Greetings, from a believer

[Homeless Nutter]

[...] I don't believe any of the ridiculous things some believers think about atheists [...]

The one about all atheists being devilishly handsome - that one's true...

Welcome.

[abaris]

Don't know the rules here, so I'll keep my language clean.  

My name is Divinity, and I'm 40 something years old, and I'm a believer in god, but not a believer in religion.

Looking forward to some discussions.

[brewer]

Welcome. Looking forward to the free exchange of ideas.

[Kingpin]

Don't know the rules here, so I'll keep my language clean.  

My name is Divinity, and I'm 40 something years old, and I'm a believer in god, but not a believer in religion.  I think all those religious texts are full of nonsense.  I wouldn't so much say I defy labels, as I just have no freaking clue what label fits me.  I believe in the divinity of Jesus, but I don't believe that everything written about him that he supposedly said was actually said by him.  I have five grown children who are all atheists.  I don't believe any of the ridiculous things some believers think about atheists (There's good atheists, and bad atheists, etc..)  Most Christian communities are like talking to... sheep.  All I hear is bah bah bah.  So I decided to to join an Atheist community.  I'm not here to convert people.  I don't believe that non-belief in god is something that sends you to hell.  I admit that such an idea is pretty stupid, and very much reminiscent of a con artists ploy to religion (and part of why I don't believe in religion)

Welcome!

[Divinity]

Deist might describe me better.  Hell if I know.  Never understood the term.  My Christian activities are limited to celebrating Christmas and Easter and making sure my children and grandchildren are taken care of. 

Welcome. I hope you enjoy your time. Given your intro post, it doesn't seem too incredible to suspect that your five atheist children might very soon claim an atheist mother.

Anything's possible.  I have an open mind.  

Matey, I don't care what you believe in!
Raising 5 kids makes you a hero automatically!

Welcome to sanity central...

Damn right! 

And I actually had to raise six, since my parents left my younger sister to me.  I did it mostly alone too, since my asshole husband left me.  Which I should have seen coming.  Some people might say "god was testing you," but that'd make him a pretty shitty god.  What kind of god would say "This woman needs to be tested!  I know, I'll have her husband leave her for a younger woman.  She's not yet 30 years old, and has five kids plus a sister to raise.  Let's see how she handles it!"  I'd say I handled it pretty damn well, but if that's god's idea of a 'test' then I want to know where the hell my ex-husbands test is.

[tjakey]

Welcome, you sound a bit like an old friend of mine who once told me, “I would be an atheist but I'm afraid god would be pissed.”

I still smile every time I think of that.

[pocaracas]

Welcome aboard, Divinity!

You sound interesting... just some residual belief in a god... a Jesus... and what else is in there?

Raising 5 kids to become atheists - You go girl!
As for your husband... yeah... shit happens - look at it from his perspective: a 30yo woman who's popped out 5 kids plus having to deal with those 5 kids VS one cute 20yo? ah.... middle-life crisis is hitting me hard!


But, on the plus side, he now does his own laundry. I guarantee! I know these things

[Alex K]

If you believe in the divinity of Jesus, you're not quite a Deist though, no?

[Aroura]

Welcome!

Sorry to hear about your shitty ex. My first hubby was like that as well, though we had no kids.

I hope you find your time on this forum enjoyable!

[Minimalist]

My Christian activities are limited to celebrating Christmas and Easter and making sure my children and grandchildren are taken care of.

Among catholic pervert priests that has an ominous sound!