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Surrounded By Christians

November 17, 2009 ⋅ 11 comments

(Via Tom) I don’t know exactly how to start this story off. I guess i should start off by saying I was home schooled as a child. I only went to a (Christian) private preschool and kindergarten (if that even counts) so of course I was taught nothing but creationism and a biblical world view [...]

Tony’s Story

November 5, 2009 ⋅ One comment

(Via Tony Kiegel) I came out godless on television yesterday on 11/01/09. I started a group with other freethinkers in Evansville, Indiana and was interviewed about it. We started in May of this year and have grown to over 260 members. It was refreshing to tell this evangelical town that we exist and stand to [...]

Another Person Walks Away From Christianity

March 1, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

(Via Eddie Owens) Not long ago I received the following email from Ed Owens, who lives in Missouri and attends a Church of Christ there with his wife, who still believes. Here’s what he said: I’m a 50 year old man from Missouri who preached for almost 30 years for the Church of Christ. Several [...]

Why I’m a Humanist

December 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

(Via Abi) Before I start rambling, if you want to know what Humanism is all about…. I thought I’d write about my reasons for being Humanistic… I had an odd and sort of fractured childhood, but when I was very little I remember my parents were evangelistic Christians, or whatever the correct term is…. I [...]

there and back again

August 2, 2008 ⋅ One comment

(Via George Evans) I was raised in the middle part of the last century in a small town in remote rural Missouri. I wanted to be part of the community, so I joined the church when I was eight or nine. (We had attended services faithfully for my whole life). As I grew older, things [...]

Anonymous Letter to Richard Dawkins

August 18, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Dear Dr. Dawkins, I have no idea if you yourself will read this, but I wanted to share my story with you anyway because you are such an important figure in my life. I can never thank you enough for the ways that your work has set me free and enhanced my life. This isn’t [...]