tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post716523039006416173..comments2023-08-25T06:11:44.464-04:00Comments on Life on the Hill: Wanting to ScreamLeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027956042910623970noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post-87949018451513663882011-10-17T12:39:46.762-04:002011-10-17T12:39:46.762-04:00Oh, I am so happy to have found your blog. It so c...Oh, I am so happy to have found your blog. It so completely reflects my experience that I could have written it. I also grew up in the bible belt and have a family full of devout believers - and even a sister that is a missionary who is angry that I've never made donations to the cause. It is hard to "come out" to people who wear blinders to all other possibilities in life and who, you know, will shun you when they discover your true self. It is especially sad when these people are your own family! Ah well, I have finally realized that I have to be true to myself and just hope that they can move beyond their prejudices. I'm glad you and other people like us are out there. And blogging!Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15452700672619360568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post-73885781448578485622011-10-17T11:01:09.795-04:002011-10-17T11:01:09.795-04:00Thank you for speaking out about this stuff - I ca...Thank you for speaking out about this stuff - I can totally relate. I am constantly torn between wanting to be "out" so I can just relax and be myself, yet also feeling like I have to keep it a secret lest people stop seeing me as ME, and instead projecting their own "angry baby-eating atheist" stereotypical impressions on me. It is just so frustrating that people still cling so tightly to ignorance and superstition even with all of the knowledge and information at our fingertips today. And don't get me started on the complete lack of tolerance and deeply UN-Christian behavior that so many Christians exhibit towards us. Ugh.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264973121255366118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post-31194114951766628562011-10-15T14:50:55.239-04:002011-10-15T14:50:55.239-04:00When I meet people, it's important for me to l...When I meet people, it's important for me to learn about their beliefs, whether political or religious, as a matter of self-protection, so I don't see this as a huge problem. Believers are likely to represent it as a way of being friendly. After all, a believer is a proselytizer who wants to spread the good news. If they meet someone looking for a "church home" they might regard it as an opportunity to offer theirs. Thirty years ago, I lived in a dorm with a floor of black students, a floor of Latino students, and a mixed race floor (mine). The first question someone asked me was, "What is your ethnicity?" I explained my mixed heritage, and it was as though that knowledge was necessary before the person knew how to deal with me. In fact, this person, half Japanese, half Caucausian, expressed jealousy about my Cherokee great-grandmother. This sort of curiosity seems to be a common way to identify potential allies in a complicated world.Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737088496139901541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post-5578022340405903392011-10-15T08:48:11.971-04:002011-10-15T08:48:11.971-04:00I had my mom tell me that some of my family member...I had my mom tell me that some of my family members asked her what was going on with me because of my facebook. She told me she couldn't tell them because she doesn't read my blog or anything.<br /><br />Way to go mom! *rolls eyes* She's not even religious. But she lives in the south and is surrounded by 'god-fearin'-folk *hear the country twang*<br /><br />Great article btw :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957865703243824662.post-65499908632117704362011-10-14T18:35:39.798-04:002011-10-14T18:35:39.798-04:00You mention Fox News once more and I'm calling...You mention Fox News once more and I'm calling the cops! My kids have to use this internet... Xxx <br /><br />Www.faheyyounger.comPrinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04263267135958855546noreply@blogger.com