[Dorene]

I am a freethinker with deistic leanings. I consider God to be a cultural archetype, no more ‘real’ than Cupid or Santa. If I say that Cupid brought my husband and me together, that doesn’t mean I really believe Cupid exists. If I participate in ‘secret Santa’ games at work, that doesn’t mean I believe in Santa. And if I have a bumper sticker that says ‘If God wanted me to vote, he would have given me real candidates to choose from,’ that doesn’t mean I think God really exists. On the other hand, Christians annoy me with their ‘fishers of men’ tradition. I’ve been approached by people who feigned an interest in me only to discover they were meeting a quota of witnessing to others. I’m annoyed when people assume I’m Christian because I’m polite and considerate, as if non-Christians couldn’t be nice people. I’m annoyed when people tell me that all my problems could be solved by going to their church but refuse to consider that some of their problems might be solved by going to my karate dojo. I would ask Christians to consider that I am just as convinced that God doesn’t exist as they are that he does. Does anyone really think that the reason I’m not a Christian is that I never heard of Jesus? If I want to become a Christian, I know what I need to do. I don’t need some stranger to hand me a religious tract.

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Name : Dorene, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 42, City : Yorktown, State : VA, Country : United States, Occupation : Writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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