Growing up, Waking up, now living without beliefs
When I was a Christian—focused heavily on end-times theology and Christ’s first time on earth—I carried a rosy picture in my head about what happened after Jesus’ death. I imagined a mostly unified group of faithful followers who carried his message forward in relative harmony once the Gospels ended. That illusion didn’t survive a full,... Continue Reading →
As an atheist who’s been married for nearly forty years — and a non-believer for more than twenty-five of them — I find it curious how often people of faith insist that a long marriage is impossible without God. I walked out of church services for the last time roughly thirty years ago and never... Continue Reading →
Sometime after I’d settled into my post-belief life, I had an online exchange with a former college acquaintance from my Worldwide Church of God years. We hadn’t spoken in decades. He’d gone on to a more traditional religious path—exactly which one didn’t matter, and it never came up directly. The conversation was polite. Careful, even.... Continue Reading →