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My family were nominally Protestant, having me christened into URC and then CofE. I went to a very religious Methodist school, and became preoccupied with religion, before going to university at 19 to pursue Religious Studies, intending to pursue a career in the church. Studying religion critically opened my eyes to its fallacies and failings, and I realized in time that, to my mind, there is no God. BUT there is life, life in all its fulness, to borrow from Jesus, who I still have a lot of respect for, although I no longer believe he was God or risen from the dead.
Peace and goodwill to you all.
Interesting site you have here. Maybe I'll start one of my own.
| Sex | Male |
| Location | Coventry, UK |
| Age I Joined | Child |
| Why I joined | Very religious school, introvertive personality, wanting to know 'the truth' |
| Age I Left | Early 20s |
| Why I left | Studied Bible and theology critically, God wasn't there for me, came to believe in myself rather than God |
| What I was | URC, CofE, Methodist, Pentecostal evangelical, fundamentalist, middle of the road, liberal, agnostic |
| What I am now | Atheist, but not anti-religion |
| Recommended reading | The Bible, Most sincere critical scholarship, Most sincere conservative scholarship, Most sincere scientific research |