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Unless you were raised by atheist parents, you probably had some recovering to do when you left religion. The purpose of RR is to provide a landing place for people when they jump from religion. With local support groups throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Australia, and real-time resources accessible to everyone, RR is where to turn when faith has lost its luster.
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Has it Been Easy for Anyone?
Started by Nathan Hevenstone. Last reply by Loren Miller May 16. 8 Replies 0 Likes
I wonder if anyone who's gone from faith to non-faith has done it relatively easily? I ask because, for me, it's not really been that tumultuous. I guess it has a lot to do with my upbringing. Despite my family being really religious, it has also…Continue
Anyone still deal with anything like this?
Started by Starland Victor Seay. Last reply by blue pashmina May 16. 24 Replies 0 Likes
One thing I have noticed is a tendency to "doubt" my new path in life. I still want to reach for the Bible sometimes. I still hesitate somewhat when someone mentions Pascal's "Wager"...LOL! Even though I know that science teaches this and that no…Continue
Walking Away
Started by CD Free. Last reply by Diana May 2. 9 Replies 0 Likes
I'm guessing many here walked away from one religion or another. What religion did you walk away from? Did you look at other religions, if so what ones? What made you settle on Atheism?Continue
Maintaining family ties
Started by Diana. Last reply by jon taylor Apr 30. 11 Replies 1 Like
I was adopted into a fundamentalist Seventh Day Adventist pastor's family. My parents loved me and I enjoyed a happy and secure childhood. Although I felt disappointed that I couldn't take dancing lessons, be involved with local theater or…Continue
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Comment by Darrel Ray on July 11, 2010 at 2:55pm -
If you haven't listened to my interview on Chariots of Iron podcast, here is the link:
http://www.chariotsofiron.com/2010/06/548
I was able to talk a good deal about Recovering from Religion. The result has been several new inquiries to start groups.
Darrel
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Comment by Mriana on June 26, 2010 at 3:26pm -
Well,, Meddlesome, Lilith did finally say when she saw the Borg, "Definitely not Swedish".
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Comment by Meddlesome on June 26, 2010 at 3:15pm -
My Experience of Danes & Scandinavians in general is that this tendency is present but exaggerated by the media.
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Comment by Mriana on June 26, 2010 at 1:02pm
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As for your other thread, I've not read either of those books yet and I'm currently reading 4 books at one time, as well as have several other things to do. So, I don't have a clue about it. Just my own thoughts of how it evolved.
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Comment by Mriana on June 26, 2010 at 12:55pm
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Gee, sounds almost as bad as Fundamngelicalism or maybe it's the Borg. Now I understand Lilith's comment in "First Contact"! "Borg? Sounds Swedish." lol Just kidding.
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Comment by Mriana on June 26, 2010 at 12:28pm
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That's sad that it is the other way around there.
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Comment by Mriana on June 26, 2010 at 11:57am
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"Atheists was very formal and distant and looking down on any need I might have."
I haven't had that experience, not even with my great uncle who was an atheist. The atheists (many who call themselves humanists) I've known personally are very warm and compassionate people. I usually catch hell from Fundamngelicals, but not so much from liberal Xians. Most of my life, I have found that the less religious a person is, the more caring and compassionate they are. The more religious people are the more abusive and hateful they are, even to their own family. Thus why I have a BIG problems with Fundamngelicals and always have. They can be very hateful, cruel, and dehumanizing group of people.
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Comment by Mriana on June 26, 2010 at 2:52am
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BTW, I was reinforcing your Spock humour. Maybe I should have called you Spock. lol
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Comment by Mriana on June 26, 2010 at 2:49am
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"I trust there could be many overly rational atheist that claim that cuddling a cat is meaningless and emotional and thus bad. :)"
Fred, there is nothing wrong with emotions. It is what makes us human and to not express them (appropriately of course) can lead to physical ailments.
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Comment by Richard Goscicki on June 25, 2010 at 2:25pm -
cuddling a cat more than the theist because the universe holds no meaning other than the emotions we can generate
Atheists can understand our common phylogeny with cats. They are mammals like we are. Once evolution is contemplated, we appreciate our common Gaian past.
Believers in Christ and Allah, however, miss this important consideration. It's as if religion has diverted and perverted the connection to nature and the animals. That's why humans are pushing the other animals off the planet like bacteria in a Petri dish.
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