re: The move to legalize same-sex marriage in La. commences TODAY

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Why do you need to let everyone know you're atheist?

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I don't. It almost NEVER comes up. But...I live in South Louisiana, and you're not going to insult both of us by suggestion that it's not likely that many times daily, both in my personal and professional life, I have people talk to me about their religious faith...are you? When that happens, it's because the assumptions is because we're both on the same page. At that point, I have a choice. Smile and nod in agreement, or say that I don't feel the same way or have the same beliefs. Because my beliefs are so looked down upon, I am forced to either hide them or risk the penalty that comes with having them.

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I am Christian but have never felt a need to discuss it with anyone.

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I wish that was the norm.

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Just keep your mouth shut and keep your beliefs to yourself.

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Agreed.

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You being Atheist isn't like you're waking around with a scarlet letter sewn on to your clothes so I don't see the big deal. Sounds like you just want a reason to bitch like the rest of the world. We don't need your beliefs and thoughts crammed down our throats.

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See above. You'd never EVER know my beliefs in actual life...unless you felt the need to start preaching to me. And even then, it would take a while before I finally responded. But, given where I live, it happens...and far more often than it ought to.

So...suggestion Christians are being repressed is sort of funny to me.