In many ways, religious people "own" death and bereavement. They are
rarely so confident, or feel they are on such solid ground, as they are
when someone dies. But the comfort offered by believers is often the
last thing a grieving atheist needs. Talk of life after death or God's
plans offers little comfort to those who don't believe.
A few years ago, facing her own grief and the religious assumptions
of her support group, Rebecca Hensler started Grief Beyond Belief, a
support group for grieving non-believers. She joins us this Sunday to
talk about the group and the challenges that deaths of our loved ones
provide for atheists.
Interview:
http://mnatheists.org/news-and-media/podcast/976-grief-beyond-belief-rebecca-hensler-on-atheists-talk-271-june-8-2014
http://feeds.mnatheists.org/~r/AtheistsTalkRadioShow/~3/b9RPeSCgsbI/Atheists_Talk-0271-20140608.mp3
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