An Easter Dinner...umm I think it was at least

[YankeyMCC]

ok, just as an example of the kind of 'religious' background I was raised in and why even as an adult I underestimated the strength of the negative reaction I might get for expressing my atheism let me tell you a couple of things about Easter dinner today (I decided against trying to make an excuse and just went)

Or rather let me describe what did not happen at the dinner.

- None of the greetings heard included "Happy Easter"
- No mention of Jesus
- No mention of church - I don't know if any of them went of not
- No prayers
- Ok the pie did say 'happy easter'
- No cards or decorations that made any mention of Jesus

:sarcasm: Obviously their god myth is fundamental and important to them :sarcasm:

But these are the people that get upset, react like I'm rejecting them personally when I say I don't believe in god.

[and-justice-for-all]

1. I show no mercy...

I don't believe is gawd because invisible friends are for kids.

Easter? last I checked it had absolutley nothing to do with xtianity. It is a pagan fertility holiday, no matter what xtians might say, it is still a pagan fertility holiday. holidays to xtianity is like stealing a car; just because you stole it, it does not make it yours.

[YankeyMCC]

2. One other item about my day at Easter Dinner

this isn't related to theology but...well maybe it is in a way...I thought the people here would either get a kick out of this or at least appreciate/share my frustration.

Check out what I posted in Science forum about it: The subject is the idea that Oil is somehow produced not from fossil remains of life millions of years ago but somehow generated by the core of the Earth: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=228&topic_id=39111&mesg_id=39111