Hello everyone. This happens to be the first Christian forum that I have joined, and am doing so with the hope of having intellectual and interesting discourse.
A little about myself: I was raised in the UCC, and at the age of 17, became the youngest deacon in my family's church. I felt as though the Lord was calling me to be a missionary, and doors began opening in that direction. However, at the age of 21, I began questioning my faith, and by the age of 23, I no longer considered myself a Christian. I considered myself a deist until my late 20's/early 30's, in which I eventually resolved to atheism.
I must admit, I went through a period of deep anger and hatred towards Christianity and religion in general. But time and age has mostly healed those wounds.
Currently, regarding deism, I am an agnostic atheist. I hold the position that one cannot prove the existence of a god, just as one cannot prove that a god does not exist; and I choose the position that I do not believe that a god exists.
But in regards to the 3 Abrahamic religions, I am an atheist. I contend that there is more than adequate evidence to dispute the validity of all 3 religions.
Regardless of my position and my contentions, I continue to express the opinion that all should be free to believe as they so choose. I am a very tolerant individual that truly believes in the freedom of belief. I respect every individuals right to believe as they so choose, although I do not respect everyones specific beliefs.
It just so happens that my 2 favorite things in the world is discussing religion and politics, which are probably the 2 things that most people hate to discuss the most!!!
I apologize for the long intro, but I do tend to be a little long-winded, which results in these short novels!!
A little about myself: I was raised in the UCC, and at the age of 17, became the youngest deacon in my family's church. I felt as though the Lord was calling me to be a missionary, and doors began opening in that direction. However, at the age of 21, I began questioning my faith, and by the age of 23, I no longer considered myself a Christian. I considered myself a deist until my late 20's/early 30's, in which I eventually resolved to atheism.
I must admit, I went through a period of deep anger and hatred towards Christianity and religion in general. But time and age has mostly healed those wounds.
Currently, regarding deism, I am an agnostic atheist. I hold the position that one cannot prove the existence of a god, just as one cannot prove that a god does not exist; and I choose the position that I do not believe that a god exists.
But in regards to the 3 Abrahamic religions, I am an atheist. I contend that there is more than adequate evidence to dispute the validity of all 3 religions.
Regardless of my position and my contentions, I continue to express the opinion that all should be free to believe as they so choose. I am a very tolerant individual that truly believes in the freedom of belief. I respect every individuals right to believe as they so choose, although I do not respect everyones specific beliefs.
It just so happens that my 2 favorite things in the world is discussing religion and politics, which are probably the 2 things that most people hate to discuss the most!!!
I apologize for the long intro, but I do tend to be a little long-winded, which results in these short novels!!
... well I will pray that you'll allow God back into your heart - he really is your best friend ...
