About atheist schoolteachers, public officials

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> >TILL

> >(snip)

> >

> >By the way, Ron, John asked you to name one public official who is an

> >atheist, and you didn't do it.  Why?  If our society is as permeated

> >with atheism as you claim, you should be able to find atheists

> >everywhere.  We have Terry crowing about how 99% of the people believe

> >in God, while you complain about the atheism that dominates our

> >society.  Hmmm, can't you Christians get together?

> >

> >

> >CLAIRE

> >

> >Dear Mr. Till:

> >

> >Any public official or any public-school teacher would probably be

> >risking a great deal to say anything publicly about his/her atheistic

> >beliefs.  I wonder how many are "closet" atheists.


Most of the science teachers, at least.  FWIW, I'm an "out" teacher, albeit
in a college setting (which is, admittedly, more tolerant!)  What I do,
however, is don't "out" myself until people get to know, and usually, like
me.  Then I tell them I'm an atheist.  It just blows them away!  They're so
convinced that morality is god-dependent that, when faced with a person
they like, who is obviously moral,  are forced to rethink their whole
position. Sometimes they try to "compliment" me on being very
"Christian-like" but I soon set them straight on why that's an insult, and
how my morals are much better than those taught in the bible or "practiced"
by their god.

April

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