Fundamentalism
Staks Rosch’s De-Conversion Story
(Via Staks Rosch) Over the break, I got a lot of e-mails asking me about my de-conversion story. To be honest, my story isn’t that interesting. I was never a fundamentalist nor did I have a lot of family pressure to stay religious. But it’s a new year, so I guess I’ll tell the story. [...]
From Baptist to Atheist
(Via Brittany White) I was born and raised in a fundamentalist Baptist christian family. I attended Sunday School as a child and even as a teenager, never questioned my beliefs. I used to deeply believe in heaven, hell, the literal interpretation of the Bible, Jesus, virgin birth, creation, etc. I was extremely fearful of hell [...]
Walks About Like a Lion
There’s nothing like a little religiousity to get the blood flowing, as many former religionists know. I came from the Xian tradition coupled with an ample seasoning of humanism.
Got Away Twice
My parents were “born again” when I was five years old. They quickly became zealots. They used our house for church gatherings and backyard bible study.
Coming out G-dless
(Via Angela Rey) my ascent to a humanist perspective has been a very slow and painful journey. raised independent fundamentalist baptist (IFB), i very deeply believed in heaven, hell, jesus, literal creation, virgin birth… if it was in the christian scripture, i soaked it in. i was baptized at 7, led my first convert to [...]
Fair warning to “unequally yoked”
(Via Inversionmaster) My story is probably not that interesting (until the more recent stuff) since I was never a believer. I vaguely recall kindergarten Sunday school and having doubts about the creation story. My family attended church off and on, due to my mother’s prodding. Mom might be considered Christian-lite and my dad is probably [...]
Atheism is like a liferaft in an ocean of religious despair
(Via BiMamaFeminAtheist) This story was originally posted on ex-christian.net so references to fundie trolls are intended for that audience. I was born at home in January of 1983. Six of my grandmothers eight grandchildren were born this way (the other two are adopted). My parents split up before I can remember, and my mother went [...]
Overcoming Faith
(Via Caleb T.) I was raised by hyper religious parents, and I went to a private Christian school for the first decade of my education. Quite literally everyone I spoke to, every friend I had, and every adult-figure in my life was a fundamentalist Christian. The thought of atheism was to my young mind silly, [...]
From fundy to freethinker
(Via Kathleen) I grew up in the northeastern U.S. and my parents converted to a fundamentalist sect of Christianity when I was about five. Heavily indoctrinated from an early age, I thought I too was saved and heaven bound. I was so intense as a young child that I proudly became the youngest child to [...]
Cris’ Story
(Via Cris) Unlike most of the stories I’ve read through here, I actually enjoyed going to church. I was brought up since I was a baby in church. God existed. I went up to the alter to get saved during vacation Bible school at about the age of 9-10. I was baptized in an Assembly [...]
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