Welcome aboard!
Not sure if you are aware of these organizations -
http://www.clergyproject.org/
http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/
Not that you need them, but you may know others that may. Or you may be interested in contributing your experiences and knowledge.
Not sure if you are aware of these organizations -
http://www.clergyproject.org/
http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/
Not that you need them, but you may know others that may. Or you may be interested in contributing your experiences and knowledge.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.


