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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
That\'s me in the corner
by Jennifer I have a vivid childhood memory from when I was perhaps eight or nine years of age. I was with my mom in our minivan. I think my younger sister was with us, but I'm not positive about that…
- November 13th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
One year on...
Sent in by CandaceImage by teddy-rised via Flickr Hi guys, about a year ago (possibly longer, I can't really remember) I was on the verge of leaving Christianity, but still struggling a bit because of…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Death threats force removal of atheist billboard
"Don't believe in God? You're not alone." was the message on a billboard put up by the Cincinnati Coalition of Reason (Cin CoR) on Reading Road at 12th Street, one block south of Liberty Street in Cin…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Priests Spar Over What It Means to Be Catholic
Image by Paul Keleher via FlickrThe leaders of the Roman Catholic Church traditionally couch even the harshest disagreements in decorous, ecclesiastical language. But it didn't take a decoder ring to…
- November 12th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Why I am not a Muslim
(Amherst, NY) — In response to the recent tragic events at Fort Hood, Texas, the Center for Inquiry, a secularist think tank, has released a statement/editorial from Ibn Warraq, Islamic scholar and…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Pastor pleas guilty to sexual assault charge
A pastor charged in connection with the sexual assault of a teenage girl has entered a guilty plea in the case.Timothy Allen Ortiz, 44, Midland, appeared before Midland County Circuit Court Judge Jona…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Catholic Church gives Washington an ultimatum on same-sex marriage
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed same-sex marriage la…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Sage\'s Wager
by WizenedSageImage by jchihos via FlickrPascal suggested a wager that boils down to this. Why not believe in god if it might benefit you, and at worst will do you no harm? Of course, we know it can d…
- November 11th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Open-mindedness, anecdotes and lies! Oh, my!
by MtlRedAtheistImage by Dr Case via FlickrRecently I had a discussion with my Evangelical father-in-law, which went surprisingly well (for a religious debate). It started with an argument between my…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Aurora pastor suspect in child sex assault
AURORA, Colo. - The pastor of an Aurora church was behind bars Tuesday evening, charged with sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.The Rev. Isaac Aryee was arrested on Oct. 26th…
- November 10th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Like Alcohol, Religion Disinhibits Violence, Doesn\'t Cause It
by Valerie TaricoLast week a Muslim US army psychiatrist, Nidal Malik Hasan, shot and killed 13 of his fellow soldiers on the Fort Hood military base, injuring another 29. In response to the Fort Hood…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
A devil\'s union
by The ThylacineExploit or abuse your family, and end up with a fistful of air; common sense tells you it's a stupid way to live. (Proverbs 11:29, The Message)Had a fabulous weekend a couple of weeks…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Pastor charged with stealing $50,000 from Habitat for Humanity
State police have accused Pastor David L. Heckman Jr. of embezzling more than $50,000 from a Christian organization that helps build homes for the poor.Heckman took more than $50,000 in cash mortgage…
- November 9th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Christians exploited my mental illness to indoctrinate me
Sent in by Kylee My conversion into Christianity was not based on a rational decision, I am diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder which is a mental illness combining schizophrenia type symptoms wit…
- November 8th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
My Agnostic Limbo
by ParasolI was raised into a Catholic family and went to a Catholic primary school, and for the most part I experienced a comfort and connection with God during Mass and in private prayer. While the…
- November 7th, 2009
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webmdave has uploaded the photo Happy 40th Jeanne! to flickr.
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Deprogramming
by Eric JImage by TheBazile via FlickrOne young man's journey from Evangelical Christianity to Non-theismPart IGrowing upI remember going to church every Wednesday and twice on Sundays. Sunday morning…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Cold Comfort
by Tony OYou all know that one thing that Xians like to put forward as their justification or rationale for a belief in gawd is that gawd provides “comfort” and “consolation” for the dying, fo…
- November 6th, 2009
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webmdave has uploaded the photo downsized_1106091654.jpg to flickr.
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Except A Corn of Wheat...
by Sharon: Bachelor of Science UMImage by ohadweb via Flickr"Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth muc…
- November 5th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Raised Catholic, now secular humanist/atheist
by CecileI submitted a deconversion story on this site back in the early 2000's which is probably long gone by now--I certainly haven't been able to relocate it--and which would have been posted long…
- November 4th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
How Finding Jesus Helped Me Deconvert
by Marlene WinellI met Jesus in Golden Gate Park many years ago and he helped change my life. He sent me in a new direction – away from Christianity.I was reminded of it on Sunday, October 25, beca…
- November 3rd, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new blog review on: Atheism is Dead
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Christian Belief Through the Lens of Cognitive Science, Part 6 of 6
by Valerie Tarico"Neurons in the brain" by Hljod.Huskona via Flickr"I had no need of that hypothesis."Over the course of the summer I wrote a series of articles about brain science and Christianity, a…
- November 2nd, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Needing some advice
A letter from Norig BI need help arguing against a Christian who is persistently citing the Christian Bible when I'm objectively explaining to her why I am a secular humanist and living my days as an…
- November 1st, 2009
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webmdave has updated his Flickr.
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
The Objectively Absent God
Sent in by InterestedWe start with a story of a child: Myself as an early teen.The setting: a Christian youth conference with the goal of re-igniting the fire of faith in America's youth. I am standin…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Ken Pulliam on the Dave Glover show
Former fundamentalist Ken Pulliam, who holds a Ph.D. from BJU, is now an agnostic. Recently he accepted an invitation to discuss the existence of God with Rabbi Shmuel Greenwald and Father Jeff Vomun…
- October 31st, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
God: The Ultimate Indian Giver
by TruthSurgeIs it right for God to take back something He freely gives to humans? What would we think of someone if they gave us a gift, then without warning, suddenly jerked it away from us? What if…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Unquestioning, blind faith is just plain stupid
by Neal StoneThere is always the argument that Christians give, “You just have to have faith”. They then throw out the following.You have faith when you sat in that chair.You have faith when you…
- October 30th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Round & Round
by Carl S.I thought some ExChristian.net readers might enjoy my poem, Round and Round, which appeared in the July/August issue of American Atheist magazine.Round & RoundThere are many kinds of dan…
- October 28th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
My path to spiritualism vs. religion
sent in by BelladonnaI am the illegitimate child of a drug addict/prostitute. When people found out who and what my mother was, they were not very accepting, especially in a small, conservative commu…
- October 27th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
'A Universe From Nothing' by Lawrence Krauss, AAI 2009
Lawrence Krauss gives a talk on our current picture of the universe, how it will end, and how it could have come from nothing. Krauss is the author of many bestselling books on Physics and Cosmology,…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
The God Virus: How religion infects our lives and culture
From DealdoctorAmong all the books by the "new atheists" Darrel Ray's The God Virus: How religion infects our lives and culture is unique in that it places focus on the methodologies of religion and…
- October 26th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
The Human Animal: Beyond Survival
The BBC’s Natural History Unit focuses on the planet’s most advanced animal, beginning with a look at how man communicated before the evolution of language. Some gestures and expressions are so in…
