…can in fact co-exist, if I say so myself. My recent visit to Germany proved that it is actually possible. Even the most religious person I met did not bombard me with the usual questions that I’ve heard here en masse. None of the “How can you be moral without religion?” “You have to believe in something.” “Don’t you think we must be here for a reason?” I am not sure if it was simply a try to avoid conflict or discretion that forbid them to ask, to discuss who or what has turned me into an Atheist.

Either way, after being very active and passionate here (at home) about Atheism and Religion I found it pleasantly relaxing to just be… to sit back, relax, chat with all kinds of people (parents) of all kinds of faiths, realizing that we all had one thing in common… to raise our children, keep them safe, live happy and in peace and to have friends.

Arriving back in the States and leaving the airport the first thing I saw was a bumper sticker on the car in front of me saying “COEXIST”. How ironic.

Well, it’s good to be back. As much as I enjoyed the food and beer and delicious chocolate, it was about time for me to come home to my own home with not so much food and beer and chocolate. Who would have thought that Germany is the country where I gain weight and the US the one where I lose it.