Hi All, good to be here. I find I have few people to vent to about being an atheist, so thought it would be good to find a place to vent. I find if I bring up anything quesationing religion (most often christianity) I get looked at like I'm the crazy one. I'm not the one who believes in imaginary friends and immaculate conception.
Not all of Texas is bat shit insane. Austin has sane people in it moreso than the rest of the state and Huston has a lesbian mayor. Plus it gave 40% of the vote to Obama, and that trend is growing there so in less than a decade it is expected to become a swing state.
Now let me welcome you with my standard welcome.
Be sure to barbecue kittens, record the NFL without their permission and rip the tags off your mattress. :P
Welcome.
This is a good place to vent.
I voted for the lesbian lawyer, and yes its changing, but my work takes me into the country sometimes....wow they are nuts. They are sitting around waiting to shoot someone
Quote from: "jonnytexas"I voted for the lesbian lawyer, and yes its changing, but my work takes me into the country sometimes....wow they are nuts. They are sitting around waiting to shoot someone
Our fundies are like the Japanese soldiers who hung on Imperial propaganda,(Fox News) and long after the war is over, being stuck in remote myth(Islands) they cant see that time has passed them by.
Welcome Jonny.
Howdy Jonny! :D Being in Texas, I am surprised your name ain't Johnny. :) I'm from Shreveport, in the state next door to your east. I prefer living in Las Vegas. Good to meet you.
Hello hope you enjoy your stay here.
Welcome jonny :) good to have you around.
Quote from: "Brian37"Not all of Texas is bat shit insane.
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Meh, I would move back to Texas, its been my favorite state next to Hawaii (which is too damn expensive). San Marcos/New Branfuels/Austin are more sane than most of the united states.
But digressing... Texas isn't all bad and welcome.
Hiya Jonny -- Hill Country, here.
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There's certainly been a metric shitload of people from Texas that are or were in the past members of this forum. You're definitely not alone, jonny. Welcome.
gotta love Texas
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Welcome sane person from Texas. You must be lonely there. lol
Yo, tex!
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Welcome to the Forum :D
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Welcome to the Forum :D
It is home to The Atheist Experience. I love those guys.
The Happy Atheist Forum is also run from here.
Quote from: "Brian37"Not all of Texas is bat shit insane.
Of course not. Some of i'all be jes be plain stupid, y'all... In Texas the stupid is a ubiquitous[sup:875fzxae]1[/sup:875fzxae] as Sbarro is in mall food courts...
Quote from: "Brian37"Austin has sane people in it moreso than the rest of the state...
Which say be nufin y'all...
Quote from: "Brian37"and Huston has a lesbian mayor.
And some of th'all even have black friends, y'all...
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1 Note to Texas: "Unquitous" means omnipresent[sup:875fzxae]2[/sup:875fzxae]...
2 Note to Texas: "Omnipresent" means it be evurwhere, y'all...
Welcome !
Welcome.
It's good having someone to share with.
Hi Johnny
Welcome !!
I am also in Texas ( Austin )
Being from NYC I am not impressed with Texas mentality I have never met so many
proud Republicans and racists in my life but I do love the weather. :-D
The only people impressed with Texas are those who were born and raised there. To everyone else y'all be a fucking joke... Seriously... And Amarillo is the biggest shit hole in the universe...
:-D Welcome aboard Tex! Another forum I'm on has Texans running it. You are not alone in Texas. And you sure aren't alone being here with the infidels. Bill
Currently residing in a rural part of Texas, and yes it is bat shit insane here. Then again, I wasn't exactly born here, so that might have a tiny bit to do with it. For a population of less than 30,000, there are at least 200+ churches in this area. There is an outright dislike of homosexuals, blacks are just now being welcomed - although some stores go quiet and extremely polite when a black person enters, and people are still dubious about the prospect of women working outside the home. Many of the women's life long ambition still involves having babies - and when asked what they hope to teach their children, 95% said "to read."
It hasn't all been bad. I've found quite a few atheists locally in this "god blessed" area, the locals are typically polite, and although they might be simple folk, they'll help you out - religious or not. I'd still want to leave this state eventually though. I've had all the creationist bs I can stand.
Quote from: "Aletheia"Currently residing in a rural part of Texas, and yes it is bat shit insane here. Then again, I wasn't exactly born here, so that might have a tiny bit to do with it. For a population of less than 30,000, there are at least 200+ churches in this area. There is an outright dislike of homosexuals, blacks are just now being welcomed - although some stores go quiet and extremely polite when a black person enters, and people are still dubious about the prospect of women working outside the home. Many of the women's life long ambition still involves having babies - and when asked what they hope to teach their children, 95% said "to read."
If you use the time machine that sent the forum back 2 months (just crank the dials a lot), you might be able to travel all the way forward to the later part of the 20th century.