This group is why I joined this website. I am still a dependent of my parents, who are devout Catholics, and it will cause much tension in my family if I'm found out. It will be some time before I can support myself, but until then I have my support…
Boy, do I belong here. I am the only non-Christian in my HUGE family of 30-something first cousins, 18 aunts/uncles, one grandparent - all uber Christian. No way in hell (ha) I'm coming out. The closet may be dark, but it's safe in here!
I married into a hardcore Christian family, so husband and I are undercover because if they found out all they would do is whine in our ear about how we'll go to hell if we don't repent. To us, being undercover is better than that.
I am a computer science student at Case Western Reserve University. When I'm at school, I act as "education director" for the Campus Freethought Alliance at Case, but I am living undercover in Cincinnati for a while.
I listen to a lot of atheism-related podcasts. I particularly enjoy The Non-Prophets, The Atheist Experience, and the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe.
I play various instruments and like to get mentally involved in the music that I listen to. My taste is wide, with some exceptions.
School/College/University
Case Western Reserve University
Profession
Student
Age Group
18-21
City and State (For Member Searching)
Cleveland
Country (For Member Searching)
USA
My Other Blog
I spew all my personal crap at http://www.xanga.com/diordna - mostly because no one reads it. That particular blog is still "undercover" at the moment. Please don't blow it.
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But Cincy isn't very free-thought friendly. =/ There is however the Free Inquiry Group (FIG) and the meetup.com group down there. They're pretty cool. :)
It is true that many people take the path of religion to lead them out of destructive life styles.
It is also true that people can do the same thing without a reliance on faith (you just don't hear about it as much).
You sound like a very nice you…
I thought it was utterly brilliant that he said Abbot's offer of a billion dollars for Hobart hospital was immoral!
His refusal of such a ridiculous bribe iis one of the first moral acts I've ever seen from a politician. Clearly the man will have a…
I've seen posts about the 50 commandments of jeebus put out by xtians that cite chapter and verse and you really don't need a commentary to go along with them.
Boy it sure does kill the whole GOP/Tea Party platform.
From the article Tommy cited.
"However, religious commentators have criticized Hawking's theorizing, saying he can never hope to explain what is essentially unexplainable."
Well doesn't that kind of invalidate their own "god" theory then? ;p
Anybody else read it? I love the basic premise, and being an atheist means I can appreciate the mythology and not get bent out of shape about the multiple deities.
Wyoming is better than the southeast, from what I've seen. It's still a solid red state, though. My big point was that there are no cities. The closest it has are Cheyenne and Casper, each of which are around 50,000 people.
The entire state barely…
I was in Panama City this past weekend, but I didn't have any free time. I was there for my brother-in-law's pinning. He was promoted to Major in the Air Force. The promotion ceremony was full of God and Jesus references, and the invocation was give…
I saw a video, or a blog post once that listed all the uncomfortable and illogical things that a person must do, according to Jesus' own words, in order to follow him. The list included hating your family, selling all your possessions, etc. I'm pret…