tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852127504168336157.post493238772498722974..comments2020-03-31T22:35:05.492-05:00Comments on What to Tell the Neighbors: The Atheist ClosetSuzanne Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05638520524777530326noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852127504168336157.post-63178014840573743182013-02-14T11:16:30.830-06:002013-02-14T11:16:30.830-06:00Merkin--It's great to hear from another wester...Merkin--It's great to hear from another western Kentuckian! I really enjoyed looking over your blog. The reenactment project looks like an amazing experience. Suzanne Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05638520524777530326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852127504168336157.post-4089291345185365542013-02-13T10:19:06.920-06:002013-02-13T10:19:06.920-06:00Hey Suzanne, I just stumbled across your blog. We...Hey Suzanne, I just stumbled across your blog. We are another atheist homeschooling family from Kentucky (not far from you in Bowling Green). We don't have much interaction with many other homeschoolers in the area due to our convictions. It is really nice to hear of others in the area. If bored, take a gander at our blog, which follows our adventures in homeschooling:<br />http://www.kingdomoffife.blogspot.com/ Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852127504168336157.post-43855897243835816452013-01-21T23:17:28.155-06:002013-01-21T23:17:28.155-06:00Wow--thanks for the honor, Karen!Wow--thanks for the honor, Karen!Suzanne Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05638520524777530326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852127504168336157.post-47578302595387718402013-01-17T22:43:41.205-06:002013-01-17T22:43:41.205-06:00I have nominated your blog for a Liebster Award, a...I have nominated your blog for a Liebster Award, an award for new-up-and-coming blogs. Please check out my blog post!<br />You are one of my faves!<br /><br />http://taytayhser.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/the-liebster-award.html<br /><br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852127504168336157.post-9969020192985645792012-12-23T23:48:27.153-06:002012-12-23T23:48:27.153-06:00Karen, I am so grateful for your willingness to sh...Karen, I am so grateful for your willingness to share your and your children's experiences with being out, both in the states and in Australia.Suzanne Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05638520524777530326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852127504168336157.post-88111450990501445292012-12-23T23:38:55.064-06:002012-12-23T23:38:55.064-06:00Thanks for your insights, Danica. I agree that th...Thanks for your insights, Danica. I agree that there is so much more to each of us than our religious belief or lack of belief. One of my dear friends, who is affiliated with a church, has said of my atheism, "It doesn't define you," and I feel the same way about her religious belief. We have many shared interests and similar ways of looking at the world, and we choose to focus on those.<br /><br />I have found it difficult, however, to become more than casually friendly with people whose worldview compels them to evangelize others. Even when I was a practicing Catholic, that wasn't something I saw as my duty. Suzanne Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05638520524777530326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852127504168336157.post-46983115981917463972012-12-20T04:00:09.694-06:002012-12-20T04:00:09.694-06:00I am incredibly proud to be one of your "exam...I am incredibly proud to be one of your "examples", Suzanne. Gosh, I feel very moved...<br /><br />I am also honored to be friends with a woman, such as yourself, who is ethical, brave, wise, and OUT!<br /><br />Thank you for this "coming out" post.<br /><br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852127504168336157.post-3437554754789219062012-12-20T00:57:53.911-06:002012-12-20T00:57:53.911-06:00Hi Suzanne, thanks again for another great post.
M...Hi Suzanne, thanks again for another great post.<br />My process was also slow, I used to be Pentecostal in a town overrun with churches. I started backing away from the church when I was a teenager, especially once exposed to friends who practiced other religions. There were a lot of years of guilt and fear, thanks to the programming of church. And now I believe in science and fact, not stories. I sometimes think it must be easier for someone who has never believed in religion to be atheist than it is for someone who backed away from years of conditioning to break free and convert to reality. I'm not afraid to talk about it, but I don't walk around with a sign on my head either. Mainly because I don't want anyone walking around constantly proclaiming their beliefs. There is so much more to me than whether I do or don't practice a religion. I want to teach my child through example that you can be friends with all types of people, and that the friendship is based on common interests and not defined by religion, race, or status. :) DanicaDanica Bridges-Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01494981757422848473noreply@blogger.com