kclark Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I wasn't sure if this should go in the Creative Works forum since it's not a book excerpt or poetry, but if you're interested, check out an article I wrote for African Americans for Humanism entitled "CME Atheists." It talks about my experience of going to church for Mother's Day (for those who responded to my "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?" post a while back, yes I went:) Here's the link: http://aahumanism.net/articles/view/cme_atheists 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryG Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Eloquently said -- and what a powerful experience. I salute your integrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator florduh Posted August 23, 2012 Super Moderator Share Posted August 23, 2012 Excellent article. Don't ever stop writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
★ Citsonga ★ Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Very nice. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity Rose Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Excellent article kclark. I could go back to church for my parents if they were still here. Going for my inlaws is another story. I did go for my only "guide" child's first communion though. All I could think of was all of the wasted money they spent on the brand new million dollar cathedral. Couldn't even see the little darlings that were taking their first communion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kclark Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Thanks everyone for your compliments:). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblueep Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Good job KClark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edie Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Very, very well-written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♦ ficino ♦ Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Wow, great article. I actually felt nervous as the time of the service approached. Yes, keep writing! BTW what does CME mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
★ Citsonga ★ Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Christian Methodist Episcopal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tothemorning Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Amazing story...Love the courage...hate the pain. Glad to see that you have the strength to go along for the ride at times for the love of your mother. They are that special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kclark Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 CME means "Christmas, Mother's Day and Easter." It's a bit of slang I've heard my mother and other Christians use to refer to "church folks" who only came to a service on special occasions, those holidays in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
★ Citsonga ★ Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Thanks for clarifying. I've heard references to "Christmas and Easter Christians" and to "Christmas, Easter & Mother's Day Christians," but I'd never heard it referred to as "CME" before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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