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		<title>You have to read my friend Sarah&#039;s post.</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been lucky. Becoming a secularist and atheist and, to some extent, activist in those areas (though I quickly add my activisms is mostly in other areas) was not to hard. Hey, this very morning Minnesota Atheists had a show on what you do for Christmas and other holidays as a non-believer, and asked for &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/12/23/you-have-to-read-my-friend-sarahs-post/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">You have to read my friend Sarah&#039;s post.</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been lucky.  Becoming a secularist and atheist and, to some extent, activist in those areas (though I quickly add my activisms is mostly in other areas) was not to hard.  Hey, this very morning Minnesota Atheists had a show on what you do for Christmas and other holidays as a non-believer, and asked for contributions.  Even though I was asked directly a few times by the producers, I ended up providing nothing because I&#8217;ve got nothing; What do we do for Christmas? Try to eat the cookies very slowly, unwrap the presents very quickly. It is just not that interesting.</p>
<p>Sure, I get harassed now and then, and back in the Roe v. Wade street wars I got knocked on the ground, hit in the head, or had my clothing ripped a few times by 80 year old Italian Catholic ladies who were in a rage (we were trained to stand still and take it).  And, most of the harassment I get these days other than the occasional creationist&#8217;s is actually from fellow Atheists, who hate me because I respect and refuse to rape women, and I recognize that much of the violence done to women is by testosterone poisoned men.  <a href="http://freethoughtblogs.com/almostdiamonds/2012/12/23/still-not-disagreement/">Those guys</a> (the Testosterone Poisoned Men of the Blogosphere, or TPMoB) compose hateful tweets, emails, and other missives about or to me and other secular feminists on an ongoing, continuous basis.</p>
<p>But really, I&#8217;ve never had something happen to me like what happened to Sarah.  Sarah&#8217;s story is fascinating, instructive, important, and above all, inspiring.  All those things are as true of her as a person as they are of this one story, I dare say.  This is the story of a young woman, recently deconverted (is that the word?) from a some kinda Christian sect to atheism, and her attempts to form a Secular Student group.  She just posted it, I just read it, and holy crap&#8230; so to speak &#8230; just go read it.  <a href="http://rantasarahrex.blogspot.com/2012/12/why-i-care-about-atheist-movement-aka.html">CLICKHERENAO!!!!!!!!!</a></p>
<p>Sarah: I am very fortunate to have you as a friend and ally. Thanks for doing what you do.</p>
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