Posts Tagged ‘atheist’

Everything I Knew About Atheism Was Wrong

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Sitting at a bar stool on Dickson Street with Steve and our friend and former classmate, Leah, I realized how many wrong assumptions I’d made about atheism. We were there to chat and gossip about our undergrad years, and I realized how much fun I was having. Not evil sinful fun–we weren’t getting sloshed, but [...]

The Death of My Invisible Best Friend

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Goshdarnit, I had another moment. I haven’t had one in awhile. I don’t even remember the last one. My own damn fault for getting carried away in some ministry blogs/Facebook notes.
They make everything look okay. Like life turned out just fine for them, and it probably did. Are they honest? I couldn’t tell, but I [...]

Celebrating Hanukkah, Or Trying To

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

When I wrote an article for Jewcy back in November, I realized how very little I knew about modern Judaism. Deciding to remedy this situation, I jumped at the chance to take Julieanne to a children’s Hanukkah celebration at our town library. Cultural opportunity! I didn’t know what to expect at all. Would it be [...]

An Atheist's Worst Holiday . . .

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

.  . . is apparently Thanksgiving.

Yes, I am totally devastated. This moment is so much worse than anything I ever experienced in the church! (Sarcasm)
In all seriousness, Robert Ingersoll said it far better than I ever could.
How are you all celebrating today? I am loving the smell of pumpkin pie and turkey emanating from the [...]

Believer's Last Prayer

Friday, November 20th, 2009

by JezuzFree
Note by Laura: JezuzFree wrote this beautiful poem and I thought I’d share. His blog can be found here.
A word about this poem by JezuzFree: I wrote this as my parting prayer, as it was the very last day that I considered myself a Christian, even though prior to that I had been [...]

A Minor Miracle

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

I sent Julieanne to my parents’ house this weekend, and met my mom and brother part of the way so they wouldn’t have to drive the entire trip. When we met, we stopped for lunch.
That’s when a small break happened. I haven’t ever been able to discuss my atheism with my parents, and I didn’t [...]

The Redheaded Skeptic's Significant Other: Notes on the Journey from Ministry Student to Atheist

Monday, November 9th, 2009

by Steve

Laura’s Note: I met Steve the same day I met my ex-husband, Bob. The two were roommates and ministry majors. Steve changed his major to history, though, and is currently a third year law student. This post explains why. Steve is technically my husband–we eloped back in May, 2009 for some legal reasons, but [...]

I'm In!

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Greg is a  friend of mine and the vice president of my school’s secular organization (Occam’s Razors)  is organizing a blog event to benefit St. Jude’s. Here is the video he made to advertise it:
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Who says atheists don’t do charity?

Religion and Mental Illness

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

I find it interesting how many sites I read are quick to jump on the anti-religious bandwagon every time something goes wrong. Someone hurts or kills someone, cites a bunch of Bible verses, and presto! There is a blog post on nearly every atheist blog I read about how religion is full of a bunch [...]

Maybe Eve Was Smarter Than We Give Her Credit For . . .

Saturday, June 20th, 2009