| Sex |
Male |
| Location |
Rancho Cucamonga, CA, US |
| Age I Joined |
4 |
| Why I joined |
fear of hell, raised in fundamentalist family, had no choice and were no other options, promises of an afterlife |
| Age I Left |
19 |
| Why I left |
Biblical errancy, exclusivism, cult-like practices, mind control/"Virus of the Mind", the God of Xtianity is an egomanical, sadistic little child,
not a diety of love, compassion or justice, Church elders saw me as a serious threat to their belief, Injustice of hell, plagarism from earlier traditions especially paganism, church officials were in denial and not being straightword or
giving honest answer, prayer doesn't work. |
| What I was |
Genral Baptist, nondenominational "fundie", Bible believing, Luthern |
| What I am now |
Unitarian Universalist, freethinker, free spirit |
| Recommended reading |
Age of Reason (Paine), Virus of the Mind (Brodie), www.religioustolerance.org, Why I am not a Christian (Russell), www.skepticsannotatedbible.com, this website |