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Message 33 of 209 (657661)
03-29-2012 6:43 PM
Reply to: Message 29 by ringo
03-29-2012 3:21 PM


Heathen vs. Atheist
To me, "heathen" connotes an adherent of the wrong religion rather than an adherent of no religion.
I think that's about right.
I read some of the comments of the source page that resulted in the Athiest Manifesto topic. There one or more people said something along the lines of: "A heathen is someone who recognizes the existence of a god, but chooses not to be a follower of that god". Kind of a variation of the above quoted.
Moose

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