 |
The World's Largest Coalition of Nontheists and Nontheist Communities!
new to this site
Hello, I just joined this site today but I have considered myself an atheist for almost 10 years. I am 31 years old and live near Chicago, formerly from Michigan. I was raised catholic and was forced to go to church every Sunday until I was 16 then I got a job where I had to work every Sunday morning (thank you!).
I always hated church and religion but I still believed some of the BS. To be honest, I had never heard of an atheist or agnostic and I never knew anyone that was non-religious when I was younger. Around the age of 22 I started hearing this term "atheist" and I felt that it was a good way to describe my belief (or non-belief).
Probably the biggest factor in me identification with atheism has been through music. When I started listening to bands like Bad Religion and NOFX, a lot of their songs were anti-religion and pro-atheism...it really helped to convince me that I was on the right path.
I have been openly atheist for a long time, I don't try to hide it and I'm proud to be an atheist American!
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by James Kz on -
Hi! Welcome to the crowd. We're really nice people . . .
Hey! I am originally from Michigan too, and my mother now lives in Chicago. She is a musician at O'Hare, if you've been by there in the last couple years.
-
Permalink Reply by John Aultman on -
Welcome Alec and since you hail from Michigan are you a upper or a troll..
-
Permalink Reply by Lillie on -
Welcome, Alec. Congratulations on being an open, proud and atheist American.
-
Permalink Reply by Chris Dodds on -
Welcome, glad to have you here
-
Permalink Reply by Jerry Wesner on
-
Welcome, and congratulations on your pride to be who you are. I call myself Humanist, or if pressed agnostic, but I realized a while back that, when it comes to the god of Abraham and Isaac, I'm an atheist -- I not only don't worship him; I wouldn't even like him. Whatever you want to talk about, somebody here will chime in and agree, set you straight, or both.
CONNECT WITH ATHEIST NEXUS
Latest Activity
- Top News
- Everything
Chris Haughey replied to Joe S.'s discussion Intergroup Intelligentsia - The Thought Police in the group Atheists, Addictions, 12 Step Recovery, and Alternatives
Boothby171 liked matthew greenberg's discussion YES!!!! Wolf Blitzer asked the wrong person if she thanked the Lord....Boothby171 replied to John Jubinsky's discussion Parents Lose a Second Child from Opting for Faith Healing in the group Atheist News
Dennis Michael Pennington commented on Debra Stevenson's blog post Yahweh/" Jehovah's"/Allah's origins© 2013 Atheist Nexus. All rights reserved. Admin: Richard Haynes.
