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Atheists & Agnostics

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31. An old boys' club?....

Sat Jan 23, 2016, 05:47 AM

Jan 2016

Not like say... the RCC?

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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 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

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

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

It starts way early. OriginalGeek Jan 2016 #24

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