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Hello Fellow Nonbelievers

I was pleasantly surprised to find this site. Great discussions here. A long time Atheist here who refused to stand for the pledge of allegiance in eighth grade because of (one nation under god). As a senior in High School I got to drive Madeline Murray OHare around downtown Cincinnati to find Atheist books at used book stores. Today I am a 53 year old Atheist who enjoys discussing anything Atheist. Glad to be here.

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Permalink Reply by Steph S. on September 18, 2011 at 11:34am

HI -- nice to meet you! : )

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Permalink Reply by annet on September 18, 2011 at 3:56pm

Welcome aboard from another godless 50-something.

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Permalink Reply by Gloria Manucia on September 18, 2011 at 10:06pm

Hi,

I'd love to hear more about your interaction with O'Hare. Was she as abrasive as she has been described? How did you happen to end up her chauffeur? I so wish I'd seen the light as early as you did. Like AnneT, I am in my 50s too.

Gloria

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Permalink Reply by Markcincy on September 19, 2011 at 6:16am

Ms O`Hare was very nice. It was 1976 or so and my friends father was president of the Ohio chapter of the American Atheists. He asked me to drive her downtown to obtain books on Atheism for her library. She and her son rode in the back. She bought armfuls of books. She told me a story of how she had offered to assist civil rights leaders during the 1968 riots and they had rejected her offers. She was kind and polite to me.