believes that I was never "baptized" since they assume that all western hemisphere blacks are Christian.
Can't blame them -- it is pretty unusual -- hopefully won't be in the nest generation.
Anonymous
07/30/2014 08:22
Subject: When you are not the typical member of a religion
6:47 here. The odd thing is that I was raised as an atheist and I have a disturbingly trivial way of looking at religion. I am also quite conservative, as many atheists tend to be. But there is no consistency to my conservatve beliefs. Pro gay rights, anti drug. Also, no one believes that I was never "baptized" since they assume that all western hemisphere blacks are Christian.
Anonymous
07/30/2014 08:19
Subject: When you are not the typical member of a religion
plus the terms "Secular Jew" or "non-observant Jew" or "culturally Jewish" have been out there for years -- no such thing for Christians.
Maybe that's what more former Christians/atheists should call ourselves - to ease people into the idea that you can have a background in a religion without having its beliefs.
Maybe that's what more former Christians/atheists should call ourselves - to ease people into the idea that you can have a background in a religion without having its beliefs.
Anonymous
07/30/2014 08:11
Subject: When you are not the typical member of a religion
I'm a former Christian who is often mistaken for being Jewish -- part looks and part (assertive) personality I think.
No one assumes I'm atheist - but I expect that's just cultural at this point, in that we don't expect a normal looking person to be outside the norm.
No one assumes I'm atheist - but I expect that's just cultural at this point, in that we don't expect a normal looking person to be outside the norm.
takoma
07/30/2014 07:27
Subject: When you are not the typical member of a religion
Anonymous wrote:Not so, I am African Am and an atheist and eyebrows are raised all the time. People expect me to be a bible thumper. Never said a prayer in my life, never been to any religious service in my life (other than people's weddings).takoma wrote:One good thing about being an atheist: Nobody has ever told me "Funny, you don't look atheist."
I, on the other hand, look distinctly Jewish. Which ethnic groups are not expected to be atheists -- any comments from other atheists, or from those who can say what they expect an atheist to look like?
Anonymous
07/30/2014 06:47
Subject: When you are not the typical member of a religion
takoma wrote:One good thing about being an atheist: Nobody has ever told me "Funny, you don't look atheist."
Not so, I am African Am and an atheist and eyebrows are raised all the time. People expect me to be a bible thumper. Never said a prayer in my life, never been to any religious service in my life (other than people's weddings).
takoma
07/30/2014 00:18
Subject: When you are not the typical member of a religion
One good thing about being an atheist: Nobody has ever told me "Funny, you don't look atheist."