Religion
Related: About this forumFor atheists of color, ‘coming out’ can be painful
By Kimberly Winston
Religion News Service
Published: February 23
As a child, Alix Jules saw people in church speak in tongues, tremble, fall and have what appeared to be very genuine connections with God.
But not him. I never tingled, he said.
By his twenties, Jules was an atheist. But he never told his family, who were deeply rooted in their predominantly black Catholic congregation. They believed he was having a crisis of faith turned off by organized religion but still a believer. For years, he let them think that.
Then came the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, an event in which religion played a role.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/for-atheists-of-color-coming-out-can-be-painful/2012/02/23/gIQAVXqHWR_story.html
msongs
(67,441 posts)cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)You can do better than that.
In case anyone is wondering why I would make such an asinine statement, it is only in response to this...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/121811381#post7
Jim__
(14,083 posts)...But he never told his family, who were deeply rooted in their predominantly black Catholic congregation. ...
That's surprising to me. Is that common in black Catholic churches?
Kurmudgeon
(1,751 posts)I wonder just how many beliefs he thinks are responsible for the 9/11 hijackers?
It's prejudicial to hold all Muslims responsible for that day, what an incredible stretch to drag in all religion.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)And I did not see where he held all muslims responsible for that event. Or did you add that part yourself?
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)It was an event in which religion played a major role. Which part of that simple statement of fact do you dispute?
The other component of al Qaeda ideology, besides Wahhabi Islamic radicalism, is pan Arab nationalism. They both played major roles.
Your third statement, "...all Muslims..." is a strawman argument.
mr blur
(7,753 posts)and then try (fail) to use it to attack the original argument.
humblebum
(5,881 posts)(Intentional Humor)
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)I wasn't expecting punishment because my family never spoke about atheism. I wasn't even familiar with the word when I came out.
edhopper
(33,615 posts)he wasn't a "persecuted" Christian.