Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Lary9 on June 29, 2011 at 7:30am

Have you tried Coke Zero yet? As a former Diet Coke addict, I found it to be a more versatile Coca-Cola variant.

Permalink Reply by alexa penzner on July 10, 2011 at 3:19pm

hey guys - you're missing the only 'coke' drink there really is on earth -

 

Pepsi

- diet pepsi: decaf, caf.  diet cherry pepsi. . .  i mean what's more important

in one's life - huh?  :))

Permalink Reply by Kelly D. Rodgers on June 17, 2011 at 9:45pm

Thank you for the  pointer on the ''Add a Discussion'' . The way this unassuming little thing lookes I had thought that it was merely a statement saying that new discussions were encoraged,not that one actually could click on it.Concerning photograps/videos,I am still having a bit of a problem loading them here,my ''cut and paste doesn't seem to take in my profile,do you have any suggestions?

Permalink Reply by A3Kr0n on June 17, 2011 at 10:22pm

Where are you trying to load pictures? There's an "upload files" below the text box. Seems every section here is a little different.

 

Permalink Reply by Grinning Cat on June 17, 2011 at 10:56pm

If you're talking about the collections "My Photos" or "My Videos", I've done it from the navigation bar on top, just under the Atheist Nexus header. Hovering over "Photos" gives options for "Basic Upload" or "Mass Upload"; either one works. Similarly for videos (though I haven't added videos myself yet).

 

Permalink Reply by gerry gallacher on September 7, 2011 at 6:53am

I used to be a christian...'born again Alfred Hitchcock' variety, at least that how it was described at a job interview I attended many years ago, the desciption has stuck in my mind for some reason. I've spoke in tongues, seen the devil, and been in the presence of angels... and many more such as the religious ferver played tricks with my mind, oh and by the way I also tried to commit suicide when the realisation that I wasn't up to gods standard occured to me. Fortunately that was many years ago and sites like this have been vital in my de-conversion, my acclimatisation to reality. I really think religions should be held accountable for the damage they can do to people. Thankyou for reading my brief but personal account and I hope that you will encourage me by continuing to give your highly informative and stimulating posts and I would be delighted to answer any questions.

Permalink Reply by G Smith on September 7, 2011 at 7:02am

Any advice on how to ask a fervently religious relative to respect my request to stop trying to convert me?

Permalink Reply by gerry gallacher on September 7, 2011 at 8:59am

I don't know ? depending on how much you judge this to be lacking respect...you should act accordingly...If your open about what you think and don't think applies to you then tell them....depending on your realtionship with them you can tell them to take a hike and that you have reached a sure footing as far as personal beleifs are concerned or politely decline their advice and maybe say that science answers a lot of the questions the bible asks.

Permalink Reply by Doc on September 12, 2011 at 8:38am

I had such a problem with my best friend of 30 years.  She was the atheist, when we met in college, and said religion was a crutch that only weak people needed to lean on.  The implication was that such people were cowardly, choosing weakness.  Her courage was one of the many factors that helped me step away from organized religion and truly question god, back then.  About ten years later, she became a fundamentalist in a south American branch of evangelical fundies and allowed such brainwashing that she is afraid if she stepped away, now, her entire world would collapse.  When she finally gave her last strong-arming manipulative, even vicious attack on me, to force me to accept her god, I drew the line.  It's been over a year, and very slowly, she's at least coming around to respecting the fact that she can't do this.  At the very least, it's un-Christ-like.  At the most, it is torture in the form of mind control, and I won't stand for it.

 

I tell you this, because those who truly love you will respect you.  Those who don't, you don't need pulling you down.  Those who are questionable will prove themselves over time.  I wish you luck with your situation.  Be you, be strongly you, and don't allow anyone to change you.

Permalink Reply by Doc on September 12, 2011 at 8:30am

Gerry, your account of attempted suicide fits my theory of why suicide rates have been rising in the military along with Christianization of our military from within and without.  The biggest push-back has been from MRFF, their overt focus most on the USAF, and USAFA in particular, and since that push-back started, the USAF is the only branch of the military that, as far as I know, has had any slowing or reversal of this suicide trend.  Worse, the military has been using chaplains to treat the suicidal, and the chaplaincy, over the last few decades, has been overrun with dominionist evangelicals.  I wish you could expound on that, so the powers that be could take note and do something right.

Permalink Reply by Gary WH. on July 5, 2011 at 5:44pm

Thanks for any tips...I have been looking over the site and boards trying to see how it all works. It will take some time getting use to. I look forward to making some new friends...8)

Permalink Reply by Jovelean D. Borces on July 5, 2011 at 5:45pm

I think I'll just need to get used to it. I should login more often and pretty soon it will be my second Facebook. hahaha

 

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• Next ›
• Page