I am an atheist, of course, and most of my friends make light of this fact. Atheists tend to get a generally bad rap in society, thanks no doubt to some past history. It's sometimes readily apparent that our nation of hypocritical politics extends to religion: the First Amendment protects freedom of religion, yet having no religious beliefs at all seems to be a problem for a lot of groups. For one, I've been told more than once by those of Christianity that because I'm atheist, I'm going to go to hell after I die. Really? I'm going to end up in a place that I don't even believe in? That takes guts to say to my face.
I think a lot of atheists are frowned upon because there is an image that portrays atheists as wishing to abolish and speak out against organized religion. To me, those atheists are idiots. I could care less what any one person believes in. I just want to believe what I want to, and without being told that I'm wrong. I don't hassle people for their religion, and I respect the views of all others --- and I expect the same in return. Sadly, this isn't the case... and because I feel as though I'm in a minority, I tend to keep my atheism quiet; unless of course, I'm asked about it!
I overheard a couple at Meijer arguing about their religions earlier today, and this short write-up has been on my mind since then.
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