I'm not an atheist...yet. But with the way things have been going, I don't doubt that I will be sooner than later. My mom is a non-practicing Catholic and my dad is an Episcopalian-turned-Atheist. After the age of five (when my mom became non-practicing), I only attended church two or three times in my life. My first real memory of a priest is my next door neighbor who would beat his child (loudly) for playing with me, a child of undesirables. Most recently, my experiences at a bible study have led me to realize that the religious community is a farce, as one cannot even expect to develop friendships in a group of "Christians", who tell you "You can't expect to have a good relationship with us until you have a good relationship with God." Please God, just let these people take their obnoxious holier-than-thou statements somewhere else and let me live in peace
