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An Atheist by Any Other Name Would Be As Godless

Lately, I have been having issues with the word atheist. I think it is because I don’t like the reaction I get when I tell people that I am an atheist. Their problem isn’t so much with the fact that … Continue reading

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Why I Still Celebrate Easter as an Atheist

This past week, I have been preparing for Easter. Planning a menu, finding a few new recipes online, shopping, cleaning, decorating, and all the other stuff I love, yet hate, about holidays. During this time, I have thought a lot … Continue reading

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God’s Smiling on Texas

Not long after I stopped believing in god, a friend of mine posted on facebook, “It’s a beautiful sunny day. God is smiling on Texas today!” That annoyed me to no end. Here in Vermont, it was not beautiful, nor … Continue reading

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Open Discussion Post (Plus a Few Thoughts)

I went to comment on the “Molecules” post and I noticed that comments were closed. I have the blog set up to close comments after 2 weeks, so I don’t have to waste any time moderating SPAM comments on old … Continue reading

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Challenging My Thinking

I was responding to a comment on the last post and I sort of got into the zone, where my writing was flowing freely, without really thinking about it. When I finished, I went back and read what I had … Continue reading

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“Morality … does not apply to random bags of molecules”

You’ve probably seen the latest campaign by the Center for Inquiry, Living Without Religion. You don’t need God— to hope, to care, to love, to live. The message will be spread via bus, billboard, and YouTube video. The goal of … Continue reading

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Belief and Disbelief

Most of the ex-Christian community online (and in real life, too, I would assume) seems to be made up of people who were raised as Christians, questioned those beliefs, and left the faith altogether as adults, or even teens. It … Continue reading

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Sunshine and Hope

I have been having a bit of a rough time lately.  The hardest part is that I have been really busy with the kids and feeling like I don’t have the time I need to sort out my thoughts. Well, … Continue reading

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In God We Still Trust

Once again, this is probably something you have seen, since it has been around a while, but, being new to atheism and its corner of the internets, it’s new to me. Today, I saw this video posted with a note … Continue reading

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Fundamentalist Christians on Atheists and Evolution

This video is from March of 2009, so you might have seen this, but it’s new to me, so I am sharing it.  It’s a video made using exact quotes from online forums.  Allegedly, the comments are made by real … Continue reading

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