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GulfCoast66

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94. It's nothing my church did that made me a freethinker.

Tue Aug 3, 2021, 08:18 PM

Aug 2021

I’m a science major then I was fortunate enough to travel the world to way more secular countries and some that were never Christian.

I remember back in church as a kid in the 70’s and 80’s how much fun they made of Mormons. Golden tablets, ancestors salvation and all that Jazz. Before we knew about the Magic underwear. They thought it crazy. Even then I remember thinking virgin birth with god as the sperm donor and rising from the dead. Did not seem any more rational than what the Mormons believed.

Looking back I think that’s when I really stopped believing. But it took a few more decades to admit it to myself. Cultural compulsion is strong.

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I called them on it every time. no_hypocrisy Aug 2021 #1

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We don't discuss that other sexual harassment malaise Aug 2021 #10

I think it might be because young men often like the attention and don't feel physically at risk. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #35

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It's nothing my church did that made me a freethinker. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #94

I Called Other Men On It ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #12

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I was looking around before they fired me. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2021 #42

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Told them I was straight. Let's face 9 times out 10 if there's a sexual harrassment it was ... marble falls Aug 2021 #52

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Men are craven for the most part. Even with each other. marble falls Aug 2021 #119

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