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About Me: Non believer feeling lonely in a hardcore christian small town.

I was born and raised Mormon and was regularly warned by my church leaders not to be taken in by "educated" professors at secular universities! I was told to stay away from dangerous books. Please. Red flags everywhere. I read what I wasn't supposed to read and listened to people I wasn't supposed to hear and drew my conclusions based on a well rounded arsenal of information. I let go of the iron rod.

At 10:52pm on May 31, 2011, Ruth Anthony-Gardner said…: Greetings, Michelle! I notice you haven't been active at Atheist Nexus lately. <sigh> Sometimes it can seem a bit fragmented, with different groups for every interest. Please consider a group for socializing, where we talk about whatever's on our minds, Hang With Friends. :D You might feel more at home.

At 1:22pm on May 13, 2009, Ben said…: Wow, I have been meaning to reply for months now! I moved to Salt Lake City a little over a month ago and finally have a job. It's too bad though, because I thought I'd have a chance to meet you and your husband some time while I was in Washington. Good luck on your building project!

At 5:05pm on February 17, 2009, Ben said…: How has Winlock been treating you guys these days? I hope you've been immune to the recent economic woes...

At 12:01am on December 29, 2008, Drew said…: This is pretty amazing. Thanks for getting me here!

At 7:31pm on December 17, 2008, Michelle said…: Hi there. Saw the blog, sorry things are not so hot these days. Hooray for 2009! I went ahead and started the ex-mo group, it's at http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/exmormonatheists.

At 3:41am on December 9, 2008, Rick said…: Howdy. I myself tried religion when I was in the 3ed grade. It wasn't for me. First, you had to actually get up early on Sunday. This wasn't even a school day! Then put on your suit and TIE! Then I had to go to Sunday School. That was just not right.
Then to the church service. The guy giving the talk said be good or go to hell. Okay, got it. But how many times did he have to repeat the darn thing?
Well, then when that got old (as it did every time I went) I couldn't look out the windows. They had it blocked with this colored glass. Some had pictures and others just chunks of the colored glass stuck in there.
Then, to top it all off, they actually passed these metal plates around and you had to put money in the thing.
Nope, sorry. After a couple of months, my mother asked if I still wanted to go. I said, "No."
Sigh...my only concern is those who have to go back every week to be reminded to be good..... Makes me think I just kinda gotta watch those people...

At 6:04pm on December 6, 2008, Michelle said…: Wow, I thought that was a great article! It speaks to many of the feelings I've had. I wonder how many other women are out there, pushing away feelings of inadequacy in order to be accepted at church. Too many, for sure.

At 3:58pm on December 2, 2008, Michelle said…: That would be great! I haven't done a whole lot on here... I can't imagine it's too difficult to start a group, though? I think it's a great idea, and would love to be part of that.