National Ask An Athiest Day.
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National Ask An Atheist Day is an opportunity for secular groups across the country to work together to defeat stereotypes about atheism and encourage courteous dialogue between believers and nonbelievers alike. The event is intended to be an opportunity for the general public—particularly people of faith—to approach non-theists and ask questions about secular life. We're encouraging all SSA affiliate groups to participate at whatever level they are able!
In 2018-19, Ask an Atheist Day falls on September 20 and April 18.
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It seems that non-believers are misunderstood so this thread is needed to clear up the confusion. I'm sorry that it is a few weeks later but I didn't get the memo from my church to create it.
I am well aware that this discussion has the potential to be emotional, personal and divisive so either be polite or don't take part. Only one warming will be given.
It doesn't bother me. As a "recovering Christian" who finally made to break to reality, I know both sides of the issue. In my personal life I don't go around spreading my non belief onto others who probably could not care less.
So, I have to wonder what is the big deal about being an atheist and going around loudly and proudly yapping about it to people who don't care. It just reeks of repressed anger being expressed at a devout and abusive disciplinarian of a parent, or that creepy Sunday School teacher, or the pastor fucking that hot choir director. The whole thing just seems juvenile and immature.
Outside of this forum I do not mention my views, not even on Facebook.
I liked this cartoon on Facebook last night. What religion am I mocking with a Far Side cartoon?
'I see one person guilty of that on this seed and on any seed regarding atheists or those who don't follow a 'god' It's quite tiresome.'
Make that two people
As usual, you contribute nothing of value
This is your only warning. Don't make it personal.
But it's perfectly ok for Tessy to just accuse other members of being dishonest?
Please see reply 1.1.93.
I am locking this thread for the night because it it needs a firm hand to moderate it. I'll give any godless moderator the authority to unlock it if they are going to closely babysit the discussion.
Thank you to everyone who replied for your input and for being polite.
It is now unlocked. Let the polite squabbling commence, but please remember to call and tell your mother that you love her.
Don't scare me like that! You had me totally convinced that I'd confused the date for Mother's Day.
I thought that it was Mother's day. Oops.
My mom's birthday is tomorrow and Mothers day is usually the day before or after...........
I can see how that would throw you off schedule. My mom's birthday is in May, too. And my son's is the day before hers. They usually fall the weekend before Memorial Day, but that's a bit earlier than usual this year, too.
My sisters did get my mom what we talked about in PM yesterday. She said that Fed-Ex dropped it off about 9:00 am.
: double facepalm:
My birthday, my old sisters birthday and my daughters birthday are all within 2 weeks of Xmas. My son-in-law was born on Xmas so his birthday is almost always ignored because of the holiday. I hated when people did that on my birthday.
She was born 5-6-29
That is what she said. I assumed that it was USPS because I know that UPS doesn't deliver on Sunday.
December is a busy birthday month for us, too. My dad's is the 28th, my brother's is the 26th, his wife's is the 19th, and their son's is the 18th.
My daughter's is the 14th, my sister's is the 19th, and mine is the 21st. I have an uncle whose birthday is the 24th and then my sons-in-law is the next day.
Surprisingly perhaps, you will get no squabbling from me on this one. I spent 20 years of my life in uniform and spilled my blood in two wars so people could have the right to worship or not the way they chose. I refuse to push any beliefs I may or may not have on others and expect the same in return. Sadly, people on both sides of the issue seem to have some problems with that. With that said, a sincere Happy Mother's Day to all the ladies. Mother's Day unfortunately has a somewhat melancholy meaning for me. My only son's birthday is on the 8th of May. Sadly he passed away two years ago on the 24th of April 2017. I lost his mother 4 months before him. But life goes on.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
I am so sorry about your son, and his mother. But there is nothing like losing your child. Lost my daughter over 12 years ago, it stays with you even as you move through life. Guess we just learn to live with the new reality. Still miss the old one though.
I'm so sorry, Ed. Please accept my condolences
I'm very sorry for your loss, also
So sorry for your loss Ed.
LOL
I just circle the important dates on my calendar from my old calendar at the beginning of the year and made a habit of checking the dates circled at the beginning of each month. Easiest with a old fashion hang-on-the-wall calendar.
Atheists don't believe in god, period. If they did think there was a possibility of a divine being, they'd be agnostics who leave it open about god's existence but think it's unlikely. It's easy to get the two confused, because both tend to think that religions were created by people primarily to control other people.
Most atheists and agnostics don't care about religious freedoms or religions except when people want to make policies and laws based on it.
LOL
about the rudeness with "the flying spaghetti monster" and such, when some people start saying no religion equals no morals and that no matter how good a person you are, no matter how much good you've done, you're going to hell because you're not of the true faith (whichever faith they say that is.)
It's not like you're passing out the word of god, it's more like threatening people with a imaginary firearm shooting die-cast biblical facts. No matter how much you believe it's real, to the non-believers you're just a confused person standing in a strange and awkward position moving your finger and yelling "bang! bang!"
After being told they have no morals and they're going to hell of course non-believers are going to needle that person back.
Yes. We. Are.
Call me a heathen and I'm going to do my very best to show you what a heathen looks like
Because some of my friends were inspired by her writings, I've been casually following the commentary around the death of Rachel Held Evans. For those not familiar, she was an Episcopalian who advocated for more inclusivity within the church, especially in regards to LGBTQ people. She was pro-life and believed in greater equality for women within the church. She died yesterday at the age of 37, survived by her husband and two children.
And some evangelicals pounced. They're dancing on her grave as I type, simply because she disagreed with them regarding their shared religion, and had the temerity to say so. And some of my friends who have defended her on some of these groups' Facebook pages have been similarly condemned to damnation (very presumptuous, IMO). One woman who engaged was told by a "good Christian man" to go make her husband a sandwich.
Nonbelievers see these occurrences, and we are not impressed.
When we're portrayed as immoral or amoral, simply because we do not believe, we see the ugliness exhibited by some believers, and we take note. And yes, we know that not all believers think we're immoral or amoral, and no, we don't think that such ugliness is exhibited by all believers. But, as with the radicals of any faith, a few may reflect badly upon the whole. We see the grave-dancing, the self-righteousness, and the misogyny proudly expressed, and take note.
Gotta love the anonymity of the internet where people don't have to worry about being slapped upside the head for being complete dicks.
Seems to be a way of life for some folks on this site especially
That is actually an understood psychological principle.
Do you remember when Stephen Hawking died?
There was quite a lot of grave dancing all the internetz and in particular right here on NT
That would be a violation.
The poster that posts the most fake news was shitting all over his memory