Another informal poll: Is trying to convert someone to atheism any better than trying to convert someone to a religion?

From: [identity profile] gemini6ice.livejournal.com


a little. they don't want money, whereas other religions do. but it's almost as bad.
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From: [personal profile] nosrednayduj


The American Humanist Association would be delighted to have some of your money. As would the Unitarian Universalist Association (or your neighborhood UU church). UU's aren't officially athiest, but there are many non-believers in their congregations. My atheist housemate's PRESIDENT of her UU congregation. Sheesh. Church-going atheists. What is the world coming to?

We're sending our kids to UU Sunday school as innoculation against future being born-again. Dunno if it'll work... The curriculum is decent. They tackle moral questions in ways that aren't "it says so in the bible", but require you to think about your place in society and the world around you.

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In my experience, the innoculation works. Although I have a tiny sample and jury is still out on at least half of it. At least I"m with you in hoping it works. And as for the money, CFI wants it, too.
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From: [personal profile] cnoocy


I don't know of any born-agains among my classmates from UU Sunday school in the 70's and 80's. Not that I'm in touch with them all, but I am at least unaware of any spectacular failures of the theory.
(I do also have a friend who was sent to Catholic school by her ex-Catholic folks as inoculation against Catholicism, and that worked great as well. So you can apparently tackle the problem from either side.)
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