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De-converted...
#1
De-converted...
Hello all. I have been lurking around the forum for a few months and finally joined. I have already learned a lot and hope to engage in intellectual conversations with the full gamut of viewpoints represented here. My "de-conversion" occurred several years ago and was a gradual process. My father is a pentecostal pastor and I was brought up as such. As you can well reason, this creates some tension within the family and prompts some lively email discussions. It also gives me a unique perspective on Christian viewpoints observed through the lens of my now atheistic/agnostic outlook. That story is best saved for the Converts thread I suppose. Great to be here!
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#2
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What an interesting intro! We welcome you. I too was a Christian like quite a few here, and it does help have an empathetic outlook to religious views. (to a degree lol)

Jump into the conversations, look forward to reading your insights!

And congrats on staying true to you. :-)
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#3
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Welcome, and congratulations on escaping!
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#4
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Good to have you. Welcome!
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#5
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Welcome aboard.
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#6
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Hi there!
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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#7
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Welcome. Beware of the psychotic xtians here. They do bite.
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#8
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(March 30, 2014 at 12:34 pm)coldwx Wrote: Hello all. I have been lurking around the forum for a few months and finally joined. I have already learned a lot and hope to engage in intellectual conversations with the full gamut of viewpoints represented here. My "de-conversion" occurred several years ago and was a gradual process. My father is a pentecostal pastor and I was brought up as such. As you can well reason, this creates some tension within the family and prompts some lively email discussions. It also gives me a unique perspective on Christian viewpoints observed through the lens of my now atheistic/agnostic outlook. That story is best saved for the Converts thread I suppose. Great to be here!

I'm in a similar situation. Welcome!
xR34P3Rx
it isn't in our nature to think of a God, it is in our nature to seek answers and the concept of God is most influenced in this world.
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#9
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(March 30, 2014 at 12:34 pm)coldwx Wrote: Hello all. I have been lurking around the forum for a few months and finally joined. I have already learned a lot and hope to engage in intellectual conversations with the full gamut of viewpoints represented here. My "de-conversion" occurred several years ago and was a gradual process. My father is a pentecostal pastor and I was brought up as such. As you can well reason, this creates some tension within the family and prompts some lively email discussions. It also gives me a unique perspective on Christian viewpoints observed through the lens of my now atheistic/agnostic outlook. That story is best saved for the Converts thread I suppose. Great to be here!

Welcome.

You lurked, saw the insanity, and stil joined?

Woot. Oh insanity is infectious!

Cool Shades

Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:

"You did WHAT?  With WHO?  WHERE???"
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(March 30, 2014 at 3:22 pm)KUSA Wrote: Welcome. Beware of the psychotic xtians here. They do bite.

LOL. Thanks for the warning. It seems there is a select few on here that have more reasonable arguments, though still unpersuasive and lacking evidence. I am used to the biting though....
Big Grin
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