"Hi, and welcome! Hope to see you around at an upcoming event. :-)"

"I'm glad you're reading that book. Also, be sure to research the DNA evidence for evolution. I was a conservative Christian as well and that was the most convincing for me. Fossils alone weren't enough. Also, I've used DNA…"

"Thanks for the request. You mentioned Lighthouse Baptist in Columbia, TN. Yes, VERY aware of it. OMG...awful."

"My situation was opposite. One of my grandfathers was Methodist and one Pentecostal. I was raised Southern Baptist by my parents and believed every word I was taught. Obviously. Then, after years of skepticism, I gave up on religion, because…"

"@Cara I left the SBC in 2003. Around 2005, I had completely abandoned irrational thought ;-) I'm glad to be here and not there, too. I've heard of Bethel. That's not Southern Baptist though, is it?"

"Hey, guys! I'm a former fundies/Southern Baptist. In fact, I worked for the Tennessee Baptist Convention for 3.5 years and the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee in Nashville for almost four. I attended and graduated from two…"