[JoshL]

I’m fairly loud about my atheism. I don’t introduce myself as one, but if someone asks I have no problem with stating it outright. If someone gets in my face about it, I have no problem with defending myself and pointing any holes in their logic or any ignorance. That said, I’m very aware of the discrimination against people like me and if they situation seems dangerous, I know to keep my mouth shut. Look up statistics on discrimination against atheists- you might be surprised, for instance, that America would be more comfortable with an openly gay president than an openly atheist president. In short, I am fine with expressing my non-beliefs, but I’m not willing to risk losing my job over it.

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Name : JoshL, Gender : Male, Sexual Orientation : asexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 21, City : Jacksonville, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[JoshL]

I’m not even homosexual– I identify as asexual– and even I can feel the cold shoulder from time to time. People find it hard to except that no, I don’t feel any need to be with girls, and no I do not feel any need to be with boys either. I feel fine just the way I am. Most people (all across the sexual spectrum) find the concept confusing, and some find it just strange and even unnatural. “You must be in denial” or “You just haven’t found the right person” is what I usually hear. Does that hurt? Yeah– I wish people would accept that I know my own mind and I know what I want. Is it shunning? Of a kind, yes. When people are confronted with something they don’t understand, the first impulse is to reject it. I sure many gay people have experienced the same things I have.

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Name : JoshL, Gender : Male, Sexual Orientation : asexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 21, City : Jacksonville, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[JoshL]

It’s part of Christian duty to witness and attempt to convert. To not do so would be… well, not exactly a sin, but “slacking off” so to speak, sort of like never giving offering. For a good Christian to meet a Jewish person like yourself and not even witness is seen as the same as seeing a person lying on the road and not offering help. It is disrespectful to your religion, yes, but they are not (consciously) doing it to be disrespectful. -an ex-Christian

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Name : JoshL, Gender : Male, Sexual Orientation : asexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 21, City : Jacksonville, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[JoshL]

It’s part of Christian duty to witness and attempt to convert. To not do so would be… well, not exactly a sin, but “slacking off” so to speak, sort of like never giving offering. For a good Christian to meet a Jewish person like yourself and not even witness is seen as the same as seeing a person lying on the road and not offering help. It is disrespectful to your religion, yes, but they are not (consciously) doing it to be disrespectful. -an ex-Christian

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Name : JoshL, Gender : Male, Sexual Orientation : asexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 21, City : Jacksonville, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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