Derm's attitude is pretty representative of right-wing Christians in America. That being "We're a Christian nation, now deal with it."Macarthur said:
I think Kurt covered some of these points.
And you 'knowing' they were not offended is baloney. People outside of that norm have had to deal with it forever. I know because on a much lesser scale, I get it being an atheist in Texas. YOu have no idea what it's like to be Godless in suburban Texas and raising kids in that environment.
As I said, it's on a lesser scale so I don't want to make it seem like we're in some hugely oppressive regime, but it does get tiresome to be constantly bombarded with it.
And your cavalier attitude towards those in the past that had to just sit and deal with, is troubling.
Being nonreligious in a major city in Texas is pretty easy. No one gives a __ if you're religious or not. Just you do you and I'll do me. I imagine it's probably pretty tiresome in the country or in the suburbs. Maybe people aren't obnoxious about it, but even driving 15 minutes out of the city center in Dallas or Austin you can see a major difference. Religion really is everywhere in the burbs.
I get that for many people, church provides a huge sense of community and purpose. I have no issue with that. Of course, I have a huge issue with them forcing that on people who aren't part of that.