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Permalink Reply by Gaytor on December 27, 2010 at 11:43pm

In my case, the religion issue was settled decades ago. But I can relate in politics. I come from a very conservative area and apparently my Aunt Googled me. At Christmas she mentioned that I had "various political positions" online. She said it with a superior tone. My response was pretty clear, "You should follow me on Facebook!" Which got some giggles. It took the steam out of her sails because she seemed to be of the position that it was shameful or I was hiding. It wasn't confrontational and she didn't have many viable responses that would serve her well. 

So if someone were treating me poorly on religion, if I'm catching your drift, my reaction might be similar. Not to confront on the point that they are trying to make, but to point out how they are treating me. "Is this how your religion was advertised to you? Mistreat people free of guilt?" "Do they issue you a gavel with that Bible?" The attacks might continue, but the spotlight on the douche will have been turned on and the only way to turn it back off is to drop the issue. To be fair, there are many atheists whom act this way as well and I may have a greater disdain for them because as a group the somewhat represents me.

Welcome to TA! I hope that it's a good fit for you! 

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Permalink Reply by Chelsea on December 28, 2010 at 11:04am

Very, very insightful, Fred!

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Permalink Reply by 3equ3cp1fsw0n on December 28, 2010 at 5:48pm

Reply by Chelsea 6 hours ago

Very, very insightful, Fred!

 

 

Isn't  he great! Yay! I love reading Fred's posts.  

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Permalink Reply by Joli on December 28, 2010 at 12:29pm

Welcome to TA Shannon! I am a new atheist as well, and have only been here a short time. I love TA and think it's a wonderful place to learn and share information :) I think your family being this way towards you is not right and or fair. I hope that it gets better with time. My family (which is just in-laws) knows I'm atheist and still talks to me and acts towards me like I am still a christian. It's very aggravating. But for me it's not worth the headache to argue them (atleast not at this point in time) I guess I'm not mad enough about it just yet LOL. Hope you enjoy yourself here on TA!! :)

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Permalink Reply by Moria Jackson on December 28, 2010 at 7:04pm

Hi :)  I am fairly new here too.  Been about a week.  I have been atheist since a child and am just now finding others who share my opinions.  This is a good place to be.

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