G'day and welcome aboard! =)  Hope you're doing well today...

Welcome, Karen.  When we have been totally brainwashed, it does take time to get used to the idea of no 'god,' but I have found it to be so freeing.

Hello Overthehill
Well done with a well-judged sensible escape. Welcome to this internet world of rationality and peace--common sense and freethinking wisdom--that unites non-believers and critical thinkers like you and us. 
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Terry