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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:55 pm
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First off, thanks for letting me join! biggrin
So, how many times have you been called a devil-worshiper? It's my current involuntary nickname. I live in the bible belt of NC (lucky me.) and ever since people at my school found out, it's been 'Why are you atheist?!', 'You're evil! Devil-worshiper!', and 'You're gonna go to hell!' It's gotten so bad that I had to go to a teacher and get help. They wouldn't leave me ALONE, dammit! The principal doesn't give a s**t, as far as he's concerned they're doing a good deed. I do have one teacher who's a VERY tolerant Christian (He's the BEST! <3) and he always helps me when it gets too bad, but he can't be everywhere. And I have been known to blow up when ignorant people (They aren't ignorant because they're Christian, my family is Christian, they're ignorant because they're ******** stupid.) get in my face.
I tried to explain, but only a few people at my school were actually interested in how I thought and why I was atheist. (SMART PEOPLE! YES!)
Share your name-calling stories?
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:11 pm
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 3:28 pm
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:29 pm
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:37 pm
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:43 am
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:24 pm
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:58 pm
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:05 pm
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Only once have I been referred to as a "Devil Worshipper". It happened in October 2006, I was out at lunch at the local Quizno's and since it was a nice day, I sat outside at one of the tables. On the table, someone had left a copy of the Washington Post and so I picked it up to read the comics and the news. As I pull out the Style section, they were running an article about Sam Harris' book "The End of Faith". As I read the article, some woman walks by and sees me reading it and looks at me and says something along the lines of
"You know, you shouldn't read books like that or even hear of books like that. They are written by the agents of Satan sent to ensnare pure young Christian minds and bring them unto his service." Then she went on a long tirade about The Book of Revelations while I finished the newspaper.
When she finished I put the news paper down, looked at her and said "You know ma'am, I'm one of those people you called "Devil Worshippers", but I got to tell you that we do not believe in a higher power, not even Satan. Now may I ask you to please leave me alone, so I can finish my lunch in peace?" She did leave, but she ran off shouting stuff about the Rapture. I just chuckled and finished my lunch.
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 3:59 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:39 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:42 pm
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:16 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:15 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:13 pm
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