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In reply to the discussion: Just as "There are no atheists in a fox hole" it turns out that... [View all]Nevernose
(13,081 posts)I'm sure even all of the atheists here agree with the sentiment.
Just for explanation, though, and I promise I mean no criticism: "atheism" is one of the major categories that people are bigoted against. Not as major as race or sex, but high up in the rankings. Weirdly high. Most higher than religious people would realize. It's kind of an invisible prejudice.
I've lost close friends when I mentioned my atheism. I was subject to a formal disciplinary hearing at my government job based on accusations of witchcraft (sorry, sometimes autocorrect suggests "witchcraft" instead of "atheism" ; they interviewed TWO HUNDRED children and I have the transcripts to prove it. I've had to pay thousands to a lawyer to prove my capacity as a parent because I was "non religious." I live for n a major West Coast city, not the Bible Belt.
I swear I've got a sense of humor; I'm just trying to explain why some of us get testy over common tropes.