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December 2014

December 17, 2014
Someone who deconverts--I mean fully deconverts, not just pulls away from practicing the religion--once had...
December 16, 2014
It’s Christmastime and for former believers like myself that can only mean one thing:  Everybody...
December 15, 2014
I'm noticing lately that some Christians are starting to talk about how belief is a...
December 12, 2014
The big problem with thought terminators like "it's a mystery" is that whatever "it" is,...
December 11, 2014
Fundamentalism can be used to describe any religious group that adheres to a strict, literal...
December 10, 2014
When I first began to feel the stirrings of doubt as a Christian, somehow I...
December 08, 2014
When I look back at my walk through Christianity, what stands out the most for...
December 05, 2014
I thought it would be instructional to review the reasons that are not why I...
December 03, 2014
Compartmentalization is what just about every single one of us does to avoid having to...
December 02, 2014
One of these days I'll find the time to put my thoughts and my story...
December 01, 2014
Most of us have, as children, done or said stuff that made our parents drag...

November 2014

November 28, 2014
The terror induced by the threat of Hell is something a lot of Christians learn...
November 28, 2014
(Today's guest post is by David Hayward) I think a lot about how our ideas...
November 27, 2014
I'll just be up front here: Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and the only one...
November 27, 2014
This view of thankfulness limits gratitude to ‘what god(s) has done’. According to religion, all...
November 26, 2014
Like every other belief in Christianity, Hell isn't quite a universal doctrine. But for quite...
November 25, 2014
In the second installment of The Walking Wounded, Nate Phelps shares his struggle to find...
November 25, 2014
[Today's guest post is written by Dani Kelly, who does lots of things] Lately, I’ve...
November 24, 2014
One day in the early 90s not long after my marriage to my then-husband Biff,...
November 21, 2014
"I just wondered what your thoughts were of Jesus the man," read the recent message...
November 21, 2014
After reading Deanna M. Boudov's article, "The Narcissism of Preaching", I posted the message below to my good friend...
November 20, 2014
His name was Wayne and he was a shockingly handsome young man. He was one...
November 20, 2014
The first time I experienced a friend coming out to me as an openly transgender...
November 20, 2014
Atheist Church. Secular Gathering. Sunday Assembly. Communities like these are  cropping up all across the country.  Within the...
November 18, 2014
You can tell how fresh a person's deconversion is by how easily he is offended by...
November 15, 2014
Sitting on a hard, cold pew I waited nervously as the reel-to-reel projector hummed to...
November 14, 2014
By now, you have probably seen the viral video “10 Hours of Walking in NYC...
November 12, 2014
Welcome to Ex-Communications, the official blog of Recovering From Religion! This blog is for everyone...
November 11, 2014
By far the most popular segment of the Interview an Atheist at Church talk I...
November 11, 2014
Last year I got the opportunity to be interviewed in a Church of Christ in...
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