The other day I was outside with my granddaughter, playing in the water, when someone from the neighborhood came walking up the street. They were walking their dog and talking on their phone, loudly. HOW they weren't huffing and puffing I have no idea because my street is a hell of a hill. ANYWAY, the content of her talking was all about the lord and blessings and whatnot.
This woman was just going on and on, fearlessly, certain that her conversation was absolutely acceptable to be expressing on my street.
Can you imagine if I was walking up the street in my neighborhood, or nearly any neighborhood in the country, talking that loudly and proudly of atheism?
- I mean, I spent all of that time in the foxhole and darned if I'm still an atheist!
- I'm not a believer, but that Pope Francis is awesome, hey!
- And so I told her that I won't miss her when she goes to heaven!
- Oh she did NOT! Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, Sister!
- So yesterday I completed a complicated, for which I'm giving myself thanks for the excellent planning and gumption and giving thanks to my husband for his support! Reality works in completely explainable ways!
- I won the lottery! Thank you, statistically likely chance!
Here I have raised them to be proudly atheist and then I shush them... Just last week John looked at me and asked Why should I shush?
Have I lost my mojo? I have NOT.
The kids are actually quite anti-theist, anti-religious. 😄 Which actually makes me proud of them. They are both quite well-informed and knowledgeable. However, they can sometimes forget that about two-thirds of people out in public are shocked by their words. Admittedly, some of my shushing is likely the result of their overzealous volume...but from now on, I'm back to encouraging them to take their anti-theism mainstream. Less PC. Less fear of offending the majority. Honest, reasonable, empowered points of view, and out and proud.
These are amazing kids, kids that I am extremely proud of. Kids who make me proud to have them out there representing our family. And if, in public, someone called them out, I would be delighted to hear what my kids would say to them.
(P.S. My kids are 21 and 17.)
They deserve a voice as loud as anyone else's.
Besides, I'm not not an anti-theist...
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What do YOU think?
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