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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in a fundie-evangelistic background. Young Earth Creationist, was saved and baptised and was convinced the Rapture was coming any day. I towed the line, but between high school and college it all stopped making sense and I became an atheist.

And angry atheist, to be honest. I am careful not to attack people for their beliefs, but I do recognise that I carry anger towards what's I see as dishonesty in how the Bible is used in order to maintain a status quo. It's used more as a fear-device to keep people afraid of eternal punishment, but also afraid to really trust themselves out of fear they are being tricked by Satan.

However, I have found a softening towards the concept of faith and the practice of religion as a means of growth and connection and opened to the idea that the Bible is one history among many of humanity's relationship with the divine.

While I am not necessary convinced that there IS a God, I certainly have experienced a deep sense of joy and connectedness which I'm more open to the possibility of being divine.  I am motivated to continue the practices that have led to these experiences because it helps me be more compassionate to myself and therefore empathetic to others.

I do think there are plenty of rel

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^ good comments. Thank you.  What was that last sentence supposed to be  :lol: [/quote]

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