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Growing Up the Second Time Around

July 30, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

(Via Kent Schlorff) Author’s Note: As this is intended to be a therapeutic piece for myself, and an inspirational piece to other atheists, I concede that the piece is long winded. You have been forewarned. I was born into a Catholic family in Champaign, Illinois, home to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My mother [...]

Think Rationally

May 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

(Via Amy) As a kid, my mother made my brother and I go to her Lutheran church, Sunday school, and vacation bible school. Although my mother was somewhat religious, my father never joined us at church and neither ever talked to us much about religious issues. Growing up, I found church to be boring (I [...]

For Real

April 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

(Via summer) I grew up with the brainwashing of the Lutheran Church. The family calendar mirrored the church calendar. I think there is a reason the poor participate in religious activities–many of the activities are free, family-friendly, and they provide (false) hope. Besides, from time to time, there is also free babysitting! My family was [...]

An Atheist Blossoms

August 25, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

(Via Andrew) In the beginning there was the Book, and the Book was by God, and the Book was about God. In the end, it would be the Book that would lead me from God, and then from any god. But lets not get ahead of ourselves… I had the boring stereotypical white-bread, middle-class upbringing, [...]

Born Yesterday

July 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

(Via Chris Mitchell) If you just want to know the train of thought behind my own mental blossoming, I suggest you skip the first segment. I was born a human and raised a Christian. My family attended services at a contemporary Presbyterian church. I attended kindergarten at a Lutheran school and grades 1-7 at a [...]

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 [...]

Dust’s Story

August 16, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

(Via Dust) Okay, this, under most circumstances for me, would be a very hard thing to clarify. However, I am on the edge of drunk, on Bacardi 151, so I’m more at liberty to slew out my opinions of the moment, on my journey from general religion to general atheism (for the most part) or [...]