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"I had a feeling of freedom (from fear of wrath and the chains that had held my mind)…"

DarkBlack replied Oct 6, 2012 to How did you feel after leaving your religion and becoming atheist?

48 Oct 31, 2012
Reply by Tom Sarbeck

"That quote is scary and disturbing and would be even if a religious person had not s…"

DarkBlack replied Sep 28, 2012 to The compatibility of religion and science.

21 Sep 29, 2012
Reply by Jerry Wesner

"There are those who would say that nothing is outside the bounds of science, e.g. mo…"

DarkBlack replied Sep 28, 2012 to The compatibility of religion and science.

21 Sep 29, 2012
Reply by Jerry Wesner

"By religion I mean something that requires belief in the supernatural and (most rele…"

DarkBlack replied Sep 27, 2012 to The compatibility of religion and science.

21 Sep 29, 2012
Reply by Jerry Wesner

"A showdown would be nice, but religion is so evasive. It is a privilege to live in a…"

DarkBlack replied Sep 26, 2012 to The compatibility of religion and science.

21 Sep 29, 2012
Reply by Jerry Wesner

"One can't blame them too much, the basic tenets of thier faith are not often unclear…"

DarkBlack replied Sep 26, 2012 to The Most Dangerous Thing About Religion

51 Sep 26, 2012
Reply by Alan Perlman

"Ignorance of science is disturbing, but it is a product of something more sinister..…"

DarkBlack replied Sep 26, 2012 to The Most Dangerous Thing About Religion

51 Sep 26, 2012
Reply by Alan Perlman

"I agree, being blind to fear is not courage. Does courage have to be for a "good" ca…"

DarkBlack replied Jul 21, 2012 to What is courage?

13 Aug 16, 2012
Reply by Alan Carter

"I just want to look back on my life at the end and be glad I went through the touble…"

DarkBlack replied Jul 20, 2012 to As An Atheist Can Your Life Have Purpose and Meaning?

671 Mar 18
Reply by Steph S.

"The word might not be valid outside of religion, but the concept may apply. Could it…"

DarkBlack replied Jul 20, 2012 to What is piety?

8 Aug 19, 2012
Reply by Jerry Wesner

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War on Christmas in May

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i've got no problem with everyone saying "merry christmas" on christmas day.  however, they've turned it into an entire holiday season where it lasts a month or more.  in those situations it should be perfectly acceptable to say "happy holidays" or call it a…

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My first funeral as an atheist

Posted by Two Cult Survivor on May 21, 2013 at 11:30am 0 Comments

I posted the bulk of this on another thread, but wanted to add some context separately.

I finally confronted my faith and embraced the fact of my atheism late last August, 2012. Days after I revealed my "epiphany" to a few friends who knew me from another message board, my sister died from Lou Gehrig's Disease (which pissed her off because she hated catching a disease from someone she never f---ed).

THAT was my sister, understand? She was a beautiful, life-loving, potty-mouthed…

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Death of a family member

Posted by Larry Taylor on May 20, 2013 at 8:15pm 12 Comments

OK. I am venting. My mother died two weeks ago. She was a “god fearing christian.” Before her death she refused all medical treatment. She wanted to be left alone. She even refused to speak with my brother who is a methodist minister. He is a pip, let me tell you! I suspect she did not believe, but a woman born in her time could not and did not state her actual beliefs. This is the opening salvo to all christians; FUCK YOU! I had so many people come and tell…

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