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A row of church pews

I still attend church with my family

...even though I am secretly an atheist. I recently finished reading "Outgrowing God" by Richard Dawkins. It blew my mind away.

Sun rising over the horizon

My Life as an Atheist Has the Meaning It Never Had While I Was a Believer

It has been tremendously liberating discovering that the world is natural, that there are no deities or demons...

View through a car windshield of a winding road surrounded by trees

I Grew up in a Strict Immigrant SDA Household

February 28, 2023

Prayer and church attendance was the answer to everything. It was tough but I managed to learn how to drive, buy a car, move out, buy a house, and travel the world.

Hand holding a pen above a notebook

I Began Working With People Suffering From Religious Trauma

February 8, 2023

I had a huge crisis of faith in my senior year of college after learning more about the cosmologies of other religions and cultures.

A man in a dark suit adjusting his tie

My dad works for the church that abused me

February 7, 2023

“Boarding school? Was it like Harry Potter? Hogwarts?” they asked me eagerly. I had to stifle a laugh. “It was… not at all like Hogwarts.” I managed to choke out. “Think more… Azkaban. But worse.”

A well-worn Bible with a red ribbon bookmark

The Culture of Seventh-day Adventism Is Ingrained In My Bones

January 30, 2023

My mom has often voiced the fear that I will never be free of the religion that warped our perceptions of self image...

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