Why?

There is this woman who posts on my state board all the time. She is a very nice person who happens to be Christian. I have always known this about her and I know she is pretty devout. Someone sent her hate mail telling her she offends those who do not believe by signing off with "God Bless". Many on my board know that I am an Atheist, so I go on the defensive so they know it was not me. I am very active on my state board and cannot fo the life of me figure out who would have done this. As far as I know, I am the only out of the closet Atheist on my board. I certainly hope someone visiting this board did not follow me to my state board and harrass this poor woman. This is the type of thing that makes us look bad and lose credibility. I am NOT happy about this. Terri

Oh, I am also hoping she gives me a name as well.

The situation you are describing is definitely completely inappropriate and unnecessary. I'm not sure what anyone would hope to accomplish by treating someone that way---or for that matter, who they think, in their twisted way, they are defending! Unfortunately, it looks like many of the responses this woman has received are showing an anger directed at atheists. I have posted to the Michigan board in support of you Terri.

I went over and looked at her post. Sorry, I don't buy her version of the email she received. So many people sign their posts "God Bless" or some version of that that I don't buy that someone picked her out for that reason. Looking back at her post history, she has posted much more than "God Bless", but not overbearingly so (IMHO). Too many times I have seen, on these boards, one sentence grabbed on to and and everything else ignored. I suspect that is the case here. More likely, that was one point of many. Somehow, I don't think the name will ever be revealed. If it is, it will be removed as that would likely violate TOS. Tek