Is anyone else an atheist with BC besides me?
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Just thought I'd share this.
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👍👍👍
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His princess.....ugh! Sounds very cult-like.
Congrats, Lauren, on the weightloss.
Anytime the local news Facebook page posts a car accident or something similar where someone was injured or reports of a body found, there are scores of people immediately posting the praying hands emoji and sometimes accompanying it by posting “prayers" Like the above cartoon, that helps in what way? It makes me want to barf.
I get a suffocating feeling around religious items. Our voting precinct changed last year and is now in a church hall. The building used to be a grocery store. There are all these cluttery fake flower arrangements, urn like things, religious pictures and crosses and it made me want to hyperventilate while standing in the polling line. It feels so unnatural and fake.
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Does your state have mail vote? Call the local board of elections to see. I do it here. So much easier than standing in a line in a place you don’t like😍
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We have vote by mail but somehow I like to go & vote in a booth.
I always do 'early voting'. That means I can pick times when there's not likely to be anyone else there. It also means I can vote anywhere in the city. The last two elections I voted at a swanky new hotel. One time I voted at the SPJST hall but usually went to the community college to vote.
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yikes
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All our voting is by mail. I think it's fairer to people with kids and jobs. People with a long commute might never be able to vote because they have to leave so early and get home so late.
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Here's something I saw on FB today that's so true:
Religion is about making rules to obey God, then immediately finding loopholes to break those rules.
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The mail in ballots, which we have in Ohio, are great. I know a few states where it is all mail in ballots and can see the advantages of it.
I live in a small town. I can look out the back door and see my former polling place on the next street over. My new polling place is a whopping two streets over. Ever since we were married 30 years ago. Dh and I have gone together to vote if our schedules allow. We know people who work the polls (I've done it before) and often run in to other people we know. In a small town, election day can be something of a social event and more so when there are exciting issues and nominations on the ballot and the turn out is bigger. I'll put up with the heebie jeebies of the polling surroundings for now. I already have to put up with being right smack dab in the middle of trump country.
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We have early voting here so I'm able to get in and out of a polling place in just a few minutes.
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BTW, I'm glad the mods stepped in and deleted the comments of the religious person. She'd been warned so I don't even understand why she was posting on here again. There are surely enough places where meaningless "thoughts and prayers" are welcome?
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AliceBastable I love the science/figure things out meme!
I drop by this thread often for a little brain pep-up, although I rarely post. Thanks to everyone for the ongoing discussion---helps keep me sane! I'm very irritated by the paternalism of organized religion, as well as the absence of self-determination, responsibility and critical thinking. Alas....
DivineMrsM That seems like a very weird NON separation of Church and State for a voting location to be in a church! It's borderline advertising. Next, we'll be voting in a Target store? Voting should be in public buildings! Argghh.
Oregon has mail-in ballots; this has been in place since 1998. As far as I can tell, it works really well. I appreciate the option to take my time researching and voting, rather than have to do it all at once. This system is also really helpful for people with challenging work hours. We usually have our voters' guide first, then our ballots for about two weeks before the day they have to arrive at the precinct. We can mail them, or drop them off (libraries, county offices, schools....various locations) any time over those two weeks.
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A lot of voting is done in church buildings where I live, in the cafeterias or gymnasiums or multi-purpose rooms, whatever is large enough. I guess I'm so used to it that I don't even notice what's hanging on the walls. My current voting place is a public school, and it's not nearly as convenient as the previous place in a church meeting room that I could walk to.
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Many years ago they used the schools here. The traffic jams in the am were unbelievable. Then it was apparently decided some weirdo could stay in a building and cause havoc, so that was stopped. Now churches and other places are used. Still doesn’t mean a weirdo couldn’t stay behind, but no kids would get shot. I think too there is payment involved for use of the place. Not sure about that.
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The museum research and collections center where I worked used to allow their public meeting and education room to be used for voting. It was inconvenient because it was barely handicapped accessible, with an open box elevator that was usually used to haul folding tables and chairs in and out. A security guard had to operate it because of the stiff door and controls, so with several older and disabled voters using it all day, we heard the creaks and shrieks of un-oiled metal all day. We were so relieved when they decided to convert the space to more library and archives stacks with no public access!
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There are countless church buildings used as polling places where I live which is the “Tri-State area": Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. Schools used to be used, tho I think not anymore, and fire stations, public housing community rooms, etc.. The board of elections building is 20 minutes down the road and I can always early vote if I choose. But dh and I like going to vote together in our home town when we can.
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Funny you said TriState. I’m. Originally from Cincinnati they say TriState quite a bit there too. Or did. Haven’t been there in 15 years.
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In Texas we too used to use elementary schools, but I think there was too much confusion once 'early voting' became prevalent & polls are open for 10+ days. The standard here is churches although there are usually polling places at junior colleges and City/District community centers.
As a historical note - in the 'once upon a time' small college town where I was raised in Northern California, voting was in people's homes. In the 50's and 60's, I walked with my parents down the block & around the corner when they voted. Ladies served tea & punch and everyone visited with their neighbors.
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When we lived in California in the 1990's, we walked to a neighbor's house and voted in their garage.
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Had appt with my PCP just to follow-up and see how my cancer treatments were going (she was the one involved in treating my symptoms that turned out to be malignant fluid on my lungs from MBC, not just bronchitis.) She is genuinely interested in my well-being and I appreciate her interest. I know she attends church, although I don't know where. She asked me if I had had a faith to turn to and I replied that I did not. Then she asked if I was ok with that and I answered yes.That was the end of the topic. I felt she handled it in a concerned and caring manner, but not prying or intrusive. Don't know if she heard that somewhere, but it seems like an example that all could follow, those with strong faith and those without. Interested, but not evangelical or holier-than-thou.
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That is a nice way of handling it. Asking if faith is a part of your equation, then gently asking if you wanted it to be. And when you said No, your answer was heard and respected.
When I have prenatal clients, I like to ask, "Are you having a girl, a boy, or a baby?" This gives the families who don't want to know ahead of time an easy answer without feeling like they need to defend their choice.
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so true
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Greek Orthodox congregations told 'no disease or illness can exist in holy communion'
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-14/church-relig...
PRAISE THE LORD! Being a believer can protect you from the virus!
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Stupid, stupid, stupid people. And prepare for a round of "God took care of MEEE" while ignoring what the imaginary rotter did to other families.
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so, when the H1N1 was going around, my mother was in the hospital with a severe staff infection, and lost her leg. (Previous bone cancer/internal prosthetic) My dad, mom, sister, brother in law, and myself were discussing the situation. My mind wandered off a bit and came back to my sister complaining about the fact that the deacons and priest were wanting to put hand sanitizer out for communion, because "that's the body of Christ, germs don't exist on it!" I asked with no small amount of distain "Who on earth told you that?!" She got so mad and then I just started laughing. She was furious 😂😂 Religion is truly for the gullible
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Saw where the “President “ has declared tomorrow to be a national day of prayer. Whatever happened to separation of church and state?
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We have never had complete separation of church and state. Thomas Jefferson objected to Congress having a chaplain on the payroll but he was overruled. All we can do about it is support organization like the ACLU.
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JWoo
Literalists like your sister are hilarious when they're not being dangerous.
Spookiesmom
So, a day of prayer to get rid of a virus that, if they're consistent, they must think was sent by the same god. Are we sacrificing goats or virgins?
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Alice
❤️❤️❤️
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