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Godless

April 29, 2008 ⋅ 6 comments

(Via Ed Elfrink) I am an atheist because of my kids. I decided that religion is an important topic and if I was going to teach my children about it or take them to church, I should research the matter. So I read the bible, “The Case For Christ,” the “bible for dummies” and decided [...]

A Pre-Schooler’s Journey to Disbelief

April 22, 2008 ⋅ One comment

(Via Elles) I often get asked why I’m an Atheist. That’s why I’ve decided to go ahead and do a post for Coming Out Godless and for this blog so that I can just give people linkage and they’ll know. I was a child of Atheist parents. I, like all other children, came into the [...]

Skepticism

April 16, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

(Via Ted Goas) I hope my testimonial is short and to the point. I was raised by two educated, traditional parents in the New York metro area of the U.S. I was introduced to, schooled in, and eventually confirmed Lutheran. At no point was I ever enthusiastic about my religion or going to church. But [...]

The testimonial of an atheist geek…

April 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

(Via Rocky Oliver) I have been an “out of the closet”, publicly avowed atheist for many years. But I didn’t start that way. Being Southern I was raised, as most people are down here, as an evangelical Christian – my particular flavor was Southern Baptist. I even attended a Christian school for 2.5 years (middle [...]

With apologies to John Lennon…The Long and Winding Road

April 2, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

(Via Sean Boyd) As a youngster, moving frequently and seemingly without purpose, I probably felt more tied to what my parents believed than a lot of kids, even when those things didn’t necessarily make sense to me. It was an element of stability for me, I suppose. So I had a smattering of Sunday School [...]