When people find out im a non believer they look at me like a unicorn. Literally has ruined relationships. Im actually at the point I can't date anyone who identifies as religous ect. Not just because of the believer but also bc of their families. Being a nonbeliever/ African American in the south has been one for the books!
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I was born in NC, where the term "Black Atheist" is an oxymoron. They are absolutely addicted to Jesus, and need massive doses of him, everyday, just to keep from going into DTs.
It's simply shocking that indoctrination has worked so well on some people. WTF?! Glad I left.
Galihad_Z
Level 7
Mar 24, 2018
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My sister and I took a trip to Charleston SC, and attended a AME Church. We were Episcopalian, and that Church ROCKED OUT ! At the time I considered that it was all bullshit. How could God like the white bread music of the Episcopal Church better than what we heard in the AME ? Defies understanding.
"If you're a black christian, you have a real short memory" - Chris Rock.
Its amazing! I've been running across black men who don't subscribe to Abrahamic faiths but the have adopted "hotep/heru" new/old religions.or we are the gods lolol the worst has to be the hebrew Israelites. Everybody wants to be the chosen people lol. Have a lot of family in North Carolina I feel your pain
@ShayJohnson. Yep. Like pretending to run away from home, as a teenager, then just camping out in the parents front yard. It seems that they still need their parents, while pretending not to. One of my brothers became a Hebrew Israelite, and another became a follower of Farrakhan. Then they strut around like a pigeon on a chessboard!
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I went down the same path. At first I didn't care, but the problem is that them and their families do care. I was in two "secret" relationships, and just got tired of dealing with it.
I also lived in ATL for 9 years, between the racism, religious fanatics and weather, I had to hit the road...
Do yourself a favor and consider moving to a more open minded state... LoL
Doug_in_Colorado
Level 6
Mar 24, 2018
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Lol the weather will definitely do it if the amount of churches dont!
You have a tough row to hoe, being a black atheist is tough enough let alone living in the South, you are not alone there are a lot more atheist living in the South than the deluded believe there is, hell there is probably a lot sitting in there congregations afraid to come out.
HeathenFarmer
Level 8
Mar 24, 2018
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Soooo true! I was in the congregation wondering why i never got the holy spirit simultaneously not wanting to get struck down lol
@ShayJohnson Something like this?
@HeathenFarmer exactly!
If you are new to the area checkout meetup.com to find agnostic/atheist groups. Might meet some freethinkers here. Plus check out local members on this site.
sassygirl3869
Level 9
Mar 24, 2018
9
Those relationships with believers were already ruined and leading nowhere. So think of them positively. There are more and more atheists in the world, so you don't have to lower your standards! I wish you luck!
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Mar 24, 2018
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