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Comment by Derek Bly on September 7, 2012 at 4:20pm Patricia, I want one of those to hang from the mirror in my minivan.
Comment by booklover on September 7, 2012 at 4:12pm Patricia, I love the wait here I have a surprise pic! LOL
Comment by Idaho Spud on September 7, 2012 at 4:03pm sk8ecat, I like your line about getting the 100 lb bag of buybull manure off your back. I'm going to remember that.
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The kitten is cute, not the praying part. :)
Comment by Derek Bly on September 7, 2012 at 3:28pm Hi Ruth. I'd say it's been a few years since I became a truly born-again atheist. I clung to a few things, New Thought ideas mostly, and the UUF for awhile. With the New Thought, I followed Religious Science International's Ernest Holmes teachings. Then Unity Church.
Right after the Haiti quake, some folks on a Unity radio show were talking about how negative thoughts brought on by physical hardships of those in Haiti may have caused the quake. I contacted them to talk about plate tectonics. They didn't get. I left. Too much voodoo!
Unitarian Universalism was a welcoming thing. Very open to personal discovery. Rich history. But for sometime I'd been thinking I was using it as a crutch . . . a place to socialize. A few weeks ago the theme for the coming months was determined. The general focus was on what happens after we die.
I'm very confident that I know the answer. Trying to find a comforting spiritual answer just wasn't part of my needs or beliefs. That's when I decided enough was enough.
Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on September 7, 2012 at 2:58pm Thanks, Flying Atheist. Yes, our Hang With community is a great way to be connected no matter where you are.
So, Derek Bly, are you saying that you just became a "born again" atheist this week? I'd be uncomfortable especially with astrology in my social group. Some versions of spirituality completely leave out ghosts, so those wouldn't bother me. Welcome here! We're happy to have you aboard.
Comment by Derek Bly on September 7, 2012 at 1:13pm Thanks, Melinda. And thanks for the 'Friend' request!
Comment by booklover on September 7, 2012 at 12:02pm Derek, so glad you found what you really believe (I mean, don't believe! lol ;) Have a great weekend!~ Melinda
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