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The long and winding road.

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The long and winding road.
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#1
The long and winding road.
September 27, 2013 at 6:54 am
Hi, all!
My road to deconversion started about 5 years ago. I was a "born-again" christian who went thru all the prescribed stages. To be fair, I believed all that stuff and tried to live accordingly. The change started when I became dissilussioned with the church I "worshipped" at. A call was made one Sunday for a special collection to fund a new youth wing. This bothered me because just that morning on the drive to church, I saw homeless people. It didn't make sense to spend millions on a new building when the money could be better spend helping people in need!
This compelled me to leave the church and once this happened, I started thinking for myself.
This was the start of a new life. The feeling of freedom and wonder which I experienced then is still with me to this day!
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#2
RE: The long and winding road.
September 27, 2013 at 6:56 am
Welcome to the ranks.

Nice avatar by the way.
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RE: The long and winding road.
September 27, 2013 at 7:01 am
Hello FMC and welcome to AF! ^_^
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura

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RE: The long and winding road.
September 27, 2013 at 7:05 am
Good, good, welcome to the dark side. Here brother, have a barbecued baby! Big Grin
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RE: The long and winding road.
September 27, 2013 at 7:10 am
Hi from the UK!

Many people in here share your experience (i.e. humanistic concerns causing them to evaluate their religious beliefs). You'll probably fit in just fine Smile
Sum ergo sum
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RE: The long and winding road.
September 27, 2013 at 7:14 am
(September 27, 2013 at 7:05 am)LastPoet Wrote: Good, good, welcome to the dark side. Here brother, have a barbecued baby! Big Grin

Afterbirth for me, please. And pass the mother's tears...they make the meal.


Welcome, fellow future dirt napper! Smile
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RE: The long and winding road.
September 27, 2013 at 11:54 am



It's a phase. You'll grow out of it. [Image: w20.png][Image: coffee.gif]
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RE: The long and winding road.
September 27, 2013 at 12:19 pm
Greetings.
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RE: The long and winding road.
September 27, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Hello FMC....
Welcome

(September 27, 2013 at 7:05 am)LastPoet Wrote: Good, good, welcome to the dark side. Here brother, have a barbecued baby! Big Grin

EXCUSE ME! I'm still waiting for the
barbecued baby I was promised.
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RE: The long and winding road.
September 27, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Hello!

Like you, OP-- when I departed from religion is when I started to look at my entire worldview a but differently. Maybe for the first time in my life, I felt good thinking for myself without a set of rules telling me how to think. Welcome and good luck to you! Smile
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