Well, I wrote up an article that details how I went from being a fervent Catholic to an atheist, I just haven't posted it here yet. I plan on posting it to the Converts Corner section soon.
As far as religious beliefs go, I'm pretty easygoing with whatever people want to believe as long as they don't try to force beliefs on others. I guess this is why Christianity gets under my skin so much. I don't care if they want to believe that God created the world in 7 days, made a woman from a man's rib (who was made out of dirt), cast a spell upon all humanity because a snake told that woman to eat fruit from a magic tree, and have to believe in a dead guy on a stick who was his own father in order to have that evil curse lifted so you can live forever with him if you symbolically eat his flesh, drink his blood, and telepathically tell him that he's your savior. Just as long as they're not trying to force it upon everyone else or into government, which they always seem to be trying to do.
I consider my political views to be moderate, being somewhat liberal when it comes to social issues, and conservative when it comes to fiscal issues. I consider myself to be a libertarian, in that I believe that everyone has the right to live however they want to live as long as it doesn't infringe upon anyone else's rights. This is quite a change from the conservative Republican I was before I lost my religious beliefs. Now I see things far more clearly.
As far as interests go, I'm into shortwave radio listening & ham radio, I make my own wine, I love fishing, and I've recently revived my interest in chess (even though I'm not real good yet). I'm married with a 1 year old son and another baby on the way, due sometime in November. My wife is still Catholic, and even though she is OK with me not being religious, she still wants me to go back to the church, which I have no interest in doing.
As far as religious beliefs go, I'm pretty easygoing with whatever people want to believe as long as they don't try to force beliefs on others. I guess this is why Christianity gets under my skin so much. I don't care if they want to believe that God created the world in 7 days, made a woman from a man's rib (who was made out of dirt), cast a spell upon all humanity because a snake told that woman to eat fruit from a magic tree, and have to believe in a dead guy on a stick who was his own father in order to have that evil curse lifted so you can live forever with him if you symbolically eat his flesh, drink his blood, and telepathically tell him that he's your savior. Just as long as they're not trying to force it upon everyone else or into government, which they always seem to be trying to do.
I consider my political views to be moderate, being somewhat liberal when it comes to social issues, and conservative when it comes to fiscal issues. I consider myself to be a libertarian, in that I believe that everyone has the right to live however they want to live as long as it doesn't infringe upon anyone else's rights. This is quite a change from the conservative Republican I was before I lost my religious beliefs. Now I see things far more clearly.
As far as interests go, I'm into shortwave radio listening & ham radio, I make my own wine, I love fishing, and I've recently revived my interest in chess (even though I'm not real good yet). I'm married with a 1 year old son and another baby on the way, due sometime in November. My wife is still Catholic, and even though she is OK with me not being religious, she still wants me to go back to the church, which I have no interest in doing.
