A Parallel Universe

[On Own Now]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/27/living/atheist-hot-line-help-line/index.html

[mom3]

Wow it’s like us. Only on the phone. Very crazy and cool.

[Ann]

Really interesting. It’s kind of a bookend article to the one a week (or so?) ago about the Hasidic atheists.

[metalrain]

mom3 wrote:

Wow it’s like us. Only on the phone. Very crazy and cool.

except i think most of us believe in a higher power still, maybe?

[nibbler]

:thumbup: for wanting to help people.

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The volunteer agents, who are not licensed counselors or therapists, will not steer callers toward atheism…

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Peer supporters ask questions but don’t provide answers. They help people find their own answers.

Eh about not being licensed counselors but likely the only way to make it work… besides, we aren’t licensed either. That was one of my concerns when I started reading, it’s good to see that they let people arrive at their own conclusions rather than steer them down a particular path.

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If churches suddenly started welcoming doubters to their potlucks, the hot line project wouldn’t be necessary.

Is there any problem that food and the sharing of food can’t solve? This is a big one, fear of rejection or depression resulting from being rejected loom large.

I like their 10 non-commandments. Déjà vu.

[West]

That’s pretty darn cool.

[Author]

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