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Recently I went through a minor revamp of my facebook profile, and in the midst of that minor endeavor, I came across a minor issue: that little innoncent box that says “religion.” Currently my answer was “Swedish,” and before that: “agnostic.” But the real issue was that I am an atheist, and I wasn’t sure how people I know would respond to that. Quite frankly, I believed that others would think of me differently. Then I decided that I didn’t care what I would be thought of.
Religion–especially how our country and world treats it–has always be a topic which I’ve devoted some amount of spare brain cycles towards. This post may be a little disorganized and confusing, but I hope it inspires some of your own thoughts.
The Beginning
I didn’t grow up surrounded by scripture, pews, or crosses. And nothing seemed amiss. When I was around 10, my father gave me the only bible in the house. It was the one which his mother got him when he was 10. He told me that when he was my age, his mother made him go to bible school for six months–every Sunday. And when those six months were up, he could decide if he wanted to keep going. My father said that I could choose to read it if I wanted, and that I could make my own decisions.
I looked at the pictures. And remember reading about Noah. Then I lost interest. I haven’t read it since.
