"I spend easter trying to convince my family to give me their peeps. When negotiations fail, I will resort to theft. After a brief sugar high, I take a long nap and reevaluate my zombie preparation plan in the event that someone actually rises from…"
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Hello from the South
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I guess I'll start off here with a brief introduction. I'm Alex, I'm 23, and I currently live in Atlanta, GA. I've lived in the south my entire life and grew up in a very religious area with a…Continue
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Alex commented on Steve Shives's video
An Atheist Reads The Case for Christ: Chapter 7
"I went to an evangelical school through middle school and we read the "for teens" version of this book in 8th grade. That book was the reason I started questioning the validity of the bible. The "proof" that was presented was…"
Alex replied to Tex in the City's discussion 'Ancient Aliens on the History Channel - WOW'"At first, I thought this was one of the worst shows on tv. However, by taking an entirely different mindset, it has become one of my favorites. Here is why...
If you follow politics at all, you will remember onetime republican presidential hopeful…"
Alex replied to dragotron's discussion 'I'm not religious, I'm spiritual'"I went through a phase where I thought this way while falling away from religion. It served as a sort of stepping stone for me where I still believed in a "soul," but felt completely detached from any established religion. …"
Alex commented on Alex's blog post '"C&E" what's the point?'"Mabel- C&E is Christmas and Easter. It basically means people who only go to church on major holidays. I think it may be more of a Catholic saying than anything else.
I actually didn't mean to post this yet, so I'm sorry if…"
Ed commented on Alex's blog post '"C&E" what's the point?'"Hell, when your're sealed with that stamp of salvation it doesn't matter how you live. Confess jebus and go party! It's living a lie but people want to do what's convenient and, more importantly, fun.
Seriously,…"
Alex posted a blog post"C&E" what's the point?
I don't know about everyone else, but I have a lot of friends who consider themselves a part of this or that sect of Christianity, yet only attend church a few times a year. Along with infrequent attendance of services, these people often deviate from the standard doctrine in relation to sex, alcohol, drugs, profanity, and a myriad of other issues. Clearly, these people are not "living the life" of a true Christian. However, when faced with the idea of atheism or issues of church and state,…See More
Alex posted a discussionHello from the South
I guess I'll start off here with a brief introduction. I'm Alex, I'm 23, and I currently live in Atlanta, GA. I've lived in the south my entire life and grew up in a very religious area with a very religious family. My road to atheism started as a middle school kid with questions no one could answer adequately and ended when I realized I was only kidding myself by pretending to believe in fairy tales. Moving away from religion, here's a little personal info about me. I studied math and…See More
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"C&E" what's the point?
Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:29am 3 Comments 0 Likes
I don't know about everyone else, but I have a lot of friends who consider themselves a part of this or that sect of Christianity, yet only attend church a few times a year. Along with infrequent attendance of services, these people often deviate from the standard doctrine in relation to sex, alcohol, drugs, profanity, and a myriad of other issues. Clearly, these people are not "living the life" of a true Christian. However, when faced with the idea of atheism or issues of church and…
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- At 10:43am on January 17, 2012,
Robert Karp said… Welcome to the Think Atheist community Alex!
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