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By Jasmine, the Turbaned Humanist — This isn’t my first time leaving religion. Growing up,...

By Michel Apioli — Imagine the stereotypical speech of an abusive “significant other”. It would...

By Amy Marie Ayres — I was a 22-year-old single female living in Southern California....

By James Fielding — There is one thing that I find particularly interesting about people...

By "Chewbacca" — The fear of going to Hell, or Hell itself as a place,...

By Dr. Sharon Sanders — We humans are practically need factories. From the moment of...

By Marty McDonald — Most of my religious fear, bitterness, and resentments are behind me...

By Unholy Lunatic Man — Brief synopsis: In 1988, a relative convinced me Mormonism was...

Recovering from Religion's first-ever Fall Excursion took place from September 20th-22nd, 2019. It was a...

By James Fielding — Growing up in a strong evangelical household, I was always told...

By Marty McDonald — When I was religious, I felt I was “at war with...

By Sharon Sanders, RfR volunteer — People who care only partially are dangerous, and for...

By W. Scott Parker III, RfR Volunteer — Carnival’s coming to town! In a small...

By James Fielding — Alright, so maybe I am exaggerating slightly. I can’t completely give...

By Tina — I'm 60 years old, and am embarrassed to say I've "deconverted" and "reconverted"...

By Julio Chang — What causes great minds to be held ransom by irrational beliefs? ...

By Gordon Ward With tears streaming down my face, I walked to the front to...

By Ted Tucker Dear Sister, I may not have been clear in my last email...

In the course of writing about my deconversion and the problems in religion, I've often...

by Darrel Ray, Ed.D, President, RfR Board As I read religious recovery comments from time...

My belief in God, and my introduction to religion, began when I was four or...

I am a 27 year old Pakistani woman. Just over two years ago I was...

On a cold January day in 1973 I was born into a mind controlling doomsday...

One of the most important epiphanies I had about the Bible had to do with...

Reposted with permission from The Journey of Doubt I’m now suspicious of any ideology with...

Recovering from Religion celebrates 10th year with first-of-its-kind weekend getaway Mars Hill, North Carolina, January...

I was born with a deformed heart valve. My parents brought me in for an...

  By Gayle Jordan, executive director of Recovering from Religion The National Suicide Hotline recently...

By Susi Bocks In your eyes god exists so I was told my mama said...

A practical test of an abstract idea People have long debated the philosophical feasibility of...