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33. In the afterlife

Reply to Th1onein (Reply #29)

Mon Apr 29, 2013, 08:06 PM

Apr 2013

There is more to come for sure.

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I am interested in people's stories of going from a believer to non-believer or vise versa. [View all] hrmjustin Apr 2013 OP

All I can say is that I can recall at a very early age SheilaT Apr 2013 #1

Your story is mine almost exactly, except I refused confirmation at age 12. I knew from Nay Apr 2013 #27

Growing up and learning that there was no such thing as a bunny rabbit that hides Easter eggs. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #2

grokked. fully. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #7

Raised Catholic and Parochial school attendee here Esse Quam Videri Apr 2013 #3

I was raised Irish Catholic Warpy Apr 2013 #4

"Because I wanted you to grow up with the same disadvantages I had, dear." DirkGently Apr 2013 #23

Unshakable faith DUgosh Apr 2013 #5

Faith in what? Th1onein Apr 2013 #29

In the afterlife DUgosh Apr 2013 #33

I hope so as well. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #34

Please tell me about your experience... Th1onein Apr 2013 #35

Google: "leaving catholic church" Dawson Leery Apr 2013 #6

yeh and google "terrorism" .. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #9

I was raised Southern Baptist. LuvNewcastle Apr 2013 #8

"Yewah" is the embodiement of evil. Dawson Leery Apr 2013 #11

I sincerely believe that I was born an atheist. rvt1000rr Apr 2013 #10

An accretion of observed irrationalities & contradictions DirkGently Apr 2013 #12

I think a lot of churchgoers are like that, raccoon Apr 2013 #20

Absolutely. I think there's an unspoken agreement that it's all DirkGently Apr 2013 #22

I think it had to be the bible. bravenak Apr 2013 #13

I was in the 2nd grade of a Catholic school when it suddenly... Walk away Apr 2013 #14

So this is the LONG version. LostOne4Ever Apr 2013 #15

Notice how many of the responders to this request are/were once Catholic. Interesting Ligyron Apr 2013 #16

I have a theory. DirkGently Apr 2013 #24

Creationism- I don't know of any Catholics No Vested Interest Apr 2013 #25

Interesting, although utterly unresponsive to my post. DirkGently Apr 2013 #31

You don't know ANY catholics who believe in creationism? Really? Fix The Stupid Apr 2013 #38

Ahem... Fix The Stupid Apr 2013 #39

The Roman Catholic Church okasha Apr 2013 #40

Thank you all for your responses. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #17

Can't remember ever believing. I come from a long (?) line of Scottish freethinkers. PassingFair Apr 2013 #18

i was a perfectly happy believer until i read Dawkins.. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #19

I grew up as a liberal protestant in a very politically and religiously conservative Southern city struggle4progress Apr 2013 #21

When God answered my prayers for Andrew Breitbart. Loudly Apr 2013 #26

Oh my... hrmjustin Apr 2013 #37

I became a non-believer when my son died. Th1onein Apr 2013 #28

I am a professional singer teenagebambam Apr 2013 #30

Soon as I found out bout Santa Claus... Iggo Apr 2013 #32

Raised in Independent Fundamentalist Baptist church OriginalGeek Apr 2013 #36