Christians , what can we do about the pre-judgements non- christians may have about us?

Be yourself. do what the word says and you will be rewarded. You should not care that much for what the world calls you. The bible says if your a christian you will be hated but be glad that your name is written in heaven.

I'm an atheist in highschool. What should I do?

I live in Orange County CA which is very conservative and christian. I am a 16 year old gay leftist atheist. The gay part actually isn't what gets me into trouble. I don't know what to do. I've told people I'm an atheist and I get picked on for it and people treat me like a leper (very christian of them...). When Prop 8 was being debated I remember the people in my middle school chanting homophobic slurs and slapping 'yes on 8' stickers on everything, I guess it's because their parents. I was with a very popular girl in my school once and we were chatting, all of a sudden she asks me if I go to church. I answered "No". She asked me why and I said because I don't believe in god. She freaked out, called her friends over, and told everyone I don't believe in god. Her friends started asking me all these questions, and I could see she was crying a little. She asked what happened after we die if there is no God and I said 'nothing'. She apparently went home, told her parents and cried to them, and I was called to the principals office. The school principal told me not to speak out your personal beliefs, I understood and said yes. But now I still get harassed. I can tell that everyone knows I'm an atheist and hates me exactly for that reason. I was popular until I answered that one question the girl asked. I can tell even the teachers treat me differently. I go to a public school btw. I hate this. I hate everyone in this piece of crap southern california beach town. I can't talk to my parents about it, since they are ultra conservative bible thumpers. I've had to HIDE the books "The God Delusion" and "God is not great" under my bed so they can't find out. I will never tell them who I really am until I move out... I don't want to be kicked out of my house when I'm 16.

Daughter need tubes put in her ears?

I know many little ones have had this done but im worried. She is a little over 2. Has had ear infections EVERy month for the past year. its getting old. i just want to know how did your child/ren react to having them in after surgery. have they had any infections of the ear after that? any advice would be greatly appreciated

A K+ ion is similar to a Cl- ion in that they both have the same?

Both ions have the same number of electrons. They have 18, just like the inert gas argon. They are referred to as "isoelectronic".

Am I the only one that's very concerned?

yeah, im worried....but i just think worrying wont stop them.....alot of natural disasters cant be predicted, like the japan earthquake. not much warning at all!

How did the Electron Cloud Model Support the Observations and Knowledge of Scientists at the Time?

The electron cloud model I am talking about is related to Schrodinger (electrons are waves not particles, etc.) and is developed around 1926.

Determin the element below Ra?

only info given is that Ra has an atomic number of 88. How can you find the atomic number for the unknown element directly below Ra?? Same for the electron configuration? I'm stumped.