Archive for July, 2009

Jul 30 2009

Lustful Acts Against Women – Yes, non-religious people find this offensive

Published by leavingreligion under Woman

With Comicon, comes gamers, and with gamers comes the brilliant marketing minds at places like Electronic Arts (EA).  By brilliant, I mean idiotic and sexist marketing people who don’t seem to see the issue with telling Comicon attendees to ‘Commit an act of lust’ with a ‘booth babe’.  This article on femimisting.com presents exactly why [...]

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Jul 25 2009

So… I’m Saved… Now What?

This is the next in the series I’m writing about my personal experience in becoming, being and ultimately not being a Christian.  This ’series’ is really the heart of my blog, as it is really why I started it.  To share with others who may be going through what I did (and to share with [...]

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Jul 24 2009

Get Your Holy Jewelry – From This Vending Machine

Published by leavingreligion under Christianity, Fun

Today on BoingBoing I ran across this interesting item… and am pretty sure, even when I was a Christian, I never would have bought any of this crap.  Amazing how many different ways the Christian religion can be used to make a buck.

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Jul 21 2009

L.A. Marathon Will Break The Sabbath From This Day Forward

So, for those of you who know anything about Marathons, you know that there is a huge difference between March and May when it comes to running conditions.  There is a reason why most marathons happen in the spring months, with May being a huge gamble in any city across the globe.  So, when churches [...]

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Jul 18 2009

When Others Piss Me Off

As I sit here at the salon I am reminded that I can still get angry at the religion I left behind, Christianity. I am listening to a group of women, who apparently know everything, talk about someone who was sick.
Apparently this person turned to alternative medicine, in addition to modern medicine. They [...]

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Jul 13 2009

The Beginning

To get to why I left Christianity,  I probably need to start with how I became a Christian.  I grew up in a suburban family, went to church every Sunday, attended vacation bible school, and participated in other church activities.  When I was 8 years old, I decided to ‘pray the prayer’ and become a [...]

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Jul 11 2009

Crucify

Published by leavingreligion under Leaving Religion, music

One of my favorite songs by Tori Amos.  During the beginning (and throughout) stages of my deconversion, I listened to A LOT of Tori.  Her lyrics described a lot of my thoughts, perfectly.  Crucify is one of the songs I practically had on repeat for a year.

Lyrics:
Every finger in the room is pointing at me
I [...]

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Jul 09 2009

Tradition Doesn’t Make It Right

Published by leavingreligion under Fun

Put beautifully.

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Jul 06 2009

The church has said, “Go to hell”

The quote above is what Ted Haggard said in a wonderful documentary by Alexandra Pelosi, “The Trials of Ted Haggard”.  This documentary really touched me at my core, because it shows exactly why I have so much anger with the church.  I thought I’d walk away from the documentary knowing a little more and not [...]

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Jul 05 2009

Sunday Morning Verse – 7/5/09

The following verse was pulled from Sanders Web:

John 8:32

“…and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
This verse seems as fitting and applicable to me now,  as it did back when I was a Christian.  Why, you ask?  Because, I have asked questions, studied and come to find answers.  I have [...]

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