Atheists & Agnostics

Binkie The Clown

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12. Many years ago, I was working as a carpet cleaner...

Tue May 5, 2015, 07:27 PM

May 2015

I went into a home that had one of those elaborately embroidered pieces on the wall. From across the room I could read, in big bold letters "[font size=4]O Lord..."[/font]. The rest was too small to see that far away. I mumbled to myself to just ignore it and do my work. As I worked my way across the living room carpet I got close enough to read the rest. It continued in smaller embroidered print [font size=1]"...won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ---Janis Joplin"[/font].

The lady of the house, as it turns out, was a fellow atheist.

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Religious privilege... [View all] truebrit71 May 2015 OP

That was terribly disrespectful and exhibitionist of them. LiberalAndProud May 2015 #1

I just noticed my doctor has a religious plaque on his desk with some saccharine saying it. progressoid May 2015 #2

I couldn't handle it. Brainstormy May 2015 #8

Many years ago, I was working as a carpet cleaner... Binkie The Clown May 2015 #12

I so want to do that! Lars39 May 2015 #13

Ha! That's great. progressoid May 2015 #14

Here's what's wrong with it. mountain grammy May 2015 #3

And atheists get accused of acting like assholes? beam me up scottie May 2015 #4

Yes, because we post negative opinions about religion on teh Interwebz! trotsky May 2015 #18

As an atheist at many a religious wedding or funeral Warren Stupidity May 2015 #5

I agree Brainstormy May 2015 #7

I have attended several Brainstormy May 2015 #6

Thank you Jesus central scrutinizer May 2015 #9

lololol! beam me up scottie May 2015 #10

"Thank god I have food, and blame god they are starving in Bangladesh." Binkie The Clown May 2015 #11

ignorance seems to be a popular human tradition olddots May 2015 #15

Assholes. AlbertCat May 2015 #16

Apparently nil desperandum May 2015 #17