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Yasmin Trindade replied to Carlos Antonio Galeano Rios's discussion ateus no Rio in the group Brasil
"Eu acho muito válido organizar alguma coisa. Eu moro em Niterói, mas se marcarmos direitinho dá pra ir de boa. Nós somos, teoricamente, um dos estados com maior número de ateus -ou O estado com o maior…"
Jun 6, 2012
Yasmin Trindade replied to Lisangelo's discussion Primeiro questionamento in the group Brasil
"Foi na igreja, eu estava sentada escutando a professora da escola dominical da Igreja Presbiteriana falar sobre a história de Abraão e Isaque. Fiquei pensando nas razões de deus pedir a Abraão que sacrificasse seu…"
Jun 6, 2012
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'Does the fear ever go away?' and 'Being and atheist in Brazil'

So, today I was talking to some of my christian friends and religion came up. One of my friends didn't know for sure my position about it and when it became clear that I'm an atheist, she said she was sad for me, and it made me think of my time as a believer, especially when she asked me why I didn't believe, she said "Min, it is so easy, you just gotta believe"... But really, when I was a believer it wasn't "just believing", no. I felt guilty about things that I know now are perfectly natural,…See More
Jun 6, 2012
Yasmin Trindade replied to Nathan Hevenstone's discussion Has it Been Easy for Anyone? in the group Recovering from Religion
"Yeah, I have moments like these too, and as you said, I don't know if the fear ever goes away, I just hope it does."
May 18, 2012
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"Welcome aboard! =)  Hope this finds you doing great today..."
May 17, 2012
Yasmin Trindade replied to Jonel Burge's discussion Female Vs. Male experience as an atheist in the group Young Atheist Women
"The "it's just a phase" treatment is what I hate the most, and the one my family chose to adopt, of course. I just ignore the fact that they ignore my atheism and bring it up everytime religion is mentioned. "
May 17, 2012
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"Hello Yasmin Welcome to this world of rationality, truth and peace, where common sense and science lead to freethinking wisdom --- as you know well as a young atheist. You can be content in knowing that you are cleverer than your parents in spotting…"
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"Welcome,Yasmin ! Glad you could join us. :D Please consider joining Hang With Friends a group to meet people and talk about anything that's on your mind. You might also like Young Atheist Women, 
Women Atheists, Female Atheists, and possibly…"
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I'm a History student, raised in a theist family who just recently "came out" as an atheist. Not the nicest conversation I had... Well, I don't know what else to say, so yeah, that's it!
School/College/University
Universidade Federal Fluminense
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18-21
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Niterói, RJ
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Brazil

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'Does the fear ever go away?' and 'Being and atheist in Brazil'

Posted on June 6, 2012 at 11:00pm 0 Comments

So, today I was talking to some of my christian friends and religion came up. One of my friends didn't know for sure my position about it and when it became clear that I'm an atheist, she said she was sad for me, and it made me think of my time as a believer, especially when she asked me why I didn't believe, she said "Min, it is so easy, you just gotta believe"... But really, when I was a believer it wasn't "just believing", no. I felt guilty about things that I know now are perfectly…

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At 5:10pm on May 17, 2012, Brent Feeney said…

Welcome aboard! =)  Hope this finds you doing great today...

At 3:31am on May 17, 2012, Dr. Terence Meaden said…
Hello Yasmin
Welcome to this world of rationality, truth and peace, where common sense and science lead to freethinking wisdom --- as you know well as a young atheist. You can be content in knowing that you are cleverer than your parents in spotting the absurdities and fictions of religion.
  
We invite you to make good friends by joining the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Astronomy, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Gods, Atheism, Evolution, Darwin..." with 700 discussion topics and over 3400 members.
At 11:39pm on May 16, 2012, Ruth Anthony-Gardner said…
At 11:39pm on May 16, 2012, Ruth Anthony-Gardner said…

Welcome,Yasmin ! Glad you could join us. :D

Please consider joining Hang With Friends a group to meet people and talk about anything that's on your mind.

You might also like Young Atheist Women, 
Women Atheists, Female Atheists, and possibly 
Feminist Atheists. After you've searched for stuff that interests you in "Groups" above and in the "Forums", don't forget to look at recent activity which hides along the right margin of the page all the way at the bottom.

At 11:06pm on May 16, 2012, Steph S. said…

Greetings! Welcome to the site!

 
 
 

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