For years I belonged to another team, but after a rather long absence I was unable to log in again. Messages to the board went unanswered, so I started looking for another team and I found you! At last, after 71 years (I became and atheist at 10, so now you know how old I am). Little anecdote: when I emigrated to Canada, a long, long time ago, they refused me admittance until I changed the box "Religion" from "none" to "catholic". I am still ashamed of that. At any rate, I am looking forward to exchanging ideas with you all.
Bellator
Hello there Bellator,
Seriously, they wouldn't let you immigrate as an atheist? Sheesh, I always thought Canada was more enlightened than that.
I'm in Alaska, by the way. One of my (many) pet peeves is the fact that several states have laws prohibiting atheists from holding office. It's unconstitutional of course and not literally enforced, but still...
Have a good one and welcome aboard. :rollin:
Welcome Bellator! :-D
By the way, what else can you tell us about yourself?
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Welcome!
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Welcome Bellatore. Hope you're happy here. :-D
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Quote from: "Eric1958"Hello there Bellator,
Seriously, they wouldn't let you immigrate as an atheist? Sheesh, I always thought Canada was more enlightened than that.
I'm in Alaska, by the way. One of my (many) pet peeves is the fact that several states have laws prohibiting atheists from holding office. It's unconstitutional of course and not literally enforced, but still...
Have a good one and welcome aboard. :rollin:
Hello Eric1958,
Lo these many years ago, Canada, although a little uptight, was not a bad country - which is why I wanted to go there. But it has been sliding down under the influence of rightwing propagandists in the US, to the point I decided I would rather go back to Europe. Did you know they now have a fundamentalist christian Prime Minister, who has appointed a few similarly affected cronies to his cabinet? Time to get out of there!
:-D Welcome aboard Bellator! I'm 71 also. :cry: Solitary
Quote from: "Solitary":-D Welcome aboard Bellator! I'm 71 also. :cry: Solitary
Ah, but 71 years ago, I was 10 and became an atheist, so you are a young'un! I remember it well, I was sent to spend time with catholic friends of my mother's and every evening, around six, the whole family (15 or 16 surviving children plus mom and dad) knelt in front of a red glass tealight and started mumbling "wees gegroet Maria" - this was in the Netherlands - and one day I just started to laugh (inside, of course, or I would have gone straight to hell).
Bellator :rollin:
Welcome aboard!
For those like me, who were curious.
QuoteStates with laws on the books barring atheists from holding public office: Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
//http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/959292/7_states_that_ban_atheists_from_holding_public_office/
I didn't find any Canadian Provinces which ban atheist from public office. But, then I didn't look very hard.
Welcome bellator, good to have you here :)
Quote from: "LikelyToBreak"Welcome aboard!
For those like me, who were curious.
QuoteStates with laws on the books barring atheists from holding public office: Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
//http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/959292/7_states_that_ban_atheists_from_holding_public_office/
I didn't find any Canadian Provinces which ban atheist from public office. But, then I didn't look very hard.
Hi Likely ToBreak,
It may not be official, but the look of horror when one states one's unbelief in god is something else. It is on the list of forbidden subjects at parties, along with sex, race and I do not know what else. I have noticed that humor, too, has become a rare occurrence.
Bellator wrote in part:
QuoteI have noticed that humor, too, has become a rare occurrence.
Yeah, people just can't take a joke anymore. I blame political correctness. Everybody afraid their going to say something offensive to someone. Well to hell with it. My very existence offends most people. So they can kiss my ass.
Ben & Jerry created "Yes Pecan!" ice cream flavor for Obama.
For George W. they created "Grape Depression".
Q. Why won't Obama Messiah release his real birth certificate?
A. It shows that he didn't have a virgin birth.
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
In the beginning, God created the earth and rested.
Then God created Man and rested.
Then God created Woman. Since then, neither God nor Man has rested.
Q: What is the similarity between a rubix cube and a dick?
A: The more you play with them, the harder they get!
I can't marry him," moaned the love-stricken girl, "Last night he told me he was an atheist and he doesn't believe in hell." "Now you go right ahead and marry him," replied the mother, "and between the two of us we'll show him he's wrong."
An atheist is a person who has no invisible means of support. -Sam Levenson
Sorry if any of you aren't haven't been offended. I didn't mean to leave you out. :twisted:
Was lost, now found.. Amazing..so graceful too! :)
Welcome to arheism rehab.
Welcome aboard, Bellator.
Quote from: "Bellator"Quote from: "Solitary":-D Welcome aboard Bellator! I'm 71 also. :cry: Solitary
Ah, but 71 years ago, I was 10 and became an atheist, so you are a young'un! I remember it well, I was sent to spend time with catholic friends of my mother's and every evening, around six, the whole family (15 or 16 surviving children plus mom and dad) knelt in front of a red glass tealight and started mumbling "wees gegroet Maria" - this was in the Netherlands - and one day I just started to laugh (inside, of course, or I would have gone straight to hell).
Bellator :rollin:
My youngest son is married to a woman from the Netherlands, but he couldn't go back because of health problems. Tot Ziens! Solitary