From: billc@minerva.phyast.pitt.edu (Morbius)
Newsgroups: alt.atheism
Subject: Re: Atheist in the Bible Belt (Help!)
Date: 23 Oct 1994 21:55:07 GMT
Organization: Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh
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In article <Cy09tA.M6o@mail.auburn.edu> blissmj@mail.auburn.edu (Michael J Bliss) writes:
>My friends,
>       I truly love the South. I am a third generation Californian and 
>spent five years in the North East. I am an atheist and outnumbered to 
>say the least. I do not wish to offend anyone, but know not what to 
>respond when asked, "What religion are you?" If any of y'all can 
>sympathize with me, I'd appreciate any suggestions. 
>
>                                       Thanks (and War Eagle!),
>                                       Bliss
>
>Blissmj@mail.auburn.edu

What you should do is go and rent the movie "Conan the Barbarian" and
memorize the part where Conan is describing his god to his pal. I think
it goes something like:

   "My god is Crom. When I die I will be summoned before him and if
    I cannot answer the riddle of steel he will laugh at me and throw 
    me out of Valhalla. That is Crom, strong in his mountain."

when anyone asks you what your religion is, just rattle off those
lines in your best austrian accent. 

 

-Morbius