"Letting Go of God" by Julia Sweeney

[happenstance8]

"... as I was walking from my office in my backyard into my house, I realized there was this little teeny-weenie voice whispering in my head. I'm not sure how long it had been there, but it suddenly got just one decibel louder. It whispered, 'There is no god.'
    And I tried to ignore it. But it got a teeny bit louder. 'There is no god. There is no

Comments

[silveritas]

I think you just managed to put into words what's been floating around in my head for years. And I sort of understand. My best friend in high school told me that she couldn't hang out with someone who wasn't a Christian, even though she did change her mind rather radically here lately. And my Mom is currently in the process of converting to Catholicism, so lots of fun. She wants me to help her learn her prayers and Hail Marys and whatnot. Maybe she thinks it'll convert me too. Anywho, I hope things get better for you. I know it's difficult when religion gets involved. I just wish people would quit assuming that Non-Christian doesn't mean Atheist, and Atheist doesn't mean amoral. Christians need to understand that not being Christian doesn't make you a bad person, just as much as being a Christian doesn't automatically make you a good person. It sucks that people can't be more open minded to differing views and opinions. I wish things were different, but hang in there and hopefully everything will turn out right.