American Atheist

...Religion class? Autobiography



I am a transfer-student from CVTC, and Regular Army Veteran who served for 5 years and had two deployments. Two weeks prior to getting my Associates in Business Management with honors and no previous disciplinary record, I was sent a letter by the Dean of Students saying that if I posted anything about my religious position again that I would be kicked out of School. The posting was small and pertained to the online introductory-bio in the same way it pertains in this assignment – it’s who I am. (Christians, mind you, handed out Bibles every week in front of the library without recourse.) This was not an isolated incident; throughout my military career I was forced to attend mandatory Christian prayers, benedictions, and classes. In many aspects of my life religion has been a pervasive factor whether I, as an Atheist, would like it to be or not. By taking this course as credit towards my major in Religious Studies, I work to usher in the dawn of Secular America through the empowerment of education.

Religion to me is a destructive and useless vice that affects others lives, whether they ascribe to the beliefs or not. If it could remain a personal matter, then I would not have a reason to speak of it at all, nor would I need even to identify myself as an Atheist. It is in respect to the significant impact of religion in our lives that I have incorporated the Church of Atheism through the state of Wisconsin in order to facilitate discussions between faiths and the faithless, and offer secular services such as a wedding officiate.

curious

Interesting enough.. you might want to not call it a church but more of an institutionalized non-religious political and social advocacy force.

Kirk

Amen!!

guraqt2me

Truly - you are indirectly starting another "religion" or a substitute for a cause - "religious" or not. This translates into more bureaucracy and taxes to go for enforcement. Don't worry about it. In the not too distant future, us white folks will become the minority due to a lack of population regeneration of whites. Then, the Muslims and other majority groups will elect their own governments and change the laws.
Christianity will become the minority and be banned; whereas, all and any atheists will have to convert over to the majority religion or be executed. Then, Christianity will not of seem too bad, after all.

That Guy

Hells yes. I felt your pain. How many "evening prayers" did I have to suffer through! I was commanded to bow my head once, on pain of disciplinary action. Absolute, unconstitutional bullsh*t. Thomas Jefferson is spinning in his grave right now...

CatSamuel

Big yawn. If you want to spice it up, throw in some women and maybe a little sex. Compare this to YOUR version:

"Large-busted Christian chicks handed out Bibles, pressing their nubile forms against me as their moist pleading eyes begged me to accept..."

See? Isn't that a lot more interesting?

Now go and do likewise. You can even borrow that bit; I won't tell.