Atheists & Agnostics

AlbertCat

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5. Do you know, in my life no-one has ever asked me that.

Wed Jan 13, 2016, 02:18 PM

Jan 2016

No one has asked are that either.... and I've lived in NC my whole life. I guess it matters who you associate with.

But there is a notion that "you should go to church"... whether you believe or not. It is a social thing.

And of course the church is one of the wealthiest and most powerful institutions in a small agricultural town ....anywhere.

It's really more of an urban/rural thing....everywhere. Since most of the South is rural (and most of the mid-West... which is very like the South)... well, you get where I'm going.

Also, fundies were not taken too seriously when I was growing up (60's and 70s) but that changed.... especially when a black man was elected president.

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Confessions of a Black Atheist [View all] onager Jan 2016 OP

Good read - thanks. I was struck by this thought - mr blur Jan 2016 #1

Well we all know, mr blur... trotsky Jan 2016 #4

My wife is from the South, and you aren't overstating a thing. trotsky Jan 2016 #2

Wow. Do you know, in my life no-one has ever asked me that. mr blur Jan 2016 #3

Do you know, in my life no-one has ever asked me that. AlbertCat Jan 2016 #5

You may be right awoke_in_2003 Jan 2016 #9

Well, tell her "howdy" for me! onager Jan 2016 #6

It's either that or you get the "who's your daddy?" pegging question. Lars39 Jan 2016 #7

In my community, Curmudgeoness Jan 2016 #8