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<blockquote data-quote="LadyMorgana" data-source="post: 2366238" data-attributes="member: 739369">Yes I have.&nbsp; I teach English as a Second Language to adult immigrants, many of whom are from Latin America and are usually fervent Catholics.&nbsp; In my class, we have tons of fun, as I fall in love with them and they fall in love with me as we start the year with lots of fun, learning with stories, etc.Anyhow, about 3 weeks ago in class, the subject of religious beliefs came up, and I started to wonder if someone would ask me.&nbsp; Sure enough, my student from Nicaragua asked me point blank if I believed in god, and I did not hesitate.&nbsp; I said no, with a gentle smile, adding that I support everyone&#039;s right to believe whatever she wants to believe, and as long as your beliefs do no harm and help you to be your best, it is all fine.&nbsp; They were a bit shocked at first, and then another one asked me what I thought happened after death, and I told them about my consciousness stopping, and living on in my DNA and the good things I did while I was alive.&nbsp; They all seemed to digest this pretty well, and then one of them volunteered that her father had been an atheist, and in El Salvador, that was very controversial.It ended up being a good experience for all, for them to know my truth and to realize that you CAN be a good person and still not believe that there is a god.&nbsp; They don&#039;t think of me as evil, partly because they had already gotten to know me and love me and to understand that I was a good person.great question!Lady Morgana</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LadyMorgana, post: 2366238, member: 739369"] Yes I have. I teach English as a Second Language to adult immigrants, many of whom are from Latin America and are usually fervent Catholics. In my class, we have tons of fun, as I fall in love with them and they fall in love with me as we start the year with lots of fun, learning with stories, etc. Anyhow, about 3 weeks ago in class, the subject of religious beliefs came up, and I started to wonder if someone would ask me. Sure enough, my student from Nicaragua asked me point blank if I believed in god, and I did not hesitate. I said no, with a gentle smile, adding that I support everyone's right to believe whatever she wants to believe, and as long as your beliefs do no harm and help you to be your best, it is all fine. They were a bit shocked at first, and then another one asked me what I thought happened after death, and I told them about my consciousness stopping, and living on in my DNA and the good things I did while I was alive. They all seemed to digest this pretty well, and then one of them volunteered that her father had been an atheist, and in El Salvador, that was very controversial. It ended up being a good experience for all, for them to know my truth and to realize that you CAN be a good person and still not believe that there is a god. They don't think of me as evil, partly because they had already gotten to know me and love me and to understand that I was a good person. great question! Lady Morgana [/QUOTE]

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