tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251768360003248230.post4720045540088390302..comments2016-07-09T11:32:55.407-07:00Comments on The Atheist-Friendly Christian: A letter to my christian friends; especially the fundamentalistsVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02158634080397698768noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251768360003248230.post-2913007337683005302015-07-31T01:15:45.777-07:002015-07-31T01:15:45.777-07:00Hi Victor, just came across your blog and this pos...Hi Victor, just came across your blog and this post really resonated with me. Thank you for having the courage to ask the hard questions. I don't know if a lot of people know what it's like to have their faith become completely unraveled and the depression that follows. I came very close to atheism, or perhaps agnosticism, but somehow here I am. Trying to make sense of the little faith I still have. It's people like you who keep me going. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582916364390811047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251768360003248230.post-78264431665914620402015-07-31T01:15:01.970-07:002015-07-31T01:15:01.970-07:00Hi Victor, just came across your blog and this pos...Hi Victor, just came across your blog and this post really resonated with me. Thank you for having the courage to ask the hard questions. I don't know if a lot of people know what it's like to have their faith become completely unraveled and the depression that follows. I came very close to atheism, or perhaps agnosticism, but somehow here I am. Trying to make sense of the little faith I still have. It's people like you who keep me going. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582916364390811047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251768360003248230.post-8895093967454766282013-04-25T15:35:47.096-07:002013-04-25T15:35:47.096-07:00Thanks for reading Jonathan. I have been down a si...Thanks for reading Jonathan. I have been down a similar path to you. The only difference is that all the things you described being "freed" from after becoming an atheist, I freed myself from, but held on to my christian beliefs. <br /><br />Thanks again fo reading,<br /><br />VVictorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158634080397698768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251768360003248230.post-31760210801663212812013-04-25T15:34:09.613-07:002013-04-25T15:34:09.613-07:00Thanks for commenting, Jeremy. It wasnt my intenti...Thanks for commenting, Jeremy. It wasnt my intention to "blame" the Bile per se. In the beginning of the srticle I tried to set the tone that I was annoyed at how the Bible was used. My point was pointing out the issues in the Bible that suggest it is NOT the inerrant Word of God, as some people claim. <br /><br />I appreciate you having me clarify though, in case others had the same concern. Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158634080397698768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251768360003248230.post-63192855956171886822013-01-17T10:12:18.601-08:002013-01-17T10:12:18.601-08:00Hey Victor, while there are a few things that I di...Hey Victor, while there are a few things that I disagree with in your post, I really wanted to question this statement, <br /><br />"These things speak more to me than anything I've read in the book that others fight about and use as leverage to wound each other and crush each others spirits..."<br /><br />I think you are blaming the book for how people use it. That is the fault of the people who take it out of context to prove that they are right and who, most importantly, fail to love as we are commanded in the same book. Jesus said that there are two commandments, love God and love others. I just ask that you don't blame the book for people's actions. <br /><br />This whole post feels like you are trying to tell people to not be douche bags, but you give them an out in the beginning by blaming the Bible. If you want to call people out, call them out.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15123705165368513602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251768360003248230.post-46447033231794404452013-01-15T13:55:40.338-08:002013-01-15T13:55:40.338-08:00As I read this post, I couldn't help but think...As I read this post, I couldn't help but think that this sounds exactly like what I was thinking/feeling 4 years ago. I know atheism seems like a worldview that only offers hopelessness and meaninglessness. It took me a few years to understand that the truth ALWAYS sets you free and relieves your burdens even if what atheists call truth looks dismal from where you are standing now.<br /><br />Why should the prospect of becoming worm-food bother me? I was worm-food for billions of years before I was born and I'm not losing any sleep over that.<br /><br />I became an atheist because I allowed myself to question my own deeply held beliefs. A hard thing to do, but liberating... something I try to still do. I still try to challenge my ethical philosophy all the time and I openly invite scrutiny.<br /><br />Becoming an atheist relieved the burden of trying to make sense out of non-sense.<br />Becoming an atheist freed me from feeling guilty about going against the flow of the church (on marriage equality, etc.)<br />Becoming an atheist took away the needless guilt I felt about victim-less "crimes".<br /><br />I wish you the best Victor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16306467949663223620noreply@blogger.com