Comments on: Calling All Californians!

By: atheist

atheist — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:29:32 +0000

There seem to be less of said free thinkers in CA than in NC. So far no one tried to contact me. Or there’s such a lot of them that they don’t feel the need to unite and form networks.
Concerning the stigma I found out that it does exist over here as well. My housemates told me that I shouldn’t state being atheist in an application for a room (which I had done in order to avoid living with religious freaks). On the other hand I didn’t receive any offensive comments for wearing a t-shirt with an inverted pentagram the other day. I reckon this would have been worse in other parts of the US.

By: David M

David M — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:00:21 +0000

I can definitely see the strength of the stigma here. There seems to be more fanaticism involved in the religion. Talking about religion in any sense other than to thank God for something is like taboo. *shrug* It does not help that two of my roommates are devoutly religious. Anyway, good to know someone like you, Sid, is nearby. Makes me feel a little less alone ;)

By: sidfaiwu

sidfaiwu — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:49:25 +0000

Charlotte is where I call home. There are more free thinkers here than you think, especially with the influx of northerners the area has experienced in the last five years. The stigma against us is stronger here, so we’re less likely to speak out.

By: David M,

David M, — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:09:23 +0000

I wish reasonable people would come to Charlotte, NC and want to “have tea.” I get so buried in Christianity and God loving people here. Atheism is definitely a minority here, even on a college campus, where critical thinking is supposedly highly valued.