An Excellent Debunking Christianity Blog
Check out my good friend Ken Pulliam's Blog Why I De-Converted From Evangelical Christianity. Next to DC there isn't anything like it on the internet at the present time. He came out of the closet a few months ago and he hit the ground running. He's a reading machine, posting something substantive nearly every day. At the present time he's doing an in-depth review of my book The Christian Delusion: Why Faith Fails.
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Thanks for the link. I'll have to point my sister-in-law that direction as well. I often point people to you, your book, and the links you recomend since I have very little personal experience with being deeply theistic.
John,
Thanks for the kind words. I de-converted around the end of 1996 and pretty much just walked away for 7 years. In 2003, I started posting anonymously on a particular forum that we both now abhore. In October of 2009 I "came out of the closet" and began my own blog. Some have asked why I didn't come out immediately. First, when I de-converted, I was pretty much fed up with conservative Christianity and just wanted to get out and live a "normal life." Sceond, my family members are devout Christians and I didn't want them to be shaken by my de-conversion. My parents were elderly and my dad has since passed away. Third, I was pretty much of the "live and let live" attitude. If belief in Christianity made a person feel better, and cope with life better, then so be it. But as I have pondered more of the negative influence that religion has on society, I have become increasingly passionate about doing what I can to mitigate its damage. That is the reason why I am doing what I am doing now.
John, Ken,
I really like both sites a lot. For the "lay atheist" (degree-less) you two guys are insightful encyclopedias. Hitchens and Dawkins are both good, but they lack understanding of E-Xtians in philosophy and organization. Kens recent posts about psychology and belief and visions are right "up there" with anything anywhere. Agh..., yea cool. Out.
Kriss
I always enjoy reading Ken's articles.
Men's chests don't really do anything for me, Kris.
Ken, did you suffer from bouts of depression when you first de-converted ? I have heard some people (for example my mother) say that it felt as though a huge burden had been lifted from their shoulders. I wonder if the depression reaction is more to do with the fear of losing friends and family members approval.
Personally, I have never lost any real friends when they found out I am an atheist.
Not having to go to church every Sunday is certainly no loss, although I know some atheists who still go at Xmas because they like the traditional services and the carol singing.
Actually its a pretty good blog. He doesn't waste my time in self promotion and constantly asking people to verify that he's really okay.
Clare,
No, not depression. There was some anxiety but no depression.
It took me awhile to just get re-oriented with life in the real world.
Ken,
What is your family's position today? Are they still christians? If so, how do they cope? Thanks (especially your wife)
John,
My wife is also a de-convert. She not so much for intellecutal problems although she does have many problems with evangelicalism but more for inconsistencies that she saw in Christians. Working the business office of a large Baptist church in Arizona for 2 years pushed her over the edge.
My mother is still devout. She tells me I need to just have faith and not think so much.
My adult children are not believers although both professed "salvation" as children.
Ken, I have been reading your blog. It is excellent and the comments from readers are great too. The more nutty Xtians are notable absent. (Maybe they just haven't found you yet)
Although it can be fun to debate them, in a way it is a bit cruel, as they could have genuine psychiatric illnesses.
I forgot to add, I am so glad your wife and children are on your side. I can see how doing the books for the church could lead to disillusionment. It is all about "gimme money, money, and more money". What did Jesus say about camels and needles?
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