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 Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:32 pm
Ontological Empiricism I'm going to vent something here... I'm tired of having to hide my atheism, though I do so for basically my own safety. I've been an atheist for several years, and made the mistake of letting my atheism be known in High School. Because of this, I was bullied a lot, called a devil worshiper, and sometimes avoided like the plague. I no longer tell people my religious views, or I convey them in ambiguity. Even in the workplace, when one of my co-workers ask me what my religious affiliation is, I tell them that I'd rather not say, in fear that I might lose my job (I know that this is not allowed because of discrimination laws, but they could find or make up some other reason to terminate me as an employee after learning this fact). I just don't understand. Why is such an awful picture painted around atheists? I feel like as soon as I say I'm an atheist, people get this idea that I literally do eat babies, that I draw satanic symbols in blood, and dance naked under the moonlight try to suck out your soul. emotion_8c In response, as a devout Christian I met someone this past semester who was Satanist. He applauded me on being the frst Christian he met who knew what a Satanist was. (I only knew b/c constantly having to shove my foot in my mouth leads to foot-breath. And no one likes anyone with foot-breath talk2hand ~the more you know~)
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:37 pm
glitterboypilot Okay, it is official I don't like weddings.... I am going to gladly stay single for my life All this week I was yelled at... Like I am some kind of mind reading super geneius that knows exactly where everything is, how everyone likes it, and do everything around the house... I am not the one getting married... the people getting married don't tell me anything, until I guess and do it wrong... Single and virgin sounds perfectly awesome to me Before they are no fun During people say I do... and wahoo After... nothing but drunks trying to dance and shouting... not my cup of tea.... My aunt and uncle had a wedding. Just the two of them. Jamaica. and a small beach wedding jumping the broom. . . They sent everyone a postcard (That's how I found out, anyway).
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:45 pm
My vent is prob my body. My digestive system is wacky (I won't give deets) and Dr.'s dont know what it is. I've virtually no appetite and when I do eat, it's like filling a vacuum--I never fill full. A stomach ninja must've taken the food away! ninja
My skin burns sometimes, and I've muscle fasciculations which I think might just be residual physiological responses after a year of severe and persistent panic attacks. My body has always had issues since I was . . . 10? And as soon as I get one health problem figured out, another rises in its place. rofl I can't help but laugh at the absurdity of it all. I think the laughter is what is keeping my body from feeling worst rofl rofl rofl *rubs the Buddha belly*
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:45 am
glitterboypilot Okay, it is official I don't like weddings.... I am going to gladly stay single for my life All this week I was yelled at... Like I am some kind of mind reading super geneius that knows exactly where everything is, how everyone likes it, and do everything around the house... I am not the one getting married... the people getting married don't tell me anything, until I guess and do it wrong... Single and virgin sounds perfectly awesome to me Before they are no fun During people say I do... and wahoo After... nothing but drunks trying to dance and shouting... not my cup of tea.... People can be really mean concerning their wedding because it's their special day and it ideally only happens once. Bridezilla can show you some of the worst of the worst. If you have to go again, you could always bring some sort of handheld game.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:07 am
rmcdra glitterboypilot Okay, it is official I don't like weddings.... I am going to gladly stay single for my life All this week I was yelled at... Like I am some kind of mind reading super geneius that knows exactly where everything is, how everyone likes it, and do everything around the house... I am not the one getting married... the people getting married don't tell me anything, until I guess and do it wrong... Single and virgin sounds perfectly awesome to me Before they are no fun During people say I do... and wahoo After... nothing but drunks trying to dance and shouting... not my cup of tea.... People can be really mean concerning their wedding because it's their special day and it ideally only happens once. Bridezilla can show you some of the worst of the worst. If you have to go again, you could always bring some sort of handheld game. I brought a book... and still was yelled at for not being out on the dance floor... dancing to songs that ether A) made me depressed cause they reminded me of mom, B.) shouldn't have been played at a wedding C) I don't like I can't win
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:16 am
glitterboypilot rmcdra glitterboypilot Okay, it is official I don't like weddings.... I am going to gladly stay single for my life All this week I was yelled at... Like I am some kind of mind reading super geneius that knows exactly where everything is, how everyone likes it, and do everything around the house... I am not the one getting married... the people getting married don't tell me anything, until I guess and do it wrong... Single and virgin sounds perfectly awesome to me Before they are no fun During people say I do... and wahoo After... nothing but drunks trying to dance and shouting... not my cup of tea.... People can be really mean concerning their wedding because it's their special day and it ideally only happens once. Bridezilla can show you some of the worst of the worst. If you have to go again, you could always bring some sort of handheld game. I brought a book... and still was yelled at for not being out on the dance floor... dancing to songs that ether A) made me depressed cause they reminded me of mom, B.) shouldn't have been played at a wedding C) I don't like I can't win It sounds like they care about you tbh, though I will admit that I'm assuming a few things to come to this conclusion. It just sounds like they are trying very hard to include you in the family in their own special way. I'd try not to let it get you down but understand that they may not know the right way to convey to you that they like you and want you to be included in their special event.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:18 am
Gjornia X My vent is prob my body. My digestive system is wacky (I won't give deets) and Dr.'s dont know what it is. I've virtually no appetite and when I do eat, it's like filling a vacuum--I never fill full. A stomach ninja must've taken the food away! ninja My skin burns sometimes, and I've muscle fasciculations which I think might just be residual physiological responses after a year of severe and persistent panic attacks. My body has always had issues since I was . . . 10? And as soon as I get one health problem figured out, another rises in its place. rofl I can't help but laugh at the absurdity of it all. I think the laughter is what is keeping my body from feeling worst rofl rofl rofl *rubs the Buddha belly* Sounds like a hydra. Anyway, I wish there was more that I could do, but I'll keep you in my prayers.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:07 pm
To those who hate me for what I am:
I'm so unbelievably so sick an tired of being judged and condemned for my "religious practices." I believe in ONE god, not fifteen, not three thousand. I don't worship Satan or sacrifice young children or goats. I believe that there is more to the spiritual world than angels, demons, god, and humans. That doesn't mean that I worship them. I respect their presence just like I would yours. Just like a Christian, I pray to my creator. I am different person than you and the use of ritual, scents, and meditation help me focus on that creator and my own spirit's place in the universe. You go to church and find refuge and god by singing and reading the bible. I find refuge and god by staring up at the stars, listening to the sound of a bubbling creek in a lively forest, and contemplating about what has been said by those much wiser than I. I may go about finding these things in a different way from you, but why is that a bad or evil thing? I am unique and that is how I was created. All I want is a close and profound relationship with the one who created me. Isn't that your goal, too? Why do you hate me for searching in a different way? I tried your way and although it didn't work for me I don't hate you for it or condemn you. Do you fear that there might be more than one way to find god? If so, why? Why should that shatter your own beliefs and the convictions you made to your creator? If it's truely what you believe, then it shouldn't bother you for me to be myself and worship my creator in a way that is meaningful to me. Please do not continue to try and force me to do it your way. I'm not a very submissive person and have a strong will, a truth which you're just going to cope with by leaving or living with it. You are not god and cannot possibly know who is condemned or not. You are not the one to control me with your desperate struggle for dominance over others not like you.
Sincerely,
Lina
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 10:53 pm
I'm gonna vent a little bit. It's been a little while.
Not too long ago, the college I attend was having a Fall Fest, where there was free food, music, and an assortment of clubs doing...whatever they were doing (trying to get more members, fund raise, and the like).
Well, turns out I start walking by this Campus Ministry Club, handing out pocket Bibles. I respectfully turn it down, and I get some pretty crazy looks. As if they were taken aback that I didn't want their reading material. Thankfully, they didn't harass me about it, just looked at me like I was Satan in the flesh.
Is it really that surprising to people that there might be others in this world that don't believe in the same things they do?
I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't some sort of Secular Society club I could join, but at the same time...I don't know if I would want to, simply because I feel like that'd make me some sort of target. Usually, when religion comes up in topic, I simply say I'm irreligious, instead of coming out forthright with my atheism. I feel "irreligious" is ambiguous enough that they'll leave me alone, and won't ask me follow up questions such as, "So do you believe in/worship the devil? Do you believe in Heaven/Hell?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:20 am
Ontological Empiricism I'm gonna vent a little bit. It's been a little while. Not too long ago, the college I attend was having a Fall Fest, where there was free food, music, and an assortment of clubs doing...whatever they were doing (trying to get more members, fund raise, and the like). Well, turns out I start walking by this Campus Ministry Club, handing out pocket Bibles. I respectfully turn it down, and I get some pretty crazy looks. As if they were taken aback that I didn't want their reading material. Thankfully, they didn't harass me about it, just looked at me like I was Satan in the flesh. Is it really that surprising to people that there might be others in this world that don't believe in the same things they do? I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't some sort of Secular Society club I could join, but at the same time...I don't know if I would want to, simply because I feel like that'd make me some sort of target. Usually, when religion comes up in topic, I simply say I'm irreligious, instead of coming out forthright with my atheism. I feel "irreligious" is ambiguous enough that they'll leave me alone, and won't ask me follow up questions such as, "So do you believe in/worship the devil? Do you believe in Heaven/Hell?" I tend to come right out as being atheist. But usually it doesn't come up until people already know me to an extent. I've been so many places where I started a heathen/child of satan, etc. and later was revered as a valued member of the community, even to most Christians. Thing is, I never changed. I just kept being myself, being honest, and being very respectful to those around me. I think people get tired of flinging mud when they actually find out you're not going to fling anything back. And yes, that look. I've gotten it so many times myself. It's a last ditch effort to intill a sense of having done something wrong in you. Just tactics.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 7:28 am
Rosa the White Wizard Ontological Empiricism I'm gonna vent a little bit. It's been a little while. Not too long ago, the college I attend was having a Fall Fest, where there was free food, music, and an assortment of clubs doing...whatever they were doing (trying to get more members, fund raise, and the like). Well, turns out I start walking by this Campus Ministry Club, handing out pocket Bibles. I respectfully turn it down, and I get some pretty crazy looks. As if they were taken aback that I didn't want their reading material. Thankfully, they didn't harass me about it, just looked at me like I was Satan in the flesh. Is it really that surprising to people that there might be others in this world that don't believe in the same things they do? I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't some sort of Secular Society club I could join, but at the same time...I don't know if I would want to, simply because I feel like that'd make me some sort of target. Usually, when religion comes up in topic, I simply say I'm irreligious, instead of coming out forthright with my atheism. I feel "irreligious" is ambiguous enough that they'll leave me alone, and won't ask me follow up questions such as, "So do you believe in/worship the devil? Do you believe in Heaven/Hell?" I tend to come right out as being atheist. But usually it doesn't come up until people already know me to an extent. I've been so many places where I started a heathen/child of satan, etc. and later was revered as a valued member of the community, even to most Christians. Thing is, I never changed. I just kept being myself, being honest, and being very respectful to those around me. I think people get tired of flinging mud when they actually find out you're not going to fling anything back. And yes, that look. I've gotten it so many times myself. It's a last ditch effort to intill a sense of having done something wrong in you. Just tactics. I used to come out with my atheism, but when I did that, I was bullied all through High School. It was a living hell for me. Since I live in a pretty hick town, being openly gay, being openly atheist, or being openly pro-choice are three of the worst possible offenses you could possibly commit. That's why I usually just keep my atheism to myself, until I trust someone enough with that information.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:30 am
LinyBeany To those who hate me for what I am: I'm so unbelievably so sick an tired of being judged and condemned for my "religious practices." I believe in ONE god, not fifteen, not three thousand. I don't worship Satan or sacrifice young children or goats. I believe that there is more to the spiritual world than angels, demons, god, and humans. That doesn't mean that I worship them. I respect their presence just like I would yours. Just like a Christian, I pray to my creator. I am different person than you and the use of ritual, scents, and meditation help me focus on that creator and my own spirit's place in the universe. You go to church and find refuge and god by singing and reading the bible. I find refuge and god by staring up at the stars, listening to the sound of a bubbling creek in a lively forest, and contemplating about what has been said by those much wiser than I. I may go about finding these things in a different way from you, but why is that a bad or evil thing? I am unique and that is how I was created. All I want is a close and profound relationship with the one who created me. Isn't that your goal, too? Why do you hate me for searching in a different way? I tried your way and although it didn't work for me I don't hate you for it or condemn you. Do you fear that there might be more than one way to find god? If so, why? Why should that shatter your own beliefs and the convictions you made to your creator? If it's truely what you believe, then it shouldn't bother you for me to be myself and worship my creator in a way that is meaningful to me. Please do not continue to try and force me to do it your way. I'm not a very submissive person and have a strong will, a truth which you're just going to cope with by leaving or living with it. You are not god and cannot possibly know who is condemned or not. You are not the one to control me with your desperate struggle for dominance over others not like you. Sincerely, Lina Thank you for sharing. I'm sorry for my lateness in responding. Keep you're strong will. It will be your greatest strength.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:35 am
Ontological Empiricism I'm gonna vent a little bit. It's been a little while. Not too long ago, the college I attend was having a Fall Fest, where there was free food, music, and an assortment of clubs doing...whatever they were doing (trying to get more members, fund raise, and the like). Well, turns out I start walking by this Campus Ministry Club, handing out pocket Bibles. I respectfully turn it down, and I get some pretty crazy looks. As if they were taken aback that I didn't want their reading material. Thankfully, they didn't harass me about it, just looked at me like I was Satan in the flesh. Is it really that surprising to people that there might be others in this world that don't believe in the same things they do? I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't some sort of Secular Society club I could join, but at the same time...I don't know if I would want to, simply because I feel like that'd make me some sort of target. Usually, when religion comes up in topic, I simply say I'm irreligious, instead of coming out forthright with my atheism. I feel "irreligious" is ambiguous enough that they'll leave me alone, and won't ask me follow up questions such as, "So do you believe in/worship the devil? Do you believe in Heaven/Hell?" Sounds like you attend a very small college. I'm glad you weren't harassed too. If you could find enough people, you might be able to start a secular society. I'm sure you could find at least one professor who would be willing to sponsor the club.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:41 am
Ontological Empiricism Rosa the White Wizard Ontological Empiricism I'm gonna vent a little bit. It's been a little while. Not too long ago, the college I attend was having a Fall Fest, where there was free food, music, and an assortment of clubs doing...whatever they were doing (trying to get more members, fund raise, and the like). Well, turns out I start walking by this Campus Ministry Club, handing out pocket Bibles. I respectfully turn it down, and I get some pretty crazy looks. As if they were taken aback that I didn't want their reading material. Thankfully, they didn't harass me about it, just looked at me like I was Satan in the flesh. Is it really that surprising to people that there might be others in this world that don't believe in the same things they do? I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't some sort of Secular Society club I could join, but at the same time...I don't know if I would want to, simply because I feel like that'd make me some sort of target. Usually, when religion comes up in topic, I simply say I'm irreligious, instead of coming out forthright with my atheism. I feel "irreligious" is ambiguous enough that they'll leave me alone, and won't ask me follow up questions such as, "So do you believe in/worship the devil? Do you believe in Heaven/Hell?" I tend to come right out as being atheist. But usually it doesn't come up until people already know me to an extent. I've been so many places where I started a heathen/child of satan, etc. and later was revered as a valued member of the community, even to most Christians. Thing is, I never changed. I just kept being myself, being honest, and being very respectful to those around me. I think people get tired of flinging mud when they actually find out you're not going to fling anything back. And yes, that look. I've gotten it so many times myself. It's a last ditch effort to intill a sense of having done something wrong in you. Just tactics. I used to come out with my atheism, but when I did that, I was bullied all through High School. It was a living hell for me. Since I live in a pretty hick town, being openly gay, being openly atheist, or being openly pro-choice are three of the worst possible offenses you could possibly commit. That's why I usually just keep my atheism to myself, until I trust someone enough with that information. Lol, come to New York. We're pretty supportive of just about all those issues :3 Atheism will vary, but seems to be a stronghold of pro-gay, pro-choice folks up here. Or maybe I'll just have to come down there and show them what for! ninja
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 1:55 pm
I can't believe what my pastor said today. I saw someone holding the Preserve Marriage initiative handout (which goes against the initiative that was passed a few months ago to let gay couples marry), and I asked him about it. He said that being born gay is a handicap, and compared it to being born with a limp leg. He also went onto say that homosexuality is a dysfunction and compared it to putting sugar in your gas tank, or being a meth addict.
I love him, but I'll have to disagree with him here because I think he's being ridiculous. The only redeeming thing he said was that he thought that a lot of Christians have been mistreating homosexuals in the past. He said it's okay for two men to love each other, but only brotherly and not romantically.
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