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- December 12th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
I thought I was OK
By eveningmeadowsImage by FrogStarB via Flickr Before I became a Christian, some 25 years ago, I really don't know what I was. Maybe an atheist, like my father who had become disillusioned by the Ca…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Freedom from the Bondages of Evangelical Christianity
By LamyaA view from the fortress in Ankara TurkeyI have been visiting this website for several months now reading everyone's stories and comments, and I am so grateful for this site and everyone on he…
- December 11th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Fighting off the common cold
by DaytripperSneezing, coughing, fever, body aches -- we have all experienced these symptoms. If you weren’t raised by wolves then you know the common cold is a two-week virus that has to run its…
- December 10th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Why I Demolished My Own God
by Vince SkolnyMy name is Vince and my biggest life’s regret is having ever hit my children because a hateful and primitive book said to. If that doesn’t make sense to you, nothing else I have to…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Beginning of Freedom
by MrianaI want to share something with all of you, because I finally made what feels like a small step towards freedom, especially when I hung up the phone after talking to my mother.The night before…
- December 9th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
No longer a "Capital C" Christian
by HNine years ago I would never have pictured myself writing this, but here I am! I’d call my story fairly typical. I was raised in a somewhat liberal, seeker-friendly Church that emphasized commun…
- December 8th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Christianity and Prejudice
by ScarletI come to this fantastic community today to share, not my own story, but my older sister Cara's.Cara and I were born, two years apart, to a devout Protestant family. I clearly remember wakin…
- December 7th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
What peace there may be!
by BrianImage via WikipediaI have always known deep down inside of me, down deep where true knowledge resides, that Christianity and all other organized religions are untrue. But the pull of the relig…
- December 6th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Standing in the Gap – Part 1 of 2
by Neal StoneThe other night I had a dream. I dreamed I was 12 years old and walking through a field. As I walked I saw a long line of people standing at the edge of a great cliff. In some places t…
- December 5th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
How Do I Celebrate the Holidays?
by Marlene WinellImage by nabeel_yoosuf via FlickrI’m sure we all remember being told to not forget that “Jesus is the reason for the season,” so if you are recently deconverted from Christiani…
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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
The Delusion of Christianity
by DavidI recently turned my back on Christianity, and in doing so put an end to a 3-year marriage to my extremely fundamentalist wife. She and I are now free to move our separate ways and to be with…
- December 4th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Born With an Urge to Help
Image by DQmountaingirl via FlickrWhat is the essence of human nature? Flawed, say many theologians. Vicious and addicted to warfare, wrote Hobbes. Selfish and in need of considerable improvement, thi…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Rick Reynolds on Religion
An excerpt from the comedian Rick Reynold's 1992 one-man show ONLY THE TRUTH IS FUNNY. If you ever get a chance to see the Showtime Special or hear the CD of this show, do it. It's brilliant.
- December 2nd, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Will I call on Jesus as I die?
by LisaI almost killed myself early this morning. Not on purpose, mind you. And I am embarrassed to say it would have been a really stooopid way to die.And the only reason I am writing this is to sa…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Let Jesus build His churches
by WizenedSageImage by LugoLounge via FlickrI enjoy poking my finger in the eye of religion whenever the opportunity arises, and I thought you folks might get a chuckle out of my latest foray onto the…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Jesus Christ called for jury duty
Court officials were skeptical at first when on Monday a potential juror submitted a name change form with "Jesus Christ" on it. But the 59-year-old Birmingham woman, who previously went by Dorothy Lo…
- December 1st, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Removing The Veneer
by AnonymousI grew up attending fundy churches. Once upon a time I would have told you that I made a choice to follow Jesus at 8 years old. Looking back I'm not sure that is true. I was indoctrinat…
- November 30th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Doubting Jesus’ Resurrection
Image via WikipediaBy Kris Komarnitsky, author of Doubting Jesus' Resurrection: What Happened in the Black Box? (also available in the UK and as an ebook). According to well-known proponent of Jesus…
- November 29th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Sounding False Alarms
by FatalottiHave you ever heard of someone who's yelled fire in a crowded room in which there was no fire, needlessly causing extreme levels of panic? These people are generally arrested for disturbi…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
The Power of God
by Neal StoneImage by . SantiMB . via FlickrAccording to the Bible and Christians, God created the earth and universe in just six days. Let us take a good look at this.Let's assume that this god did…
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Point of View
by WizenedSageImage by arti47 via FlickrFor those believers and fence-sitters who occasionally visit this site, I offer the following for your consideration.The following passage is the very foundatio…
- November 28th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
“God Hates You, Hate Him Back!”
Says Controversial Author in A New Book That Pokes Fun At The Holy ScripturesWith people like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens leading the way, more and more books discrediting the idea that a…
- November 27th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
De-converted, but still spiritual
by LunaImage by Stephen Poff via FlickrMy story might be different from others on this site. It hasn't ended in atheism, or even agnosticism, though maybe that to a degree. I'm always willing to learn…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
The Long Journey of My De-Conversion
by Rita D'AlvarezImage by HORIZON via FlickrBeliefs, personal truths and comprehending the world around us is a life long journey. Where we start may not have any relation to where we finish, and as l…
- November 26th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
A Humanist Thanksgiving Proclamation
by Robert Green Ingersoll (1833–1899), from The Works of Robert Green Ingersoll Vol IV When I became convinced that the universe is natural — that all the ghosts and gods are myths, there entered…
- November 25th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Addict in Recovery
by LaurenI have been reading stories on this website for about the last month or so and have found immense comfort in the words of people with similar experiences. I have a story to share:I have spent…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
“He’s a great science teacher, but he doesn’t believe in evolution.”
by Valerie TaricoIt is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. – Charles DarwinLast week, as I was driving a carload of middl…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
You Can Be Healed!
by David JPastor Billy Joe Daugherty"You Can Be Healed: How to Believe God for Your Healing" is a book by Billy Joe Daughtery, founder of Victory Christian Center (VCC), Victory Christian School (VCS)…
- November 24th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Pastor under fire following revelation of criminal past
The congregation at First 6th Street Baptist Church in Port Arthur got a surprise last Sunday, Nov. 15. Near the end of a sermon on forgiveness, their new pastor - the Rev. Donald R.A. Toussaint Sr. -…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Pastor jailed on church theft charges
A former pastor at the Live Oak Community Church in Oakley was jailed Monday on charges he supported a lavish lifestyle by incurring debt in the church's name, including a $111,000 mortgage loan obtai…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Police: Help us find Gaston County pastor charged with raping teen
Police are searching for a Gaston County pastor charged with raping and molesting a teen girl.Robert Lee Adams, 46, began sexually abusing the girl when she was younger than 13 and got her pregnant ab…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Uncluttering
by Carl SImage by bondidwhat via FlickrFirst off, for any Christian reading this, what do the words “Lead us not into temptation” mean? I know that’s from the Lord’s Prayer, the Perfect prayer…
- November 23rd, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
UnChristian Gratitude
by Dr. Marlene WinellImage by Te55 via FlickrRecently I had a very short, but encouraging little dream right before waking up. I had been feeling burdened by all the problems in the world. In my dre…
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Why don\'t my words REGISTER with them?
by summerbreezeIt's nice to be "courted," isn't it? But, not when you are asked to return to something that caused you so much unhappiness to begin with.Amongst other bible studies, I was enrolled in…
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The Things You Learn In Sunday School (Part 5) - Elisha Delivers Death to Children By Way of Bear
by MtlRedAtheistThe Holy Bible tells a story of how Elisha cursed some children to be destroyed by wild bears, because they mocked his bald head. Apparently killing children is not immoral when you do…
- November 21st, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
There and Back Again: My 30-year lapse from atheism
by Oddbird1963 People who are familiar with my family often say that I look a lot like my late father. I may have received my appearance from my dad, but I also received a love of science and histor…
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Taking the "super" out of "supernatural"
by NathanI no longer consider myself a Christian and told my wife, her parents and my parents earlier this year. However, I still go to church with my wife (a “non-denominational, a cappella” con…
- November 20th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Long road out
Sent in by Anonymous Image by a hundred visions and revisions via FlickrI was born into a Christian home, my parents both having been raised in the faith, as Baptists. At the time of my birth, in the…
- November 19th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Big Butter Jesus
King of Kings (Also known as "Touchdown Jesus" or "Big Butter Jesus"), is a 62-foot-tall sculpture of Jesus just outside of Cincinnati. Jesus appears to be rising from the waters behind the amphitheat…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Parenting Beyond Belief
Image via WikipediaI have not read the actual book (Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion), but I thought it was an apt title for my own story as a parent, because…
- November 18th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Ever Notice... ?
by Neal StoneImage by benuski via FlickrEver notice that the Creator of the Universe always needs money -- money that is a monetary system created by man?Ever notice that when one out of 100 is cured…
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Keeping the Faith
by Janus GraydenFor most of us who left religion, the schism wasn't a swift knife stroke but a slow, and oftentimes painful, process. This is especially true for those whose entire lives were complet…
- November 17th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Evangelist Tony Alamo Sentenced to 175 Years for Taking Girls Across State Lines for Sex
Image via WikipediaEvangelist Tony Alamo was sentenced Friday to 175 years in prison for taking little girls as young as 9 across state lines to have sex with them. The decision punishes him for th…
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Ministers from Community of Christ Church among those charged in sex case
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints via last.fmLEXINGTON, MO (AP) -- Authorities on Wednesday were searching a rural property in western Missouri for bodies and buried glass jars containin…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Report: Homosexuality No Factor in Abusive Priests
BALTIMORE (AP) -- A preliminary report commissioned by the nation's Roman Catholic bishops on the roots of the clergy sex abuse scandal found no evidence that gay priests are more likely than heterose…
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Whose Morals Should Decide My Childbearing? -- An Open Letter to the Catholic Bishops
By Valerie TaricoBas relief of a massage abortion from about A.D. 1150. Image via WikipediaDear Bishops –In our struggle to get health care for all, you saw an opportunity to make sure that America…
- November 16th, 2009
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Still Trying to Escape
by AntI am 24 years old...I became a Christian during the early part of my junior year of high school after a close friend of mine, a neighbor, witnessed the Gospel of Jesus Christ to me incessantly o…
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webmdave has posted a new entry on: ExChristian.Net -- encouraging ex-Christians
Still on the fence
by MichaelImage by Jonathan Gill via Flickr I guess one could call me a de-converting Christian. I am still a little on the fence, but leaning towards the non-Christian side. My story is something…
