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So, I had to move back in with my fundamentalist parents while my husband studies for the bar and we set up his practice (I am going to be his office manager and business promoter while I go to schoo…
Posted on July 18, 2010 at 12:12am 6 Comments 0 Likes
So, I had to move back in with my fundamentalist parents while my husband studies for the bar and we set up his practice (I am going to be his office manager and business promoter while I go to school). I won't write this on my regular blog because I have readers whose comments I do enjoy that are Christian. But here, where there are only atheists, I will say:THE CHRISTIANS ARE DRIVING ME CRAAAAAAZY!!!! And I do mean crazy. If I don't get out of here soon, I am going to have a nervous… Continue
Rant on My Own Stupidity
Posted on March 3, 2009 at 7:05pm 9 Comments 0 Likes
I, like many, used to be a conservative Christian. I attended a small, Southern Baptist college. And now, I am thinking WHY? I wrote a blog post on my public-everyone-can-read-it blog, Redheaded Skeptic, and de-Conversion picked it up. It sure did create a stir on my Facebook inbox!
Not only did I receive a few odd responses (and one crazy, come back to Jesus book of an email), but I am realizing I… Continue
Not only did I receive a few odd responses (and one crazy, come back to Jesus book of an email), but I am realizing I… Continue
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Jimmy Charles Nuckolls commented on Laura's blog post No Title
"I share your pain Laura. My wife and adult children all are subjected to my atheist rantings nearly daily. But my sisters and cousins are all fundamentalist christians in Kansas of all places and have never been exposed to anything else. Just their…"
The Big Blue Frog commented on Laura's blog post No Title
"My in laws are all fundamentalist Southern Baptists, so I can feel your pain. I could never imagine living with them for very long. I did live with them for a month or so while my wife and I were dating. I think I blocked it out of my memory,…"
James M. Martin commented on Laura's blog post No Title
"Hang in there, Laura! Learn to process the information in an intellectual way. Remember without exhibiting it, you are superior to them because when you do the right thing it is because this is what you do, not what "God" demands of you to…"
Petra Polovina commented on Laura's blog post No Title
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So, I had to move back in with my fundamentalist parents while my husband studies for the bar and we set up his practice (I am going to be his office manager and business promoter while I go to schoo…
So, I had to move back in with my fundamentalist parents while my husband studies for the bar and we set up his practice (I am going to be his office manager and business promoter while I go to school). I won't write this on my regular blog because I have readers whose comments I do enjoy that are Christian. But here, where there are only atheists, I will say:THE CHRISTIANS ARE DRIVING ME CRAAAAAAZY!!!! And I do mean crazy. If I don't get out of here soon, I am going to have a nervous…See More
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Preston replied to Laura's discussion Julia Sweeney coming to Fayetteville this Saturday! in the group Arkansas Atheists
"Hello, I will be in the Fayettevile area in August and the first week of September. I hope to meet some of the Fayetteville Freethinkers when there."
Laura commented on Christy Gonzalez's blog post Stupid Religious Bumper Stickers
"I never can decide which I hate worse: religious bumper stickers or church signs?"
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"congrats on being sober and finding your higher power! :)"
Laura commented on Rita D's blog post My Deconversion
"very nice. Thanks for sharing. If you mentioned this and I missed it, my apologies, but did you experience any sort of fall out from friends/family when you deconverted?"
Laura replied to Larissa Rivera's discussion Recovering.... in the group Recovering from Religion
"It gets better. I fought being an atheist, too, but now I'm happy. I'm happy as an atheist and happier than I've ever been in my life. And I have a lot of problems, so that's saying something! :)
And I'm sorry about your…"
Laura commented on Darrel Ray's blog post Controversy
"Well, we all know very religious people don't have a sense of humor about themselves, which is why we need to recover! Learning that it's okay to not take ourselves so seriously is part of the process. ;)"
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Laura commented on Johnny's blog post De-converted Christians! What was that pivotal moment that you knew you weren't a Christian anymore?
"I didn't have a moment. For me, it was incredibly scary because I was so deeply entrenched in it. It took 5 years. I don't remember just one moment. When I finally did become an atheist, I put the label on and took it back off many times…"
Comment Wall (21 comments)
- At 12:20pm on May 16, 2011,
Ruth Anthony-Gardner said… - Greetings, Laura! I notice you haven't been active at Atheist Nexus for a long time. <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. We'd be glad to hear your story about living with your fundamentalist parents as an adult.
- At 6:18pm on January 13, 2010,
Renee Hendricks said… - Voted for you in that poll!
- At 11:56pm on January 12, 2010, Renee Hendricks said…
- Well I *have* to add you as a friend here :) I read your blog and you're the reason I found the place :D
- At 11:55pm on January 12, 2010,
Roy The Infidel said… - KIlroy was here. :)
- At 12:54pm on December 22, 2009,
World Walker said… - Found you through your blog... found that from the Friendly Atheist. Seth was here. :)
- At 9:02am on December 18, 2009,
Larian LeQuella said… - I am not stalking you! But I do enjoy reading your posts and blogs! :)
- At 12:11pm on November 28, 2009,
matt m said… - Thanksgiving, like winter solstice(aka christmas) is fun minus the superstition and claims of miracles(virgin birth,angels,astrologers .... need I go on ?)our religious history is something we should cherish as a part of our heritage ,We should keep the good stuff like getting together with family, good food ,socializing etc and throw away all the nonsensical stuff.So we can still enjoy Christmas and Thanksgiving without the irrational and more so I would say because I finally had sex on christmas last year ,this was hard for me even after becoming a rationalist because I always had this picture of Jesus up there going "just don't fuck on my birthday will ya"? .And I suspect there are many fellow primates of mine that have the same issue ,to them I would like to say make this Christmas extra special :)
Cheers,
- At 2:03am on November 6, 2009,
John Q. Antichrist or Rosco said… - Very cool! I live in the lovely metropolis of Ozark. Sux for me! :o)
I can't let a Ken Ham mention go without a picture!
- At 1:38am on November 6, 2009, John Q. Antichrist or Rosco said…
- I just read that you had to sit through a Ken Ham lecture. I chose to witness his wackiness this summer. I took a vacation to the east coast and stopped by the ole Creation Museum for a few giggles. I have plenty of pictures on my profile from the day. Ham is a special kind of special!
- At 1:19am on June 20, 2009,
Gecko, Seth...brother of Richie! said… - Very much enjoyed reading your blog posts at Redheaded Skeptic. You write well and in your own ranting ( not in a bad way) deliver an important message.
We appreciate you.
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