Tag Archive for Atheist

Do You Face Discrimination at Work?

So, you think you’re being discriminated against at work because of your religion–or lack of religion.  Guess what. You may be right.  Doesn’t matter if you’re Muslim, Christian, atheist, or whatever.  This is according to a 2013 national survey released by the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, which says that a third of American workers either feel religious discrimination or observe it at work.

In America, a nation built on religious freedom!

Read about this trend at “Study: Workplace Religious Discrimination on the Rise.”

Then, go to work and do something about it.

 

 

Beware Praying Women

A group of Christian women thought it would be a good thing to have a yearly day when everyone prays.  March 1 became the World Day of Prayer.  It has grown to involve 170 countries and regions, and it embraces people of all backgrounds, religions, cultures, and races.  I’m sure the organizers wouldn’t mind if atheists didn’t pray but sent out good feelings to the world at large.  It’s that kind of movement.

If you’re inclined to join in, this year’s theme is “I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”  If nothing else, show kindness to an immigrant today.

Why did I title this with “Beware”?  Because I believe that a world full of people praying and sending out good vibes may just carry the resultant feeling onward, effecting changes in this weary world of ours.  Those who cherish what they get out of injustices toward others might not like the new world being formed by this movement.

 

What’s Your Hoiliday?

What do you celebrate this time of year? Christian Christmas, Jewish Hanukkah, Buddhist Bodhi Day, African-American Kwanzaa, Muslum Ashura, Druid Solstice, Atheist “made-it-through-another-year”?  We may disagree on what to commemorate, but we all look to that same shining star:

PEACE ON EARTH

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