Comments on: Growing up Faithless http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/ The one true atheist ministry. Become Ordained for FREE! Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:31:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: John Botha http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/#comment-41 John Botha Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:42:42 +0000 http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/#comment-41 Yeah, hi all, I was dragged along to a Roman Catholic church, was baptized, confirmed, all against my knowledge really. Now I'm bringing up my child to be a free-thinker. Yeah, hi all, I was dragged along to a Roman Catholic church, was baptized, confirmed, all against my knowledge really.

Now I’m bringing up my child to be a free-thinker.

]]> By: Brandon M Schieber http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/#comment-38 Brandon M Schieber Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:35:52 +0000 http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/#comment-38 Thats funny, i remember being a kid and thinking the same things, my parents acutally punished me for not believing. it wasn`t untill i met my wife that i felt grounded either. thats funny how simillar it is Thats funny, i remember being a kid and thinking the same things, my parents acutally punished me for not believing. it wasn`t untill i met my wife that i felt grounded either. thats funny how simillar it is

]]> By: Steve http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/#comment-37 Steve Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:34:33 +0000 http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/#comment-37 Awsome.....Words can't even describe. Awsome…..Words can’t even describe.

]]> By: Randall at CreditWithdrawal http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/#comment-36 Randall at CreditWithdrawal Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:06:27 +0000 http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/#comment-36 Great article. I've always thought that your beliefs choose you, you can't CHOOSE your beliefs. Whether you come to the church early (or not at all), what you believe in isn't in your control. That's the great thing about free will. You can choose NOT to believe, and it's a valid choice. Many in the church forget that fact. I'm agnostic myself (not quite athiest, but not really sure either) and the main thing that turns me off of most religions is the hypocracy and violence either inherent to or caused-by the beliefs in a higher power. I'll believe when it's time for me to believe,.. or I won't. No amount of church-going is REALLY going to save my soul (if I have one) if I don't believe. Great article. Great article. I’ve always thought that your beliefs choose you, you can’t CHOOSE your beliefs. Whether you come to the church early (or not at all), what you believe in isn’t in your control. That’s the great thing about free will. You can choose NOT to believe, and it’s a valid choice.

Many in the church forget that fact. I’m agnostic myself (not quite athiest, but not really sure either) and the main thing that turns me off of most religions is the hypocracy and violence either inherent to or caused-by the beliefs in a higher power. I’ll believe when it’s time for me to believe,.. or I won’t. No amount of church-going is REALLY going to save my soul (if I have one) if I don’t believe.

Great article.

]]> By: Rev. Paul McMaster http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/#comment-31 Rev. Paul McMaster Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:44:23 +0000 http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/#comment-31 [riffly_video]DD1690F809E511DDAE8AD0A456B4F508[/riffly_video] ]]> By: Michael Adams http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/#comment-30 Michael Adams Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:33:44 +0000 http://firstchurchofatheism.com/2008/growing-up-faithless/#comment-30 I had the opportunity to attend several variations of Christian church before becoming an Atheist at age 15. A good number of people I know are non-believers or inactive: but there is a hesitancy among many to cross the line from practicing non-belief to embracing it. There is a stigma attached to non-belief, and it would be foolish to believe it will go away: I think God is wired in our brains somehow; there will always be the side of someone that wants life to be more than its miseries. How we experience life, is what leads us to find solutions in fairy tales. I had the opportunity to attend several variations of Christian church before becoming an Atheist at age 15. A good number of people I know are non-believers or inactive: but there is a hesitancy among many to cross the line from practicing non-belief to embracing it. There is a stigma attached to non-belief, and it would be foolish to believe it will go away: I think God is wired in our brains somehow; there will always be the side of someone that wants life to be more than its miseries. How we experience life, is what leads us to find solutions in fairy tales.

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