Comments on: Edging Further Away From The Closet…

By: Facebook - The Atheist Blogger

Facebook - The Atheist Blogger — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:03:06 +0000

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By: The Atheist Spot Interviews - The Atheist Blogger

The Atheist Spot Interviews - The Atheist Blogger — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:17:09 +0000

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By: gus

gus — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:33:25 +0000

I am in atheist in a very christian town which makes it harder for me to come out. I am coming out slowly but surely. For me it has always been difficult to come out in person. On the other hand, I feel the internet has made it easier for me to come out. Meeting new people online that are on the same page as me is so relieving. i think. This “relief” or whatever it is has allowed me to be more outspoken about my beliefs in person.

Anyways, I’m an atheist. peace!

By: Ramon Garcia

Ramon Garcia — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:28:35 +0000

I’m out. I guess it helps to be bigger than most human beings…

I guess it also helps to have an uber-common name, but that’s not my doing.

By: On The Subject Of The Closet - The Atheist Blogger

On The Subject Of The Closet - The Atheist Blogger — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:42:45 +0000

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By: vjack

vjack — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:01:40 +0000

From an old post, this is why I remain anonymous on my blog: http://tinyurl.com/6jcwo9

By: HumanistDad

HumanistDad — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:52:34 +0000

I’d hesitate to provide your birth date and place of birth online, especially with your full mailing address.

I’ve remained partially in the closet on my blog simply because some good (Christian) friends of ours don’t know about my strong lack of beliefs. I had hoped to bring it up by now but it just hasn’t come up.

By: anton kozlik

anton kozlik — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:28:03 +0000

My empathy goes out to all those who can’t “come out” because of employment and social pressures. It has become “comfortable to classed as a Christian”, so comfortable that most Atheists prefer comfort to Chaos . . . and for their children to be Boy Scouts or Girl Guides. I might contend that the objection is not that we are Atheists, we are “nothing” that can be identified. We make no effort to make the Christians feel as comfortable with us as we wish they would make us feel in their company. When they know us, they accept us. Ask the man on the street and he can’t identify anything positive about Atheists. Doesn’t that give some of you an idea of what is wrong? If we can’t get together to tend a garden, we can never invite society to our feast, and our kids are the ones to miss out. Oh yes, I forgot, as I youngster I was encouraged to lie about my Atheism so I could be a Boy Scout. Do Atheists teach their children to lie? Or are we forgetting that if “man is a social animal” it would apply to kids as well!

By: PsychoAtheist

PsychoAtheist — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:24:35 +0000

I am one of those ‘anonymous’ atheist bloggers that you speak of. My reasons for using a pseudonym however has nothing whatsoever to do with my atheism or my beliefs in general. I too live in the UK where an outward statement of atheism is looked on with mild bewilderment by believers rather than the outward disdain that such a comment might receive in other parts of the world.

My reasons for remaining anonymous are simple, my current employment requires that I maintain a basic level of personal security and publishing my details online (in whatever fora) would certainly be frowned on by the powers that be.

Having said that, as ‘anonymous’ as my handle is, anyone with the desire or motivation would be able to uncover my identity with a few clicks of the mouse. My only mandate is to attempt a basic level of persec, plausible deniability and all that.

When my current employment comes to an end I shall broadcast my name loud and proud to the online masses!

By: Craig A. James

Craig A. James — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:31:22 +0000

Adrian, thanks for the great response. Let me clarify one thing: Although I’m strongly encouraging Atheist bloggers to come out of the closet, I wouldn’t go so far as to claim there is no reason for some to stay anonymous. I did live in the South for three years, and realize it’s just not an option for some. And discrimination against atheists isn’t just a Southern phenomenon, it’s everywhere. At the same time, I think some of us are being overly cautious — I know I was.