Religion where you live?

[hrdlr110]

thats one of those occasion when you wished you had a cannon….an old fashioned civil war cannon…and a kitty….a little kitty on the side of the road and the asshole slows down and stops…gets out to check on the little kitty and ….BOOM!  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA….er………hahahahahahahha

Got your own little thread going on in your head there aitm? Or I just don't get it?.......that could easily be it I suppose.

[Solomon Zorn]

I live in a town of about 20,000. At last count there were 30 churches, and 33 bars. Even the democrats, around here, are bigots. It's not uncommon to hear Fox News, or some Christian radio station playing when I walk into a business. That being said, I have several atheist friends, whom I've known since I was a kid.

[SGOS]

I'm surrounded by Baptists.  The Baptist churches easily make up 90% of the churches in the area.  There are the Baptist This and the Baptist That, and some Baptist affiliated churches that don't have the name Baptist.

[Green Bottle]

Loads of churches and chapels in this city, also a couple of mosques and synagogues and at least 1 sikk temple that i know of, oh and Glasgow cathedral is about a half mile from my house. But with a population of approx 1 million here religion isnt so important to most of us. Its been reported that church/chapel attendances have been declining over the last few years and thats great news. Personally speaking, all my friends & family are atheist/humanist/agnostic etc.........................

[the_antithesis]

This is near me. Too close for comfort.

http://www.graceautorepair.com/

"We take pride in our work."

I though god opposes the proud.

[Mike Cl]

This is near me. Too close for comfort.

http://www.graceautorepair.com/

"We take pride in our work."

I though god opposes the proud.

I love it when a business proclaims they are christian.  I stay away.  Even if I have to go to another town to get whatever it is.  I have had my worse business experiences with christians.  I think they are inherently dishonest and immoral.

[stromboli]

Northern Utah, just North of the freeway corridor between Ogden to the north and Provo (Happy Valley) to the south. known to the ex-Mormons as the Moridor. Not too bad here, a lot of ex military and other people settled here, so Mormonism isn't a big thing like south of here. Provo with BYU has a church on every corner.

[Johan]

So wait, is god a refining fire or a consuming fire? And why do I have to choose? Theists are so confusing.

[Solomon Zorn]

So wait, is god a refining fire or a consuming fire? And why do I have to choose? Theists are so confusing.

Either way, you get burned!

[Munch]

Honestly, when I read stories like the crap Christians do in the republican states, or the shit happening in the middle east and Russia, I'm thankful being born where I am. Nowhere is perfect, but as far as progressive laws are, the uks a good place to be, and we don't have insane militant cops running around. Best of all, religion is usually just kept indoors and no street preachers or in your face religiosity.

I think the only places better would be somewhere like Denmark.

[Aroura33]

Honestly, when I read stories like the crap Christians do in the republican states, or the shit happening in the middle east and Russia, I'm thankful being born where I am. Nowhere is perfect, but as far as progressive laws are, the uks a good place to be, and we don't have insane militant cops running around. Best of all, religion is usually just kept indoors and no street preachers or in your face religiosity.

I think the only places better would be somewhere like Denmark.

Good point.  I'm in the US, but I'm still thankful to be here instead of say, Iran.  I'm glad I'm not REALLY persecuted, like an atheist female over there might be.

[Atheon]

People here love to go to Buddhist and Taoist temples to pray for money, health or good exam scores. But few would call themselves religious. Just kind of habit, or superstition. People tend to be very mild and open about religion. It's pretty unremarkable to be an atheist.

[GSOgymrat]

Honestly, that car is subtle compared to a car that parks at my gym. It has religious writing all over it PLUS a four-foot billboard attached to the roof. The owner always wear t-shirts with slogans like "repent or burn." There is also a big SUV with Christian Science of Creationism on it (I can't remember the exact wording). The most disturbing is a big truck that has a bunch of Marine Corps, pro-gun, anti-pacifism stuff with stickers like "the only good liberal is a dead liberal." That guy is a big bodybuilder. I've also noticed that all of the televisions in the gym that show news are set to Fox News, except one in the corner set to CNN. It's not like my gym is a little redneck hole-in-the wall, it's a large gym with lots of moms and younger people.

I'll try to get a picture of the cars next time.

[Munch]

Good point.  I'm in the US, but I'm still thankful to be here instead of say, Iran.  I'm glad I'm not REALLY persecuted, like an atheist female over there might be.

It's when I've spent years looking into accounts of the conditions people have to live in far worse countries, I think more on being thankful what I do have, instead of what I don't. I don't even have to vote or choose a religious title in documents here, which when you think about it is a great sense of freedom.

[Mermaid]

"the only good liberal is a dead liberal."