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Stretttttching the Truth

By James C ~ How many of you have wondered, as did I, at tales told by ministers? I originally felt that the questionable ones generally came from visiting ministers (being not too worried about anyone...

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Doubting Thomas

By Dennis ~ I was raised in a fairly "loose" Catholic family. I would walk to church every Sunday just to get there. While in church, I noticed a lot of repetition of the same stories, and comments....

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Hugs, bones and rock n roll

By Andy ~ What a fantastic site, there’s some truly inspiring material in some of these testimonies. Whilst mine is less dramatic than some, I felt I needed to get into pixels some of the absurdities I...

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My De-conversion: fast-forward two years

By Thin-ice ~ I finally found my de-conversion story that I posted two years ago here at exchristian.net. (I couldn't find it because I used a different sign-in back then). If anyone wants to read my...

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Is Praying Before Football Games Cheating?

By Valerie Tarico ~ How many times have you seen football players – on the screen or just off the field—huddling for prayer before a game? You know what they’re asking for, right? They’re asking God to...

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God vs. $20.00

By religiousantagonist ~ In 6 Minutes, I demonstrate just what is wrong with religion. Visit my Facebook Page.

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God the Baby Killer

By atheistnurse ~ Many Christians are staunch anti-abortionists because, well, God just loves little children. After all, the bible says a lot of stuff about how god made us, like Isaiah 44:24: “This...

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I Don't Understand

By PinkRangerV ~ Dear Yahweh,I've read the Bible, listened to the ministers, and tried to be Catholic. And I've come to a conclusion--You hate me. Not just hate; this is a rage I've never heard of You...

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What's Missing

By Carl S ~ My wife attends a nearby church. It's adequate in size for fifty or so people. But that isn't how the system works, apparently. No, they're building a new one; a larger one, naturally....

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ExBabyChristian.net ?

By dealdoctor ~ Have you guys seen the child and baby preachers? If you don’t think that religion brainwashes little children you need to take a look at this:What we see here with the phenomenon of...

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Righteous Versus Righting

By Seth Strong ~ I read a lot of testimonials on this site after stumbling on it a few months ago. Keep those coming if only to vent something that you may not be able to say in mixed company.I think...

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The Leak That Can’t Be Fixed

By sola veritas ~ Unlike many who have shared their stories here, I did not lose my faith because I was mistreated by anyone in the church. In fact, ever since I was baptized as a teen – some 30 years...

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The New Tithe

Created by Leaders&Flares ~ Image by mtsofan via FlickrMega-churches have used religion as fund-raising tool for too long. They shower their followers in sanctimonious platitudes, then clamor for...

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Scientific Morality, Beauty, Justice, and Kindness

By DealDoctor ~ Our good friend Valerie Tarico in her excellent recent article “Heaven, Hell and Sam Harris”  which responds to Sam Harris’ new bookImage by ganesha.isis via FlickrThe Moral Landscape...

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Nonoverlapping Magisteria

By WizenedSage (Galen Rose) ~ In 1997, noted biologist and author Stephen J. Gould wrote an essay titled, Nonoverlapping Magisteria (sometimes abbreviated as NOMA)...

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I'm Not a Christian Anymore

By Lisa Kerr ~ "Vampire Christ" by D.W. FrydendallIn August, 2010, Anne Rice came out and said,"I quit being a Christian. I'm out. In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be...

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Fear and the Bondage of Religion

By RickO ~ Fear is an emotional response to a perceived threat. It serves as a vital survival mechanism triggering the fight-or-flight reaction in most living creatures, ourselves included, when faced...

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Imagine . . . No Religion

By Carl S ~ Suppose you woke up tomorrow morning and there was no more religion. Would the world be a better or worse place to live in? Maybe societies would crumble without a God or gods to invoke and...

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Fine-Tuned Universe Argument Debunked

Recommended by Atheist Tooth Fairy (ATF) ~ There must be a divine artificer because the universe is so complex and so fine-tuned for our survival.ORSince the universe came billions and billions of...

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Four Columns

or,The Sermon That Made Me An Agnostic  By Bud ~ "We sit outside and argue all night longAbout a God we've never seen, but never fails to side with me."- Primitive Radio Gods,Standing Outside A Broken...

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