Sentences with phrase «out as an atheist»

Around christians, it is not healthy to out yourself as an atheist in many circu.mstances.

I came out as an atheist at the age of 16 to my Mom.

If Christians actually read completely the bible with reading comprehension, many will come out as atheists.

so, this guy who has 2 kids to support didn't even bother to think, gee, all my jobs are with Christian organizations, if I come out as an atheist experimentalist, I might lose my jobs, and then how will I support my kids?

Bell sounds nothing like Jerry DeWitt or Teresa MacBain, who actually lost their jobs because they came out as atheists.

The sad thing in all of this is that, if I out myself as an atheist to my parish and having been atheist since 2011, as well as being queer, the Catholic Church will still try to find a way to trash me.

Last year I came out as an atheist to my husband who is a more theologically liberal Christian.

When everyone presents a respectful uniform appearance it prevents anyone from being singled out as atheists or followers of religions less practiced in America.

Some of Christianity's biggest spokespersons started out as atheists, agnostics, or people who dabbled in the occult.

And, before you or anyone says that Christians don't hate people, when I came out as an atheist, you would be surprised at the number of family and friends who turned on me and now hate me because of my choices.

Since coming out as an atheist about a year ago, I have lost a lot of friends.

Not exact matches

Someone likes Salero starts spewing out idiotic things, and the atheists start pointing fingers and using people like Salero as part of their many of excuses for not believing.

Especially seeing as how 76 % of Texas voters opted to ban both gay marriage and civi unions, I don't think they really are very sympathetic to the message these atheists are trying to put out.

Tell it to all the atheists out there who treat it as a religion.

I hope the atheists out there try to keep those minds open as he did, and come to know in their own way, in their own time.

Appears also that the «blogger formerly known as an atheist» is copping out like so many — instead of meeting the issues of morality and how we define it head on, she is now appealing to a «higher power» to tell her what morality is.

It is what has lead me to my veiw that Atheism as a religion, the passion most Atheist have for their point of view from the start you may not fall in this category but I'm sure you know someone that does.The same applies to Christians that freak out on someone and start forcing their view on others, I see that as wrong also if someone asks or brings the debate to you then by all means debate but why be rude how does it help?

AvdBerg So Matthew 7:7 applies to everyone who has sought out and found answers, such as Muslims, Buddhists, Scientologists, Atheists, not to mention cult members... Let me guess, that would be a «no».

It seems many of the the atheists can only hash out the usual slogans (delusional, fairy tales, Santa Claus ect) and select quotations from scripture (The bad parts... yes the bad parts are there too) As a skeptic myself I'm not impressed.

Just as most Christians don't go out of their way to offend atheists.

Great article, and as usual the atheists are out in full force..

I realize that this will be frustrating to some atheists who see it as another subjective theistic cop - out and to some theists as a cowardly compromise.

Most atheist started out as theists like everyone else.

I can understand a distrust with organized religion and being an atheists, but are you not doing the same thing as Christians by saying what you think is real or calling out those that you think are wrong.

herbert Juarez stated «@calgary We regularly kick the snot out of «atheists» on Bible knowledge.In [sic] fact the youngest believer has the ability to show the godless, where [sic] the bear does his business in the buckwheat.If [sic] you are Canadian [sic], as in Calgary [sic], don't you have your own news network?

In a New York Times blog, Ross Douthat notes that Pew created two nonbeliever categories instead of one: the much publicized atheist / agnostic category (which got 21 out of 32 religious knowledge questions right) and a much larger category of respondents who described their religion as «nothing in particular» (which got only 15 right — a bit below the national average of 16 correct answers).

Everytime religious people post something about God or something out of their belief, there comes the Atheists storming it with their typical (hateful, profane, disrespectful but in - fairness articulate, itellect, scientific and logical) replies and name callings such as; «2000 years religious numbnuts», «oxymorons who keep asking of sky daddy's help», «idiots who was fooled by a magical being in the sky» and so on and so forth.

But... we atheists will allow out world view to be classified as a religion so that we can get the protections all other religions get.

@calgary We regularly kick the snot out of «atheists» on Bible knowledge.In fact the youngest believer has the ability to show the godless, where the bear does his business in the buckwheat.If you are canadian, as in calgary, don't you have your own news network?

and the idea is not so much simply that something else has to die as it is that my own sins warrant death (a repeated theme in the OT, as many of the atheists on this blog often point out).

As it turns out, the category of U.S. adults who do not believe in the divine is much larger than the category of those who describe themselves as either atheists or agnostics (likely because of the stigma associated with these termsAs it turns out, the category of U.S. adults who do not believe in the divine is much larger than the category of those who describe themselves as either atheists or agnostics (likely because of the stigma associated with these termsas either atheists or agnostics (likely because of the stigma associated with these terms).

I say this only to again point out that, just like atheists can not be described as a homogeneous group, neither can Christians, at least philosophically or theologically.

Try it out, and don't look as idiotic as the American Atheists right now.

As a famous atheist once said, «You can believe anything you want, but keep your beliefs out of the laboratory.»

@ Derrick Yu, This actually may come as a shocker, but there are believers out there who still continue to ask questions about God, about the Universe, and so forth, and unlike certain atheists out there who if they can't get definite answers to just come to conclusions that can not be verified like conclude that there is no God, at least there are believers out there who at least are willing to at least be open to the possibility that there is a God, and from there they develop their faith, which even though is not a perfect knowledge, at least can help keep those minds open, unlike certain atheists who take the easy way out and convincing themselves that it is a fact that there is no God, when in reality it is not a fact at all.

Out of all the postings on this site today, I found «Derp's «post the most fascinating and informative, as well as deeply revealing.Even after boasting of what seems to be a practically perfect live by any measure, he informs us that he takes pleasure in mocking and ridiculing those of faith who are presumably his opposite; I can only wonder if, given all his supposed accomplishments, he is smart enough to realize how deeply revealing of his true character his remarks are.As a believer, I rarely engage in arguments with my atheist friends, and like to think I wouldn't lower myself to the level of juvenile name - calling and personal attacks against whatever my atheist friends hold dear.Most of the time we simply agree to disagree; when they hold forth with misinformation or ignorance on their assumed «knowledge «of my faith, I try to gently correct them; I certainly don't allow any disagreements we have to devolve into hateful insults and name - calling.

I simply pointed out that MORE people have died under atheist regimes (and I specifically mentioned only Lenin, Stalin and Mao) than as the result of religion.

My assessment is that the wider disorientation of Western society, the decreasing respect for many institutions and the disdain for humans alongside what Christopher Lasch has termed a «culture of narcissism» has played out both among the «spiritual but not religious» identifiers as well as among many «new atheists.»

As a conservative with libertarian tendencies, I dabbled with tea - baggery myself but when they found out I was an atheist and not racist, I found myself to be an unwelcome addition to their group.

Yes, coming out as a «probationary atheist» might provoke a religious organization to give you the boot, but the only difference I see between Bell and the many atheists already in our churches was his admission / confession to being one.

Mehta said he knows many atheists who fear that «coming out of the closet» will jeopardize their jobs and relationships, just as in Bell's experience.

Citing the phone book as a reliable source of contact information for secular and Atheist support groups and organizations is a bit like saying you need a taxi and, then, searching out a horse and carriage (Amish community notwithstanding).

midwest rail I am puzzled as to why atheists or non believers call it a lie when a Christian takes an unlikely but not ruled out position that is contrary to mainstream scientific consensus.

The atheists are out sharing their hatred of all things good in life, as usual.

I would fall out of my chair if just one of you losers would admit, as I (and most atheists by the way) that you DO N'T KNOW for sure.

And as long as atheists are oppressed and treated hatefully for speaking out, there's going to be a great deal more who refuse to admit they are atheists in public.

But the main emphasis of my post is the evangelism slant... how it sounds the same as a believer's approach to reaching out to an atheist.

It's also, sadly, risky to come out in a traditionally conservative Christian area as an atheist or agnostic, or, in my case, being a student of Zen Buddhism.

As an atheist I think it's important to know if your candidate picks his nose and eats the boogers, not that it makes any policy difference, but it is a charachetr difference, and if the candidate promotes his faith which includes baptizing dead jews whether out of guilt or love, I want to know about it so I can make an informed character choice on who I give my vote to.

The study pointed out that «none» needn't necessarily mean «atheist» as much as it implies a dissatisfaction with mainline denominations.