Why I Am an Atheist

[euqubud]

My parents raised me as a lessez-faire Presbyterian throughout my childhood.  At age eight I was the youngest member of the hand bell choir.  At twelve my pastor thought I would follow in his footsteps some day and go into the seminary.  At sixteen I was the only sixteen year-old in my church, as well as the only tenor.  I remember going to church

Comments

[womangirlchild]

Thank you for sharing, I'm very impressed that you "put yourself out there" in writing about it.

I currently work at a presbtyerian church, though, at the heart of the matter, I'd say I'm definately not a presbyterian. The entire first section of your post made me smile and laugh out loud. I can envision it in all the glory! :)

I am intrigued by your perspective on Job and the silencing of God. I am going to check it out and do some studying because that is certainally not a way that I've ever interpreted the story before.

As for the little dirty word, I wonder if we will ever get away from the first impression of it. Much like the word "fundamentalist" or "LDS", there is a specific view of people claiming to be such, and I, too, am guilty of assuming on the words. I want to commend you in your explanation. I appreciated what you wrote because it came across as calm and rational, and not what I've come to expect when someone declares that in a conversation.

nicely done.