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My mother works with a lady who is part of a church that is fanatical (in the words of my mother: "Just one step below Hell-Fire and Brimstone"). The lady was telling her co-workers about how she attended a Youth Ministry conference where participants discussed acceptable ways to teach children their religious values. My mother explained this story to me:

If there is one thing that I care so strongly for I would die, it would definitely be my rights as an atheist. And saying the above is not a flimsy statement for me, as I believe this life to be the only one that I have; after my death, my body will disintegrate.