Is anyone else an atheist with BC besides me?

Nope - Joe277 is a troll and the mods have removed her posts. As Ananda said, she'll be gone woon. I too have seen her disrupt other threads. Best to just ignore.

Man, I'm late checking in and all religious hell has broken out! Damn, I miss all the fun. Hey, Joe277, if you're still reading this: what would be disrespectful is if one of us went to one of the MANY, MANY, MANY religious discussions to talk about our lack of faith. But no, we keep it to one thread. And here you come, trespassing on OUR place, being all rude and pushy like a bad stereotypical christian missionary. Well, you've just had the door slammed in your face. Go away and stay away.

I guess I just pictured her that way. My town is practically a senior center there are so many old folks. One out of 3 people in my town is over 65. Lot's of people would rather not hug in church. Prior to anti-biotics it was very uncommon for strangers to touch each other because of fear of contagion.

I guess I haven't explained myself well. When one is dealing with an aged population colds, flu and other diseases can run through a community very quickly. It is because people care for one another that they are careful about contact especially since old people often have suppressed immune systems. I just meant my original comment to be something in passing. I didn't intend it to be a challenge or upsetting in any way. 😉

I am, for what it’s worth

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I’m also in the south. I’ve started wearing hats at work and have had a lot of people say they are praying for me. Ok but surely there are things and people out there who need/deserve prayers more than I do. Better yet how about doing something more constructive for those who need it

I know that type of Christian. Praying, or saying they'll pray, is just a grab for attention. At least the guy you know is up front about it.

AliceBastable: the end of your aunt's story made me spit my coffee all over the tablet for laughing out loud! You almost owe me a new one! LOL

My article is being widely distributed. Here's the latest mention:

Not everyone will agree with male breast cancer advocate Rod's latest post on religion and cancer, but it's important we give space to this discussion. As a non-religious person myself, I appreciate that a strong faith is a truly wonderful coping strategy.. for some.. but for the rest of us, it simply isn't an option.

https://journeyingbeyondbreastcancer.com/2019/07/07/weekly-round-up-225/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Traveltext: I can not find the article, just the comment about the article.

Jo6359, it's a long tradition with Christians and food, all the way back to loaves and fishes and water into wine. They don't show up unless there's something in it for their stomach.

Yndorian, my aunt deserved a good story. She was a real sweetheart. I didn't care much for her when I was a child - she didn't have kids and was a real hoverer, always worried about something happening to me and my sister. But as an adult, I came to realize how much she loved us, and how lovable she was.

Traveltext, very cool.

Minus...thanks. The link to malebc.org is helpful. Never know when I'll learn about someone in need of that info.

AliceBastable, it sounds like your aunt was a very sweet lady ... She took literally the comment that her dh "went to a better place" ...that made me laugh.