Black Atheists Explain What It's Like to Be a 'Double Minority'

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2. Rec'd!

Thanks, that was interesting.

My only minor gripe: Jamila Bey, Debbie Goddard and Siviku Hutchinson are all very high-profile atheist leaders. I'd like to hear from more, I guess, "average" black American atheists. Especially in the South. Since I re-located back here last year, I can certainly attest to the feral grip religion has on blacks and whites in Dixieland.

"Only a question of which church I attend." Yep, I hear that all the time. Not long ago I went out with a friend and his friends for pizza on a Friday night. As we were leaving, one guy turned to another and said, "I'll see you in church on Sunday." He made it sound like an order. Or possibly a threat.

Since tomorrow is Sunday, I'll probably indulge in some Recreational Xianity and spin the radio dial listening to the local old-fashioned, hellfire-and-brimstone preachers. I keep hoping they'll fulminate against atheism but no luck so far. They do frequently bash gays and Planned Parenthood, so there's that.