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Atheists & Agnostics

Curmudgeoness

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8. In my community,

Reply to onager (Original post)

Wed Jan 13, 2016, 08:37 PM

Jan 2016

almost all social functions in the black community revolve around the church. Not so much in the white community, although it is still an issue.....when I returned here after years away, my saying was "you have two options for meeting people here, church and bars". So it must be worse in the black community. I know that it is hard to be openly atheist. I am sure that it is not easy for her, and I was sad to read that when blacks do show up at meetings, etc., they are not welcomed. Seriously? I hope that doesn't happen often.

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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