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The Atheist and the Nun
Posted: 06/08/2015 10:19 am EDT
Updated: 49 minutes ago
Religion has never been my thing.
When I was nine, I was kicked out of CCD for defending gay rights. I vividly remember sitting outside the classroom leaning up against a hideous yellow wall waiting for my mom to pick me up. When she finally arrived with a big smile she said, "Mommy's proud of you. Don't tell these people though."
When I was 16, I got kicked out of my Christian Lifestyles class at my Catholic high school. (It had a great theater program so my parents took the risk that my older sister and I might end up Republican zealots and sent us there.) Once again, it was the gay issue and at least once a week I was asked to "go get a muffin."
While the gay issue was probably my biggest grievance with the church, I had plenty. Really, any organized religion. So I was dubious when my older sister came home from school and announced her favorite faculty member was an awesome nun named Sister Pat. Clearly, my sister had drunk the juice.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alicia-macmanus/the-atheist-and-the-nun_b_7518622.html
Rest in peace, Sister Pat.