hlks

It's an atheist! Run!

Posted on 08/07/08, 08:40 pm

I had been talking to someone here on DS who was giving me advice on my abusive marriage.. he finally looked at my profile and told me that he found the fact that I was atheist deeply disturbing and could I please explain. Not much to explain... anyway, he has not sent me a single message since. Hum.. go figure.

• Reply #1 08/09/08  2:41am
  
  Rickccccc
  We (people) are quick to provide cures, aren't we? Cures according to the latest saving line, whether it's religion or some other fad. Mostly, we don't have a clue how to help, but some of us get stuck on the 'here's what saved me' approach.
  
  When my first marriage went bad and I left it, I remember meeting my sister (whom I'd not seen in a couple of years or so) jumping on me with the religious angle. My family believed, and presumably still does, that in heaven (assuming I get there) I'll meet up with my ex-wife again -- leaving my current wife somewhere else, I suppose.
  
  It's such unbearable, imposing nonsense. (Imposing because of the psychological abuse involved in bringing children up to follow a religion.)
  
  Another sister of mine, who is religious too, as it happens, left her husband recently and moved into a nearby flat. It was noticable that the first sister kept very quiet about it when the subject came up between her, me and our mother shortly afterwards.
  
  Anyway, that's not relevant.
  
  I'd just like to offer you my support.
  
  Rick
• Reply #2 08/13/08  11:15pm
  
  NormLNorma
  As has been said, you can't please all the people all the time.
  I've had things like that happen too. They don't even give someone a chance to explain, they just go away when they find out. That's kind of frustrating but then they probably don't have the brain power to understand anyway even we try to have a logical discussion with people like that. Sometimes we just have to let it go.
  I can give you advice too. Next time your partner does anything to hurt you, punch him back. See how he likes abuse!
  : )

Non religious, logical rational thought as a way to solve or cope with problems.