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Are their any Louisiana atheists out there?

Besides me? lol

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Permalink Reply by Hollin on July 17, 2008 at 10:08pm

Sad. How do they react when you explain what it means? (If you bother, that is.)

Permalink Reply by Vitomama on July 20, 2008 at 8:11am

They usually tell me (with raised eyebrow) that they hope I go to the "right" place when I pass...

Permalink Reply by Goldfishflakes on July 30, 2008 at 9:10pm

You should ask them if the "right place" is Oklahoma. lol Confuse the hell out of the them. lol

Permalink Reply by BCarries17 on April 9, 2009 at 1:31am

I'm so tired of people saying stuff like " I'm gonna be praying for you". I'd rather them say "I'm gonna be paying for you". ...Because Entergy isn't cheap!

I remember when I visited the VA hospital in New Orleans (pre-Katrina) and the girl at the check in desk asked me "What religion?" I replied "none" and she sized me up, curled her lip, sighed and rolled her eyes. Before I left the hospital I noticed that in the info she typed up for me she put "Religion: Christian"

Permalink Reply by Hollin on July 17, 2008 at 9:32pm

I just started a Freethought group at Louisiana Tech in March. You aren't the only one in North Louisiana, though I am originally from the South. We have 43 members on our Facebook page! Granted not all of them are atheist.

Permalink Reply by Goldfishflakes on July 19, 2008 at 1:34pm

That's great! I wish I had the time to start a freethought group at ULM.

how much of your time does it consume? How hard was it to get going?

Permalink Reply by Hollin on July 22, 2008 at 10:45pm

It wasn't that hard to get going, but it helps if you have connections.

The Secular Student Alliance will send you a free starter package with fliers, stickers, bracelets, and, most importantly, a group running guide.

They will also set up a facebook page for you. I use the page to invite people, announce meetings, and have discussions.

I do spend time creating fliers and posting them, but usually you can get help doing this, so its not so bad. If I am working alone, I simply post in the high traffic areas such as around the cafeteria.

It does help tremendously if you have friends or acquaintances who are also freethinkers who can help you form your group.

As to how much time it consumes, it is hard to estimate. Meetings are biweekly and require some planning, but not too much as I try to leave the much of the content up to the members.

Permalink Reply by Wesley on July 19, 2008 at 4:49pm

New Orleans, represent!

Permalink Reply by Cat Cole on July 24, 2008 at 7:26pm

Shreveport/Bossier City area, here.

Permalink Reply by Seth Koberg on July 24, 2008 at 10:18pm

Lafayette here. I just joined this site. Trying to find people in my area who think.

Permalink Reply by Vitomama on July 26, 2008 at 4:27pm

Nice to meet you. We're actually in Tulsa right now, but trying to get home. We have a 4 year old kid, so until the school situation gets better in New Orleans, we'll have to wait. We've discussed Lafayette as a segue. We made Festival Acadiennes every year - other than that, it's still better than Tulsa...

Permalink Reply by Allen Arledge on January 22, 2010 at 12:39pm