Atheist Zone | Beth | Activity https://atheistzone.com/members/beth/activity/ Activity feed for Beth. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:09:49 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 457b4161e74666e5a99780f63aff28c4 Beth replied to the topic How Is Christianity NOT Polytheism? in the forum Theism https://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/how-is-christianity-not-polytheism/#post-24366 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 17:06:36 +0000 Even when I was a Christian I didn’t really understand the trinity. They’re all God but they’re also three separate things? Doesn’t make sense, and I doubt most Christians could explain it in a way that does make sense.

]]> ca39bb6b8ef7c336d2577c72a136e07b Beth joined the group Science -- the kind that requires evidence and reason. https://atheistzone.com/activity/p/14524/ Sat, 08 Sep 2018 13:02:37 +0000 0 89a75ec64030859bea8f644939853e44 Beth joined the group Humanism https://atheistzone.com/activity/p/13703/ Sat, 04 Aug 2018 00:33:15 +0000 0 22fa2a77f093508d171ed8c852a78006 Beth joined the group Politics https://atheistzone.com/activity/p/13366/ Sat, 21 Jul 2018 14:12:55 +0000 0 dd32c1aa5495b878d69939e0e6c53467 Beth replied to the topic Thoughts and Prayers in the forum Advice https://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/thoughts-and-prayers/page/3/#post-6323 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 23:05:25 +0000 Update: there wasn’t an initial response from HR to my anonymous letter, but today we received another bereavement email and it said “Condolences” instead of “Thoughts and Prayers”! Of course, it still concluded by saying the family would appreciate our prayers, but that doesn’t bother me as much because it doesn’t sound like the request is coming…[Read more]

]]> db8fc82cee72ab3bbe8958554ada2e2c Beth replied to the topic Thoughts and Prayers in the forum Advice https://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/thoughts-and-prayers/page/2/#post-5931 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 16:01:09 +0000 I do. Plus, I express myself better in writing than in verbal communications. 🙂

]]> 863a982228e39e06331198be9f1cfe24 Beth replied to the topic Thoughts and Prayers in the forum Advice https://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/thoughts-and-prayers/page/2/#post-5929 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 15:34:10 +0000 @Strega I prefer to stay anonymous, not because I think the HR rep would blab or that the company would retaliate, I just don’t want to have a target on my back in case it gets out that someone complained and there is a personal response from my fellow employees. (The majority of them are Christians, and I can totally see a “But how could anyone…[Read more]

]]> 456d162140b6abff97a58158b0ab9c70 Beth replied to the topic Thoughts and Prayers in the forum Advice https://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/thoughts-and-prayers/page/2/#post-5926 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 14:05:06 +0000 I did a little more research on the EEO laws (including my own company’s policy), and I can’t quite make out whether this really does violate the law or not–it seems to be a bit of a gray area. While I do agree with Simon that this isn’t an egregious example of religious discrimination, the religious tone of the email is making at least one…[Read more]

]]> a0f8b143e8193d1c8f8d9c00a9b14196 Beth replied to the topic Thoughts and Prayers in the forum Advice https://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/thoughts-and-prayers/#post-5909 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 20:05:35 +0000 Haha! I’ll start with a politely worded (anonymous) letter and go from there. I’ll definitely be keeping a paper trail just in case I do need to get the FFRF or ACLU involved.

]]> 0759a683e05bdb7308b66357d6daacaf Beth replied to the topic Thoughts and Prayers in the forum Advice https://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/thoughts-and-prayers/#post-5906 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 18:45:06 +0000 @_Robert_ That’s the Midwest for you.

]]> d81aac55da1f28973bdf6b8609d35617 Beth replied to the topic Thoughts and Prayers in the forum Advice https://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/thoughts-and-prayers/#post-5903 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 17:51:57 +0000 @_Robert_ The emails come from the executive assistant, and I’m not sure who is giving her the orders to send these out (or if she is doing them of her own volition); I’m guessing HR gives her the notice of death. So yes, it’s different than if my coworker sends a private email to a few other coworkers asking for prayers (I’ve gotten these before…[Read more]

]]> d38f955d566d7903664dfa1a8d3b178b Beth replied to the topic Thoughts and Prayers in the forum Advice https://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/thoughts-and-prayers/#post-5902 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 17:49:11 +0000 I don’t think it’s outright discrimination, and we’re not being forced to pray, which is why I’m worried I’m overreacting. I just don’t think “keep so-and-so in your thoughts and prayers” is a statement that should come from your employer in a company-wide email. I do read it as an outright request to pray, and that’s what upsets me.

]]> 4962fd374b283b05b0e3c9c8b88fd060 Beth started the topic Thoughts and Prayers in the forum Advice https://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/thoughts-and-prayers/ Sat, 28 Oct 2017 14:27:51 +0000 Hi all, I wanted to get your opinion on something.

At the company where I work, whenever an employee’s family member dies the whole company gets an email informing us of the event, and we are asked to keep the bereaved in our “thoughts and prayers.”

I probably don’t need to explain to you why that infuriates me. What I wanted to ask was, do you…[Read more]

]]> 8f4e6e4b19e72c6ebd2d7b2a143c91fb Beth replied to the topic Links take me to thinkatheist.com in the forum Small Talk http://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/links-take-me-to-thinkatheist-com/#post-2705 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 23:37:43 +0000 So now I’ve noticed that both TA and AZ are up. Which site are people using? I notice there’s a little bit of recent activity on TA. Are they now two independently operating sites?

]]> 43cbe3fc7417abb4cfe477b52e5b7b6f Beth replied to the topic I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson review in the forum Bookish atheists http://atheistzone.com/groups/bookish-atheists/forum/topic/ill-give-you-the-sun-by-jandy-nelson-review/#post-2624 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 00:21:49 +0000 I loved this book too! Normally I don’t like alternating first-person perspectives, but I thought it was done really well in this case. And as you said, such beautiful writing.

]]> 2add7dd2b9b16ee3f13f80864b2182dd Beth started the topic I'd like to share this F. Scott Fitzgerald quote in the forum Small Talk http://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/id-like-to-share-this-f-scott-fitzgerald-quote/ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 23:25:37 +0000 Because I found it hilarious. Found in “The Beautiful and Damned,” published in 1922:

“Once upon a time all the men of mind and genius in the world became of one belief–that is to say, of no belief. But it wearied them to think that within a few years after their death many cults and systems and prognostications would be ascribed to them which…[Read more]

]]> 7523d336ebecd332b08de7ae00ac3aef Beth posted a new activity comment https://atheistzone.com/activity/p/2923/#acomment-3063 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:57:39 +0000 I always read comics pretty fast.

In reply to - Winter Lily posted an update in the group Bookish atheists Currently reading both A People’s History Of The United States by Howard Zinn and Maus 1 by Art Spiegelman. ]]> 6558fd2c67517d7532db3e700d8d570c Beth replied to the topic Favorite book ever read. in the forum Bookish atheists http://atheistzone.com/groups/bookish-atheists/forum/topic/favorite-book-ever-read/#post-1592 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:56:15 +0000 @Winter Lily I read that book too and I cried at the end it was so beautiful!
My favorite book(s) ever is the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. I love how he takes the theme of original sin and turns it completely upside down.

]]> b06448794f4ed6a2023fa3dbdd6f4ee2 Beth posted a new activity comment https://atheistzone.com/activity/p/2923/#acomment-2937 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:56:17 +0000 I read Maus for school, it’s so good!

In reply to - Winter Lily posted an update in the group Bookish atheists Currently reading both A People’s History Of The United States by Howard Zinn and Maus 1 by Art Spiegelman. ]]> f431243a93a273da8e91ba2936f34fe2 Beth joined the group Bookish atheists https://atheistzone.com/activity/p/2936/ Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:55:30 +0000 1 0604ec71d42a2c8a3827b6408ec7f6ad Beth joined the group To Do or not To Do https://atheistzone.com/activity/p/1621/ Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:11:33 +0000 0 617475314069b611757e9bcbb51374f6 Beth joined the group Sunday School https://atheistzone.com/activity/p/658/ Sat, 11 Jul 2015 01:41:32 +0000 0 315632b8b29c1e0ddd99f0c134206236 Beth and Reg the Fronkey Farmer are now friends https://atheistzone.com/activity/p/405/ Wed, 08 Jul 2015 07:23:08 +0000 0 893959a47343fcbacd8ec4e9048325f8 Beth replied to the topic New site is ok, new style is not in the forum Small Talk http://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/new-site-is-ok-new-style-is-not/#post-137 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 00:35:01 +0000 I don’t know if it’s up for vote but I actually prefer the lighter background here to TA’s darker one. But I agree the font should be darker as it is a bit hard to read.

]]> c646cdaedc089eed59218c42573a0566 Beth and Unseen are now friends https://atheistzone.com/activity/p/220/ Tue, 07 Jul 2015 01:19:06 +0000 0 9d49d6c8b74e89be93aa1dea559aeb3c Beth and Gallup's Mirror are now friends https://atheistzone.com/activity/p/203/ Tue, 07 Jul 2015 00:39:12 +0000 0 f88a7efd94e38d75d315dfbbe50da8f0 Beth and Strega are now friends https://atheistzone.com/activity/p/201/ Tue, 07 Jul 2015 00:29:14 +0000 0 7c22d819d689d5f649f7f5a04ff07b35 Beth replied to the topic Is there any correlation between Atheism and gender? in the forum Atheism http://atheistzone.com/forums/topic/is-there-any-correlation-between-atheism-and-gender/#post-93 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 00:13:36 +0000 Not sure about why fewer women identify as “none”, because it seems to me religion is generally unkind to women (with the exception of some more liberal denominations). I couldn’t identify with a religion that blamed my gender by proxy for all human suffering and expects me to be silent and submissive.
I do find it disconcerting that most public…[Read more]

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