Religion
In reply to the discussion: Atheists, do you wish you could afford to ignore religion completely? [View all]gwheezie
(3,580 posts)I have to mention,unless someone asks me about religion, I offer no opinion, folks can babble on and on in my presence and I smile politely like I was taught. But since you ask....In my everyday personal life I do not feel the least bit bothered by religious folks, while there are many I like, when they talk about religion, I find something else to do unless they ask me and then I tell them I don't care if there is a god. I'm not sure what that makes me, is that an atheist? agnostic? I just don't care if god exists and rarely think about it and try to avoid pointless discussions about god.
I do resent attempts made by religions to impose their belief system on the rest of us by law. I understand that the majority of this country claims to be Christian so I expect them to decorate the place to reflect their beliefs and I don't care if they sing their songs on PA systems at certain times of the year or ring bells or throw eggs around the yard and sending kids out to find them, that is harmless. I don't think religious folks or non religious folks are persecuted in this country, I think some religious folks use their religion to deny the rights of others through their influence in our politics but I don't think there is any kind of war on atheists or Christians in this country, it's a bit dramatic to claim there is. I don't feel looked down on, threatened or discriminated against. Really since I don't believe in either damnation or prayer, why would it matter to me is someone prays for me or damns me to hell?