I'm still trying to decide if I'll participate.
On one hand, I do believe that it would be great if atheists were accepted and viewed as a valuable part of society. If I had known atheists when I was in middle school, some of my religious crises might have been avoided. I am proud of my secular lifestyle and my rational beliefs. I also believe that many people don't realize how many atheists there really are out there, and I definitely don't think they realize that there are nice, friendly, normal girls who don't rant and rave all the time about religion who are strong atheists as well.
On the other hand, Facebook is full of aunts, moms, acquaintances, and former pastors. While I'm not ashamed of my atheism (it's publicly listed as my "religious views"), I still don't feel the need to be pushy or rub my personal beliefs in anyone's face. I don't want to be offensive or misinterpreted.
I am, however, sick of the bible verses people post on there daily. I'm even more sick of the "you're love for God is awesome!" comments that their friends leave for them. Yes, that grammar error is there on purpose.
I have a feeling many of my Southern Facebook friends will have no idea what the A stands for. Perhaps adultery? It is a scarlet A, after all. Maybe that was a poor choice, maybe it was chosen on purpose. I'm not sure.
I realize that I'm way over-thinking this, since we're talking about a Facebook profile picture that will be posted for a week. But hey, I'd rather over-think something this irrelevant than many other things going on in my life right now, so humor me, and let me know your opinion!
