I was thinking about advice I’ve received from (well-meaning) evangelical Christians - either directly or in sermons or books.
If atheists advise each other similarly, Hemant probably received this advice when it became known that he planned to visit church services:
“Don’t go to church - it could be ‘dangerous’ to your atheism”
“Who are you spending time with? Are any of them real atheists?”
“Don’t read those Christian books you’ve been sent. They might ‘confuse’ you”
“Are you attending atheist meetings regularly?”
“I think you’re on a dangerous path. I advise you to reconsider”
“Are you taking a few minutes each day to read atheism-affirming literature?”
Here’s the information on Off The Map’s annual conference. Have you thought about coming? We’d love to meet you in person there!
Marty is going to be our “blogging community co-ordinator” at the conference. Between now and then he and Eliza will be planning ways we can help bloggers meet each other and spend time together there.
Marty has already started a discussion thread about this.
Please share your thoughts here or on Marty’s thread. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to connect with each other in person at the conference.
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