Your Stories – Eric vs. Fundamentalism
Today in Your Stories we have Eric’s story of combating fundamentalism in his own belief system. Eric is another friend of mine whom started his perpetual journey at around the…
The Slowest Process of my Life – Your Stories
The slowest process of my life (besides dying). By Anonymous Waking up from religion has been a multi-dimensional, multi-experiential process. You know the whole “layers of an onion” metaphor? In…
Losing at Losing my Religion – a 10 year perspective
For just over 10 years now I’ve been an atheist, an ex-Christian. After losing my religion I starting sharing the story of that journey, my difficulties with the church, and…
J’s Transition: From Brownsville Revival to Atheist
This is the second edition of “Your Stories” – a bi-weekly feature here on RagingRev.com from my readers featuring your own stories of doubt and leaving the faith. Today you’ll…
Letting Go – Sarah’s Story
I’ve decided to start doing a regular segment on RagingRev.com from readers who want to tell their own story about how they came out of their faiths. If you, as…
An Odd Grief
Yesterday I found out that my father died. All I feel is a mixture of numbness, a relief, and a very quiet sadness about what a pitiful life his was. I…
Why I’m an Atheist Activist in the Deep South
There are a couple things everyone assumes about the people they meet here in the town of Eastman, Georgia; you probably vote Republican, and you probably self identify as…
Exploitation: Children in the Pulpit
Child Preachers A few nights ago my wife and I happened upon a National Geographic documentary about child preachers called “Pint-Sized Preachers”. My wife said I shouldn’t watch it because…
Losing my Faith
I found out yesterday that a local pastor used me in an illustration in one of his recent sermons. This was brought about because the pastor had seen a…
Christian Neglect of the Bible
In an October 2000 Gallup Poll it was determined that, out of those polled, only 37% read the Bible on a daily or weekly basis. In my own personal experience,…