Some may have noticed (although I find it rather unlikely) that I haven't been around much lately. Although my two long-term partners and two fuck buddies and discovery of Reddit have something to do with that, it's mostly due to my having recently come out as an atheist to my family.
Even though I'm used to hiding things from them about myself, I now feel like I've lost a bit of the kinship that I had with them. Even though I definitely haven't been disowned or mistreated for it, I feel like they now tiptoe around me and avoid talking about "important" things when I'm present. I've always carried the label of the artistic free spirit in my family, but they apparently thought that I maintained my god-fearing, conservative outlook on life despite this and my silence during conversations that concerned such things.
It's really frustrating that I'm suddenly being treated differently for having the knowledge and opinions I've held dear for the last 6+ years, and I'm trying to find a way to form some sort of outreach program to others like myself around here (Mississippi doesn't have a particularly large non-theist population), especially young people who are doubting their faith and need someone who will actually talk to them like they're actual (sane and intelligent) people.
Or maybe establish some sort of science conference thingy to teach people about evolution, because I sure as hell don't remember learning about it in school...and it's obvious that a lot of people around here are not aware of what this theory actually entails...
Wow....I think I'm finished already. That wasn't a very long ramble at all!
Even though I'm used to hiding things from them about myself, I now feel like I've lost a bit of the kinship that I had with them. Even though I definitely haven't been disowned or mistreated for it, I feel like they now tiptoe around me and avoid talking about "important" things when I'm present. I've always carried the label of the artistic free spirit in my family, but they apparently thought that I maintained my god-fearing, conservative outlook on life despite this and my silence during conversations that concerned such things.
It's really frustrating that I'm suddenly being treated differently for having the knowledge and opinions I've held dear for the last 6+ years, and I'm trying to find a way to form some sort of outreach program to others like myself around here (Mississippi doesn't have a particularly large non-theist population), especially young people who are doubting their faith and need someone who will actually talk to them like they're actual (sane and intelligent) people.
Or maybe establish some sort of science conference thingy to teach people about evolution, because I sure as hell don't remember learning about it in school...and it's obvious that a lot of people around here are not aware of what this theory actually entails...
Wow....I think I'm finished already. That wasn't a very long ramble at all!
