Hi from Ireland

[Thumpalumpacus]

Hiyas.

[Losty]

Hello welcome to AF

[Pat Mustard]

Hello! I'm a South African immigrant to Ireland, been living here almost 12 years now though so on paper I'm Irish. I'm an atheist, former evangelical fundamentalist Christian, out of that world since 2008.

We'll gladly claim you as a native son/daughter of the soil, just as soon as we get a hurl in your hands.

[ugurano]

welcome here, to the atheist guys

[brewer]

welcome here, to the atheist guys

Welcome to you!

Start an introduction thread and tell us about yourself.

[racingboo]

So about me: I was a fundamentalist, evangelical Christian until my early thirties (2008). Then I found out more about the history of Christianity, and in the process came to the conclusion it is false. I spent the better part of four years using every spare second reading, watching debates, hanging out on forums such as this one. Then, in all honesty, it started becoming repetitive. I had a lot of other new stuff going on in my life, so I kind of drifted away.

One of the new things that started in my life was that I enrolled for degree studies. I'm now in my Honours year of Communications in Creative Multimedia, and loving every second. We were given the assignment in User Theory, under the heading of Virtual Ethnography, to join and write a paper (only 2500 words so nothing too dramatic) about a forum. It made sense to me to join this one, as communities such as Atheist Forums did so much for me when I first began the journey away from the mind-cage of religion, into the freedom of reality. I also feel that with atheists being so often reviled, it's an online community that can be really valuable to people.

So don't mind me if I'm quiet, I am reorienting myself to forum life, hanging out and enjoying some of the discussions, and will ask people who are willing to talk about it, what their experience of the forum has been.

[robvalue]

Thanks for sharing

I find it ironic that the people who tend to know the least about Christianity, regarding the actual facts surrounding it, are Christians. It's not surprising I suppose. The facts are not flattering. Preachers try very hard to keep these facts out of reach; if they're even aware of them at all.

Don't worry about being quiet, you hop in when you feel like it. My experience of this forum is that it has been thoroughly awesome and has changed my life for the better. I've met many interesting people, made great friends, and been able to support atheists throughout the world.