Are There 250,000 Atheists On Facebook?
A question asked and answered by members of a new Facebook group, aimed at being the opposite of the countless groups like “I bet I can find 1,000,000 Christians”. This group wants to find at least a quarter of a million non-believers on Facebook and unite them in one place.
Currently the group has just over 950 members, and needs people to join up and help them reach their goal. Since there are over 70 million registered users on Facebook, finding 250,000 atheists amongst them should be an easy feat.
If you want to learn more about the group and the guy helping to run it, visit his blog.
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As much as I would love to join that group, I am not prepared to out myself. “Oliver” is just a pen name and coming out atheist in Mississippi is not a safe venture at this point in history.
I’ve been reading the book “Why Drawin Matters”. It’s not even safe to say that I accept evolution in Mississippi.
Oliver
20 May 08 at 1:51 am (GMT)
Sadly, there are pockets of intolerance that make coming out as an atheist dangerous to some. Hang in there, Oliver.
Kylyssa
21 May 08 at 3:46 am (GMT)
I’ll join for sure. Then finally those friends that keep sending me Christian messages will finally get the message.
fabrulana
21 May 08 at 7:12 am (GMT)
I’m with Oliver on the safety issue. Of course, I’m also fairly happy not to have a Facebook account.
vjack
21 May 08 at 3:59 pm (GMT)
I was always comfortable being an atheist until I went to Idaho so I know what you’re dealing with. I wasn’t allowed to enter my girlfriend’s friend’s house because she was afraid her “godless” boyfriend would steal her stuff. Even in Washington I can’t really talk about my lack of belief.
MC
22 May 08 at 12:26 am (GMT)
Hmmm, I’ve really started wondering which country is safer to live in as an atheist, UK or USA. I always thought of the UK as a secular nation even though we don’t have any real “laws” promoting secularism, but there is a rise in fundamentalist Christianity at the moment. On the other side, we have the USA which does have secular laws and yet there are people who are still afraid to “come out” because of the attitudes towards them.
Adrian Hayter
22 May 08 at 8:02 am (GMT)
Geez and I thought my third world country was backwards …
fabrulana
22 May 08 at 10:20 am (GMT)
I am on the list. Also, for those who aren’t ready to tell people they don’t believe in an invisible daddy in the sky because you live in the SE….. GET OVER IT. Otherwise your children will be just as cowardly as you.
I have lived in mississippi, texas, alabama, and georgia. Yeah, they aren’t enlightened states per se, but if you are white (unless in Mobile maybe) you wont suffer an harm, and if you do, you help further our cause.
SonOfLiberty
16 Jun 08 at 11:22 pm (GMT)
Great, Son, so glad to know that my being tarred and feathered would serve your cause!
vjack
1 Jul 08 at 7:30 pm (GMT)