deconversion

I had always found it ridiculous that the main reason given for excluding women from leadership in my childhood church (besides “Jesus had no women disciples”) was The Slippery Slope. The familiar argument stated that if you started ...

Good point; leaving something like that can make things easier for the family. I know several funerals I officiated, the family was happy there was a set service, and while they had choices they could make, they did not have to.

I'm not choosy either, Quester, but I feel a responsibility to my family to leave some type of instructions/wishes.

Shortly after deconverting, a young boy from a church I had pastored at died. I went to the funeral. I wished I could believe in something to offer the family hope in. I couldn't, and it hurt. As for final instructions, I figure funerals are for ...

As I got to work this morning, before I could get to my desk, I was met by a coworker who told me that another coworker had suddenly died last night. He was only 49, so this took us all by surprise. This is my first brush with death since ...

"When you look at the universe do you see intelligent design? How do you address this without a "mind" behind the design?" I used to see intelligent design, but that was because I was taught that there was no other way for the universe to get this ...

Rocky, This site represents a very few self selecting individuals who all have a relatively shared background. We all used to be more or less orthodox Christians. As stated earlier the questions tended to be around our shared identity. This ...

First of all, I have to say that I'm rather fond of Raymond Smullyan. I've read This Book Needs No Title countless times over the years (both as a believer and long after.) My reaction to your suggestion is that people won't get it. "I don't ...

"First, whithout a creator, what is the meaning of life?" I question the hidden premise in the question. Why does life have to be created to be meaningful? If nobody created God, then what is the meaning of his existence? If God created me and ...

Thanks guys. I don't intend to stop frequenting this site, I think I'm feeling overwhelmed by all I've studied and learned. I tend to jump into something with both feet and then back off. I will confess that this jump has lasted much longer than ...

I've stepped away for several months, at least twice so far. Others leave completely, or for shorter or longer times. I needed the time away, the first time because I was getting depressed, the second because I was getting shorter tempered. I find ...

Rocky, *grin* Diversity depends on the subject matter. Reality, for example, is not very diverse. Reality contains infinite diversity, but we only have one reality. So, questions about reality are not going to have many diverse, correct ...

For me, the wonder of letting go of religion is that I am free to just enjoy life! I don't have to define my life in some grand spiritual story. What defines me is whatever project I am currently diving into today. There is always room for change, ...

perpetualstudent , thanks for responding. I can respect your opinion, as well as others here regarding the existence of God in reality. No offense. I have read much here, there is definitely a common theme not as much diversity as expected. When ...

I was 48 when I officially deconverted. That was 6 years ago now. I spent years on the Internet on Christian forums that dealt mostly with Spiritual Abuse. When I started blogging, I was still a Christian. Then I blogged through the transition, ...

College is a great idea. One of the things that excites me is continually learning new things. Right now I am listening to the history of the Vikings on CD during my commute every day. I'm reading a book on cognition, at at dinner last night the ...