Tonight I went to a bar (Drunken Donkey), and was there for a little while. Sitting close to me was a guy that had been there long before I was. An hour or so goes by, I'm just drinking my Guinness and whiskey when another guy says something about not being religious. I respond to his statement, only because I'm in the mood for it, "You say you're not religous, but do you believe in god?" He states that he is spiritual, and asks me if I believe. Naturally I tell him, "no, I am an atheist." As soon as I said those devilsh, heathenistic words, the man whom I speak of says, "fuck that shit", asks the bartender to close out and leaves.

I know this isn't anything pertinent, but I thought I would share, I guess to show how much more we, as a community, have to go before people will stop hating us. Especially in the southern US (I am living in Texas at the moment).

Thank you for you time, and sharing your thoughts on this glorious forum!