As an agnostic, and a former vehement atheist who managed to find some sense of spirituality in his life, I really appreciate this article. I was a kid in a military family, but I've spent more time in Oklahoma by far than any other place I've lived. In the eleven years I've lived in Oklahoma, I've come to think of it as home. Yet my years in Edmond left me feeling alienated and fearful of bringing up religion because I would literally get yelled at by my peers in high school. I feel much more comfortable here in Norman, one of the few places in the state that seems to have a liberal majority. Because of the atmosphere of acceptance I've found in this great town, I feel at home and able to find like-minded people. I don't judge people for their beliefs, but I often feel judged for mine. I have strongly conservative friends that I have to avoid certain issues with to avoid butting heads. I dislike feeling that my friends think I have no morals, when I am, in fact, a person who stands strongly by his morals. They just have a different basis than my conservative Christian friends'.
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As an agnostic, and a former vehement atheist who managed to find some sense of spirituality in his life, I really appreciate this article.
I was a kid in a military family, but I've spent more time in Oklahoma by far than any other place I've lived. In the eleven years I've lived in Oklahoma, I've come to think of it as home. Yet my years in Edmond left me feeling alienated and fearful of bringing up religion because I would literally get yelled at by my peers in high school. I feel much more comfortable here in Norman, one of the few places in the state that seems to have a liberal majority. Because of the atmosphere of acceptance I've found in this great town, I feel at home and able to find like-minded people.
I don't judge people for their beliefs, but I often feel judged for mine. I have strongly conservative friends that I have to avoid certain issues with to avoid butting heads. I dislike feeling that my friends think I have no morals, when I am, in fact, a person who stands strongly by his morals. They just have a different basis than my conservative Christian friends'.
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