Being Atheist Ain’t So Bad
Hop on over to my Parvati Tyler’s Blog today for her Series on Religion: Roots of Faith. She will be featuring people from various perspectives about faith and religious belief for the next several Fridays. She asked me to contribute a post, and of course, I heartily agreed to do so!
Here’s why she is covering this controversial topic of faith:
Religion is a difficult topic. It’s one of those “never talk about on a first date” taboos like politics and abortion. Watch the television and election coverage – you’d think that religion was something on the forefront of people’s minds, but in casual conversation these days it seems like G*d has become a dirty word.
When did it happen that the discussion of religion is avoided because of the possibility of conflict? It seems that despite all the emphasis of multi-cultural understanding and diversity as soon as people begin to talk about the things that really separate us it gets heated – fast.
So we avoid it, we look the other way and miss the opportunity to know each other in a meaningful way.
Today, I’m her guest in this religion series…and I’m an atheist. 
Here’s the beginning of my post:
I confess: I am one of those. An atheist. You know, those angry people who wear conspiratorial red “A’s” on their ballcaps, and they’re not referring to the Atlanta Braves. It’s the dreaded A word, not to be discussed in polite company. Please, don’t confuse me with the anti-theist: one who is anti-everything religion. I believe that religion can play a positive role in many lives.
Was I born an atheist? Some say that all babies are born atheist by default till they are spoon fed doctrine mixed with their Gerber’s sweet potatoes. On the contrary, I was a pastor’s daughter of a burgeoning independent fundamental baptist church. I was destined to become a spiritual leader, even a pastor’s wife myself.
What happened to me? I broke up with my aspiring preacher boyfriend in Christian college. Yeah. Says it all. This act severed my ties to my cultic independent fundamental baptist sect. I began my journey to discovering the truth about my beliefs. I promised myself to follow that road wherever it led…
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