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Atheists & Agnostics

progressoid

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8. Also, I remember singin "Oh Happy Day" when I was in public high school.

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #7)

Mon Aug 27, 2018, 05:50 PM

Aug 2018

We never sounded that good though.

I think I was probably one of maybe three atheists in the whole school. We certainly didn't talk about how maybe we shouldn't be singing religious songs in school. But that was back when everybody loved Jebus and nobody ever had an abortion or drank or swore in public.

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Yup, I'm an Atheist. Yes, the Jesus Myth is just that: A myth. But this brings tears to my eyes; [View all] A HERETIC I AM Aug 2018 OP

Omigod! Time for goosebumps! That was AMAZING. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #1

Remember it, let's play this when the trump and kushner and mcconnell families are imprisoned Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #2

I understand completely. At Christmas I sing carols Croney Aug 2018 #3

Nostalgia The Genealogist Aug 2018 #4

My father was a choir member of an Episcopal or Anglican church on 3 continents. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2018 #5

I've been known to enjoy a lot of religious music. progressoid Aug 2018 #6

... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2018 #7

Also, I remember singin "Oh Happy Day" when I was in public high school. progressoid Aug 2018 #8

No, we didn't believe the myth but Joyce and I always attended evening service at British cathedrals 3Hotdogs Aug 2018 #9

Love it! defacto7 Aug 2018 #10