Hello Graeme

Well said---your little introduction. 

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Terry

Welcome, Graeme! Glad you could join us. :D

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Greetings! Welcome to the site!

Hey there!

Brother Richard used to be a minister - but is no longer a minister and is Atheist now. He is the owner of the site. I'm not sure about that article you linked and if it's legit. I'll look in to it.

Glad to have you on the site.

Have fun!

Yes, I live a very interesting life, always curious, wanting to know what life is like for other people. What do they value and how they think. I see the world full of very nice people, hard working, faithful to their families and communities, and facing many challenges. 

As I travelled to other countries I wanted to eat their foods and stay in homes or family run B & B. I never suffered any pain at the hands of strangers and found most people wanting to talk with me. My two favorite places were China and Turkey because they were so different from my country.

In China, I was among the first to be allowed in when they opened their boarders to westerners. I had a research project and access into homes, schools, hospitals, work areas, child and elder care facilities. It was very difficult to get domestic violence data and so just talked to people about their lives. Every meal included peanuts, roasted, fried, boiled, mashed, and soup. Watermelon was used so prolifically  they had huge piles of rinds in the middle of the streets where trucks would come and haul them away. 

In Turkey, the many daily prayers coming through loud speakers was strange. In the heat of the day, women wore gabardine coats closed from neck to feet and wore scarves, babushka style over their heads. Men wore those white cotton  tank-top shirts and a light linen type trousers. When you see news photos of women in those long coats you would think the temperature was at freezing, when in fact it was well over 100 degrees F. 

GOD'aye, I am very glad you joined this group and willingly give your input on this subject. 

Hey there - I am enjoying reading your blogs on your page. I like what you have to say. I'm glad you found the site. Anyway, I hope you have a wonderful day.

Glad you got a laugh out of the "definition". Seriously, we infidels do need to speak up and fight the "religious right", and defend our (dis)beliefs. Otherwise, the consequences will be disasterous.