Meet the Officers: Lucy Jiang

“Meet the Officers” is a biographical series that seeks to give names and personalities to the officers who run Atheists, Humanists, and Agnostics. Every two weeks, the blog will update with a post about a new officer.

Lucy is one of the Co-Secretaries of AHA. She is a sophomore international student from Hong Kong with majors in Biochemistry and Mathematics. Lucy found out about AHA from her friends and fellow officers, Mendel and Darcy. Lucy has a deep appreciation for the arts. If she could have a second job, she would want to be a graphic designer. She likes to read novels and magazines because they let her experience different perspectives and ideas about life. But by far, Lucy's favorite pastime is trolling her AHA friends.

Lucy's Secular Story

I was raised secular; my family rarely talked about religious issues. The culture in Hong Kong is quite different from America. There is a wide range of religious groups, and most people accept different religious views. My high school was founded by a Christian church. We still had religious freedom, although some religious events were mandatory.

I was never into anything religious, even after spending six years in a religious school. The theories explained in my religious textbooks didn’t make logical sense to me. Even so, I didn’t start to define myself as an atheist until Darcy and Mendel brought me to my first AHA meeting. In AHA, people are open-minded, and willing to discuss interesting and controversial issues. I always enjoy the time in the meetings and hanging out with my                                                                          AHA friends. Although I have not encountered                                                                              problems from being non-religious, I have found                                                                            support from the AHA community.