Introduction

Just an introduction.  I am a recent atheist.  I grew up in a very religious family, one where departure from my father’s orthodoxy was not permitted, thus my progression from religious to non-religious took many years.  I needed time to deprogram before I could rationally evaluate the tenets of the beliefs I grew up with.  It was not easy for me to give up religion, simply because it meant giving up assumptions that I had held to be true since my childhood.  The next blog post will likely be the rather long story of my journey away from faith, but today I am reaching out to the world to see who else might have similar experiences or might be grappling with their own beliefs.  

The intent of this blog is to provide a forum for those of non-belief or wavering belief to discuss contemporary topics related to the atheistic purview.  All are welcome regardless of belief status, but trolls will be blocked.  If a poster can rationally support a position, then that poster will be welcome.  Posters who cannot discuss amiably and respectfully will be banned.