Comments on: Leaving the Branded God behind at the border http://bligbi.com/2007/04/17/leaving-the-branded-god-behind-at-the-border/ The ramblings of a non-apologetic militant atheist mom doing time in the lonestar state on atheism, religion, feminism, politics and current events. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:36:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: moose http://bligbi.com/2007/04/17/leaving-the-branded-god-behind-at-the-border/comment-page-1/#comment-382 moose Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:44:48 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2007/04/17/leaving-the-branded-god-behind-at-the-border/#comment-382 It seems that "believers" or the "faithful" think themselves to be on a higher plane than an athiest like me and you. I have freely told anyone who wants to know, or who brings up religion as a subject of conversation, that I am an athiest. I find that I'm sometimes met with a refreshing, "Me too!" It's up to them whether they want to be friendly or not. If people judge me negatively because of MY beliefs, then f them. Oh, and I believe the word "secular" means to not practice a religion. One can be secular and still believe in a god as the article does seem to suggest. Moose It seems that “believers” or the “faithful” think themselves to be on a higher plane than an athiest like me and you. I have freely told anyone who wants to know, or who brings up religion as a subject of conversation, that I am an athiest. I find that I’m sometimes met with a refreshing, “Me too!” It’s up to them whether they want to be friendly or not. If people judge me negatively because of MY beliefs, then f them. Oh, and I believe the word “secular” means to not practice a religion. One can be secular and still believe in a god as the article does seem to suggest.
Moose

]]> By: Rebecca http://bligbi.com/2007/04/17/leaving-the-branded-god-behind-at-the-border/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Rebecca Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:31:25 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2007/04/17/leaving-the-branded-god-behind-at-the-border/#comment-381 I admire your courage to write and speak about this subject. I am a hispanic atheist (credit for this goes to eight years of catholic school and that I actually read the bible) in the southwest and it is a truly difficult way to live. My children know my feelings but very few people other than that. The smugness of the religious right here is very strong. I long for the day when I can voice my position on religion without being looked on as a person to be avoided or scolded. My fantasy is to have the bible placed in the fiction section of all bookstores haha. I admire your courage to write and speak about this subject. I am a hispanic atheist (credit for this goes to eight years of catholic school and that I actually read the bible) in the southwest and it is a truly difficult way to live. My children know my feelings but very few people other than that. The smugness of the religious right here is very strong. I long for the day when I can voice my position on religion without being looked on as a person to be avoided or scolded.

My fantasy is to have the bible placed in the fiction section of all bookstores haha.

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