Secular Valentines,

You won't be surprised to learn that we get some fantastic hate mail sent to our office.

We decided there was no better way to spread the love this Valentine's Day than to share a few of our favorites with you!

This hate mail does attack our community and members of it, so if you're concerned about being triggered by those attacks, please stop reading here. Also, some of our haters have bad handwriting, so visit the end of our email for transcriptions! 

That's just a small segment of the hate sent to the Secular Coalition each day, which itself reflects the terrible discrimination long faced by atheists, agnostics, humanists, and other nonbelievers across the world.

That ignorance and malevolence does not need to win out.

The secular community is one that, despite the bitter insults thrown our way, is full of love and kindness—displaying values every day that make me proud to be a nonbeliever.

To that end, please see one last letter we received recently, from Phil (age 86)—an example of the mail we love to receive.
Hello folks,
 
I was born a skeptic. After I was raised to be responsible for my deeds, my mother told me that Jesus died so that I was forgiven from my sins. I was 9 yrs old, but managed to respond with “how does it work?” I didn’t realize it then, but I was also born a freethinker of rational thought, with no magic.

Now I am 86 and very near end of life. Living happily check to check, please realize this small donation is all I’ve got now, so you know where you are on my “list!”

Best,
Phil

To you, Phil, and every other secular American out there, Happy Valentine's Day! The world we're working to protect has more love in it than hate.

Happy Valentines Day,

Debbie Allen
Executive Director

P.S. In case the letters were hard to read:

1. "Get the Back to HELL Demons"
2. "I feel sorry for you and your group. The devil has a great hold on you. Eternity is a long, long time. Why do you think our young people have no direction + do crimes? MERRY CHRISTMAS."
3. "U can kiss our American ass so help me God!!!"
4. Phone/Email: "Praying you can come to your senses and realize Jesus love you today and everyday." | Card Number: "Jesus paid my debt" | Expiration Date: "Never Expires" | Security Code: "Jesus Christ"
5. "Pray for you. Muslims are taking over the USA. We need our heavenly father. Keep Praying."
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