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No problem. It's good to meet people from other countries and expand my perception of the world around me.
I have a vague concept of how the Catholic church sees us, although some of that is probably distorted by time and the differences between countries. I never went to Catholic school, and I never believed in any of the religion, but I was raised Catholic.
The last time I talked to a Catholic priest was 20 years ago, but the ones I talked to were pretty laid back. One even said that playing Dungeons & Dragons was fine, as long as you remembered that it was all just made-up stuff.
I think US Catholics are generally more relaxed than those elsewhere in the world ... although it's also possible that the Catholic church as a whole has gotten more aggressive about atheism, in the past 20 years, as we've become more vocal in the media and have become a serious threat.
Dr. Terence Meaden
Hi Antonia, and welcome to this rational world of Internet atheism--- a haven of truth and peace from the superstitions and fictional god of the masses.
"Well-grounded common sense leads to the wisdom that is atheism."
We invite you to make good friends by joining the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Astronomy, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Gods, Atheism, Evolution, Darwin..." with nearly 500 discussion topics and 2780 members.
http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/originsuniverselifehumankindandda...
Terence
Jun 25, 2011
Joseph P
Cool, I have a friend, here in North Carolina, who is originally from Colombia. Her father still lives there. I can't remember which part, though.
I can imagine the problem, with school. All of the best private schools are probably religious, huh?
Jun 28, 2011
Joseph P
No problem. It's good to meet people from other countries and expand my perception of the world around me.
I have a vague concept of how the Catholic church sees us, although some of that is probably distorted by time and the differences between countries. I never went to Catholic school, and I never believed in any of the religion, but I was raised Catholic.
The last time I talked to a Catholic priest was 20 years ago, but the ones I talked to were pretty laid back. One even said that playing Dungeons & Dragons was fine, as long as you remembered that it was all just made-up stuff.
I think US Catholics are generally more relaxed than those elsewhere in the world ... although it's also possible that the Catholic church as a whole has gotten more aggressive about atheism, in the past 20 years, as we've become more vocal in the media and have become a serious threat.
Jun 28, 2011