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Atheists & Agnostics

RussBLib

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21. I'm sure some women like that

Reply to JRLeft (Reply #19)

Mon Jan 11, 2016, 03:41 PM

Jan 2016

Some women want to be totally subservient to a male, but I'd guess that the majority of women do not. They don't want to be treated like second-class citizens.

And when you add in all the ways that women can be victimized, raped, even killed for absurd transgressions, you'd think that a lot of women would want "out."

I've seen a few examples of this; however, the women sought out another religion or another branch of Christianity rather than chuck the whole make-believe bullshit. Sad.

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Atheism is an old boys' club. More women should admit to being Godless [View all] JRLeft Jan 2016 OP

That doesn't work for all. JNelson6563 Jan 2016 #1

I'm a black man, I haven't told anyone that I'm atheist outside my JRLeft Jan 2016 #2

It's the same in this lily white community too. JNelson6563 Jan 2016 #17

Well, the Fourth Horse -'man' nowadays... onager Jan 2016 #3

This is probably the writer's view, but I suspect most atheist say nothing out JRLeft Jan 2016 #4

Ironically, the Telegraph used a picture of the atheist bus ad with Dawkins but not Ariane Sherine muriel_volestrangler Jan 2016 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Jan 2016 #6

So any group that is mostly older white males skepticscott Jan 2016 #7

There are a lot of us. Curmudgeoness Jan 2016 #8

When the RCC has a woman priest marry two lesbians, come back with this headline Lordquinton Jan 2016 #9

I'm a pale male. progressoid Jan 2016 #10

The consequences for being an out atheist are more dire for women Warpy Jan 2016 #11

Being black and an atheist is a quick way to be viewed as someone to avoid. JRLeft Jan 2016 #12

That's true, also, and likely for the same reasons. Warpy Jan 2016 #13

Very true, it's a safe haven. JRLeft Jan 2016 #14

one of my facebook friends is a gay, black atheist OriginalGeek Jan 2016 #23

Yeah he's worse off than I am, homophobia is still very much JRLeft Jan 2016 #27

Ayn Rand edhopper Jan 2016 #15

At least she had one thing right. JRLeft Jan 2016 #16

I remember a headline in some conservative paper... Washington Times perhaps? AlbertCat Jan 2016 #18

Well according to the bible women are suppose to worship their husband and obey him. JRLeft Jan 2016 #19

I'm sure some women like that RussBLib Jan 2016 #21

I'm always astonished by the amount of women who are willing to submit to their husbands. JRLeft Jan 2016 #22

It starts way early. OriginalGeek Jan 2016 #24

and so we see again how important it is to "get them" when they are young... RussBLib Jan 2016 #25

Religious indoctrination JRLeft Jan 2016 #28

If we're a club, then we have a super loose definition of "club." Iggo Jan 2016 #20

My Free-thinkers groups are at least 50% women. Great women. lindysalsagal Jan 2016 #26

Could very well be. onager Jan 2016 #29

Right about that. I don't date believers anymore. No way. I'm done with it. lindysalsagal Jan 2016 #30

An old boys' club?.... uriel1972 Jan 2016 #31