Comment by Tammie Webster on November 4, 2010 at 7:36am

Fun times.

Comment by The Doubter on July 12, 2011 at 12:19am

Well it's nice to know that there are few atheists in NZ. Cheers

Comment by Shawn Hamman on July 12, 2011 at 12:37am

One or two of us around yea :)

Comment by The Doubter on July 12, 2011 at 12:44am

Hey Up Shawn......what a coincidence my names Sean!! I had a look for any Bright groups setting up, I'm down in Nelson....Is it me or is NZ pretty laid back about the whole religious thing?

Comment by Shawn Hamman on July 12, 2011 at 1:56pm

NZ is pretty laid back to a degree. I didn't get a job I applied for last year because of my... outspoken heathen views. On a whole though, not so bad.

 

There's a couple of groups up here in Auckland, you might want to have a look at (and join): http://www.nzarh.org.nz/ to see if there are some dudes down there who want to meet up.

 

Comment by Shawn Hamman on July 12, 2011 at 5:18pm

Long story but the shortened version is: went for an interview, got called back for a second interview, did 3.5 hours of more interviews, including the GM, things were going swimmingly, then my personal blog came up. Not wanting to hide anything I gave them the address where I had, unfortunately, recently written a... scathing post on Islam.

 

They were not impressed, I didn't get the job, they refused to tell me why. Of course I don't know for a fact and I can only guess but it certainly feels like my opinion on religion helped the decision along.

 

Sadly, this is why I carefully separate my views on religion from my professional profile and will continue to do so, for a while at least.

Comment by Shawn Hamman on July 12, 2011 at 6:21pm

It was this one: http://onefuriousllama.com/2010/05/23/mohammed-muslims-and-the-pict...

Comment by Shawn Hamman on July 12, 2011 at 7:01pm

A software development position where one might have to work with Muslims and other religious types. Not that I have a problem with this, I keep religion out of the office as a rule, except when somebody else starts something.

 

Either way, not a biggie, I got a much better job a couple weeks later... almost like I was meant to... heh. 

Comment by Iain McMahon on August 13, 2011 at 7:23pm

Re: Shawn Hamman on his blog & job interview fail: yes that's how I feel about my own blog ATM. Currently I'm working for a "Christian" mental health organisation (I know right, lol) and have been keeping my own deconversion on the down-low for more than a year or two now. I'd love to talk freely on my blog but - damn this internet - it appears that my blog and even my profile on Atheist Nexus is too findable with a google search!

Comment by Shawn Hamman on August 13, 2011 at 7:46pm

Christian mental health... there's an oxymoron if I ever heard one!

 

"No sir, *those* voices in your head aren't really but that other one, Jesus, *that* one is real".

 

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