RotatingParts@lemmy.ml to Atheism@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoStudy shows many American atheists hide their non-beliefnews.unl.eduexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1193file-textcross-posted to: atheism@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1193external-linkStudy shows many American atheists hide their non-beliefnews.unl.eduRotatingParts@lemmy.ml to Atheism@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square46fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: atheism@lemmy.ml
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 years agoAye. Here it’s not “stand up and be counted”, it’s “stand up and be felled”.
minus-squareUriel-238@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoSo we continue to require the same closet that gays sometimes do. In that case, we shouldn’t expect atheists to individually be out and proud until it is safe for them to do so. I’m also curious how much hate-motivated violence is committed against atheists and pagans (compared to Muslims, who’ve been a target since 2001)
Aye. Here it’s not “stand up and be counted”, it’s “stand up and be felled”.
So we continue to require the same closet that gays sometimes do.
In that case, we shouldn’t expect atheists to individually be out and proud until it is safe for them to do so.
I’m also curious how much hate-motivated violence is committed against atheists and pagans (compared to Muslims, who’ve been a target since 2001)