Black Atheists Say Non-Belief Means Cultural Outsider

[HarveyDarkey]

For centuries, African-American culture has been significantly influenced by the black church and the Christian faith. So being both black and atheist can be a lonely and isolating experience for some. But, the largest-ever gathering of African-American atheists was recently held in Washington, D.C. Participant and journalist Jamila Bey shares her experience, and is joined by Norm Allen, executive director of African Americans for Humanism, which hosted the conference. Bey recently wrote about being an atheist for the online magazine TheRoot.com.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127239913

[onager]

1. Thank you. Interesting comment section.

Many featuring the words "bitter" and "angry," as usual. I got neither impression from Allen and Bey's interview statements.

Apparently the word "atheist" is a verbal Rorschach for some people, and they automatically see it coupled with the words "angry/bitter." It's pretty much the same way here, in R/T.

[Lost-in-FL]

2. Great interview. Thanks.

[realisticphish]

3. sounds fascinating, i'll check it out nt

[ZombieHorde]

4. I wish I could recommend this. nt