i'm not sure if an atheist ad campaign would accomplish much.the distrust of atheists is so strong in this country, that if we came "out of the closet" so to speak, it would be a nightmare, at least in my business. i deal with many religious people, expressing their beliefs, everyday. i just keep my thoughts to myself. even when im asked to tattoo "a picture of god". what exactly does "a picture of god" look like???? i remember when we were in elementary school,every year at christmas, the lions club gave every student a small bag of hard candy, and a miniature bible . of course we accepted the gift, we ate the candy, and in my case , the bible would get ditched on the school bus, so i wouldn't have to hear any sarcastic remarks from my mom. i remember one year, aunt dorothy came storming into the classroom. apparently she had warned the teachers not to be giving her granddaughter louetta (my age & in my class) any more bibles!! but she had been given one, and aunt dorothy was in a rage!!( this was 3rd grade i think) i dont think aunt dorothy even had a drivers liscense, so she must have got someone to bring her up there. i think thats the only time i ever saw her around the school.
yes, most people try to convert you immediately if they even think you don't believe in the god of their choice. luckily we never attended church to hear any of it. i remember cathy lum and her mom, leona lum asking mom if i could go to church with them sometime...of course the answer was no. i did send my kids to 2 different vacation bible schools so they could meet some kids their age, but they weren't really trying to indoctrinate them. i helped out so i could keep an eye on them.
as for the picture of god, i guess you could choose whoever you wanted. maybe a picture of dennis hopper from "easyrider" would make a good model. he could resemble jesus dad.or maybe any god would do. so just pick one from mythology and see if they like that.
well, morgan freeman might be a good choice, if i left out some of those facial warts. and hes a very loving guy, especially to his extended family. i think i prefer dennis hopper , but as in" rumble fish", or "the river", kinda old ,kinda crazy, could turn on ya in a minute. makes alot of 1/2 ass statements. but maybe with a golden aura emanating from his head.
as i told the bible bumping baptist at work. i have my god. and i'll make a deal with you, "don't preach to me and i won't blow smoke he your face" but as you can guess a few were either real hard liners or just dumb. and tried there preaching anyway. care to guess what they got in return? my god is alive an well living in a high rise condo in downtown Phoenix AZ. why do i say this? well some how when ever i've been hard-up for some extra cash, it has always showed up sometimes in very strange ways, Ever open your mail box and find a $10.00 bill? I have. To each his own. Live and let live I believe even some so-called atheist think there is something out there someplace watching over us
yes, i figure the same thing. "to each his own". i don't even care to be considered an atheist because i don't believe in organized religion or organized non-religion. i DO get tired of people trying to convert me or trying to make me feel guilty/stupid/bad/fill in the blank/ whenever they bring up and want to discuss their religion. i know it appears selfish, but i really am not interested in religion. it makes me feel like we are discussing a movie or a tv show or a novel or a dream that someone had. i lose interest after about 5 seconds. i never bring up my beliefs about religion untill someone keeps pressing me. i think people can have whatever thoughts they want. just don't try to make me think it.
one cold winter day as i was walking home from work, after a 0 customer day, i saw something green blowing across the ice covered side walk. three hundred dollar bills!!! but i didn't thank god. i thanked the crack dealers on the corner, and their drug-addled customers. (probably stuffing drugs or money in their pants pocket real quick, so the police dont see them.)
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i'm not sure if an atheist ad campaign would accomplish much.the distrust of atheists is so strong in this country, that if we came "out of the closet" so to speak, it would be a nightmare, at least in my business. i deal with many religious people, expressing their beliefs, everyday. i just keep my thoughts to myself. even when im asked to tattoo "a picture of god". what exactly does "a picture of god" look like????
i remember when we were in elementary school,every year at christmas, the lions club gave every student a small bag of hard candy, and a miniature bible . of course we accepted the gift, we ate the candy, and in my case , the bible would get ditched on the school bus, so i wouldn't have to hear any sarcastic remarks from my mom. i remember one year, aunt dorothy came storming into the classroom. apparently she had warned the teachers not to be giving her granddaughter louetta (my age & in my class) any more bibles!! but she had been given one, and aunt dorothy was in a rage!!( this was 3rd grade i think) i dont think aunt dorothy even had a drivers liscense, so she must have got someone to bring her up there. i think thats the only time i ever saw her around the school.
yes, most people try to convert you immediately if they even think you don't believe in the god of their choice. luckily we never attended church to hear any of it. i remember cathy lum and her mom, leona lum asking mom if i could go to church with them sometime...of course the answer was no. i did send my kids to 2 different vacation bible schools so they could meet some kids their age, but they weren't really trying to indoctrinate them. i helped out so i could keep an eye on them.
as for the picture of god, i guess you could choose whoever you wanted. maybe a picture of dennis hopper from "easyrider" would make a good model. he could resemble jesus dad.or maybe any god would do. so just pick one from mythology and see if they like that.
oh yes beth, we were watching "evan almighty" and morgan freeman was god, so i guess you could just draw that up...seems appropriate.
well, morgan freeman might be a good choice, if i left out some of those facial warts. and hes a very loving guy, especially to his extended family.
i think i prefer dennis hopper , but as in" rumble fish", or "the river", kinda old ,kinda crazy, could turn on ya in a minute. makes alot of 1/2 ass statements. but maybe with a golden aura emanating from his head.
as i told the bible bumping baptist at work. i have my god. and i'll make a deal with you, "don't preach to me and i won't blow smoke he your face" but as you can guess a few were either real hard liners or just dumb. and tried there preaching anyway. care to guess what they got in return?
my god is alive an well living in a high rise condo in downtown Phoenix AZ. why do i say this? well some how when ever i've been hard-up for some extra cash, it has always showed up sometimes in very strange ways, Ever open your mail box and find a $10.00 bill? I have.
To each his own. Live and let live
I believe even some so-called atheist think there is something out there someplace watching over us
yes, i figure the same thing. "to each his own". i don't even care to be considered an atheist because i don't believe in organized religion or organized non-religion. i DO get tired of people trying to convert me or trying to make me feel guilty/stupid/bad/fill in the blank/ whenever they bring up and want to discuss their religion. i know it appears selfish, but i really am not interested in religion. it makes me feel like we are discussing a movie or a tv show or a novel or a dream that someone had. i lose interest after about 5 seconds. i never bring up my beliefs about religion untill someone keeps pressing me. i think people can have whatever thoughts they want. just don't try to make me think it.
one cold winter day as i was walking home from work, after a 0 customer day, i saw something green blowing across the ice covered side walk. three hundred dollar bills!!! but i didn't thank god. i thanked the crack dealers on the corner, and their drug-addled customers. (probably stuffing drugs or money in their pants pocket real quick, so the police dont see them.)
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