Hi. Name's Ayen. Real name's Tom. I was motivated to start one of these because I kept seeing all these questions aimed at theists I always want to answer, but never qualify so I figured a questions thread of my own would be good. Feel free to ask me questions about my perspective growing up religious and what all I was taught and believed before I deconverted.
To help narrow some things down, I was raised in a right-wing conservative, religious home, who identified as 'Born-Again Christian,' but we were members of a Pentecostal Church. I was a part of that church from 89 - 01, and then for reasons I can't remember we moved to a Baptist church that was closer from 01 - 07, and then a third church that was trying to be hip and stuff that I can't remember what branch they were actually a part of, and then back to the Pentecostal Church because the passage the preacher read that day just happened to be the same one Dad already had bookmarked with a Garth Brooks concert ticket.
I stopped going to church around the time Obama became President because I was tired of hearing Christians go on about how much Obama and Muslims sucked. During the 08 - 13 time frame I identified more as 'spiritual' and just left people with opposing viewpoints alone. I didn't officially become a non-believer until two years ago.
I like playing video games, and long walks on the beach. Shoot.
Ducks underneath gunshot
Ask away.
To help narrow some things down, I was raised in a right-wing conservative, religious home, who identified as 'Born-Again Christian,' but we were members of a Pentecostal Church. I was a part of that church from 89 - 01, and then for reasons I can't remember we moved to a Baptist church that was closer from 01 - 07, and then a third church that was trying to be hip and stuff that I can't remember what branch they were actually a part of, and then back to the Pentecostal Church because the passage the preacher read that day just happened to be the same one Dad already had bookmarked with a Garth Brooks concert ticket.
I stopped going to church around the time Obama became President because I was tired of hearing Christians go on about how much Obama and Muslims sucked. During the 08 - 13 time frame I identified more as 'spiritual' and just left people with opposing viewpoints alone. I didn't officially become a non-believer until two years ago.
I like playing video games, and long walks on the beach. Shoot.
Ducks underneath gunshot
Ask away.
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