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Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts) Fri Apr 22, 2016, 07:17 PM Apr 2016

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I'm tired of people's reaction when they learn I'm an atheist, so I'll no longer be an atheist.

From now on I'm going to call myself a "godless heathen". At least then I will feel like I've earned their shock and dismay.

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I'm tired of people's reaction when they learn I'm an atheist, so I'll no longer be an atheist. (Original Post) Binkie The Clown Apr 2016 OP

I've done that irl. Duppers Apr 2016 #1

It's great to live in the northeast US. Silent3 Apr 2016 #2

You should live here. Nobody cares. mr blur Apr 2016 #3

I'm going to call myself a "godless heathen" AlbertCat Apr 2016 #4

You make a very good point. Curmudgeoness Apr 2016 #5

My personal fav: "I'm a god-damned atheist!" lindysalsagal May 2016 #6

I just thank god that us Virgos are too logical to believe in astrology or religion. n/t Binkie The Clown May 2016 #7

I've been lucky RussBLib May 2016 #8

Duppers

(28,125 posts)

1. I've done that irl.

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 10:16 PM

Apr 2016

If they want to drop me as a friend, so be it.

Silent3

(15,230 posts)

2. It's great to live in the northeast US.

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 11:30 PM

Apr 2016

I've seldom noticed much reaction at all from mentioning I'm an atheist.

mr blur

(7,753 posts)

3. You should live here. Nobody cares.

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Sat Apr 23, 2016, 08:06 AM

Apr 2016

Of course you'd have to put up with Socialist monstrosities like a public health system but it's not too bad.

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

4. I'm going to call myself a "godless heathen"

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Sat Apr 23, 2016, 12:21 PM

Apr 2016

But y'are Blanche!

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

5. You make a very good point.

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Sun Apr 24, 2016, 07:38 PM

Apr 2016

I will be stealing this.

lindysalsagal

(20,692 posts)

6. My personal fav: "I'm a god-damned atheist!"

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Sun May 15, 2016, 04:25 PM

May 2016

Makes me happy every time: along with this on the back of my car:

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Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)

7. I just thank god that us Virgos are too logical to believe in astrology or religion. n/t

Reply to lindysalsagal (Reply #6)

Sun May 15, 2016, 05:52 PM

May 2016

RussBLib

(9,020 posts)

8. I've been lucky

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2016, 04:51 PM

May 2016

I've worked with some pretty sharp lawyers in Houston over the last 20 years and most are liberal and atheist themselves. It's almost a given.

However, I'm about to "retire" from this job and we're moving south to a much more rural locale. I'm sure the contrast is going to be ... striking.

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