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Oops! Heathen in the Room!
Jan. 31st, 2012 03:50 pmI was at a staff meeting of the preschool where I work, and as it's part of a church, the head pastor was attending as well. (He doesn't usually, but special circumstances.)
Anyway... the pastor was making a point and started to say, "We're all baptised Christians here," and then he looked directly across the table and saw me--and remembered that I'm an atheist. (An atheist who teaches in Sunday School, volunteers with the children's choirs, and brings her kids to Sunday School and church. Yeah, I'm hardcore.) He immediately laughed and said, "Well, almost all of us."
I laughed and said, "Well, I was baptized."
After the meeting, he apologized and said that he hoped I wasn't offended. I assured him that I wasn't and added, "My brother calls me 'the heathen'".
"Oh, I think you're closer to the Kingdom than you let on," he replied.
Still an atheist, but I guess I'm a good one. It's kind of like when my college roommate said that it was OK that I didn't drink because "You're a fun non-drinker."
Anyway... the pastor was making a point and started to say, "We're all baptised Christians here," and then he looked directly across the table and saw me--and remembered that I'm an atheist. (An atheist who teaches in Sunday School, volunteers with the children's choirs, and brings her kids to Sunday School and church. Yeah, I'm hardcore.) He immediately laughed and said, "Well, almost all of us."
I laughed and said, "Well, I was baptized."
After the meeting, he apologized and said that he hoped I wasn't offended. I assured him that I wasn't and added, "My brother calls me 'the heathen'".
"Oh, I think you're closer to the Kingdom than you let on," he replied.
Still an atheist, but I guess I'm a good one. It's kind of like when my college roommate said that it was OK that I didn't drink because "You're a fun non-drinker."