Ep. 68 - Neil Carter, Writer at Godless in Dixie

Friendly Atheist Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2015

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Neil Carter is a blogger at Godless in Dixie, where he writes about being an atheist in the Deep South. He's a teacher, a personal trainer, and a father. I spoke with Neil about what it's like being non-religious in Mississippi, the "evandelism" that followed his coming out, and the importance of having someone to talk to when you have religious doubts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.0	I am here with Neil Carter.
1:10.0	Neil Carter writes on Patios with me but for Godless in Dixie website and I'll let him do the rest of the
1:16.0	introduction.
1:17.0	Hi my name is Neil and I write for Godless in Dixie like him it said and I'm from
1:21.9	Jackson Mississippi I teach high school geometry at the moment
1:25.8	and I've got a sort of ministry background so I write a lot about what it's like
1:30.9	being a former evangelical Christian in the deep south.
1:35.0	Yeah, so talk to us about that for a second.
1:38.0	I can imagine what it's like, but what is it like being an atheist in Mississippi?
1:44.0	Well it's really hard to find where you fit in
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