I just joined the Atheist Republic and I'm hoping to find friends and support. I was raised in a christian home where breaking "gods laws" resulted in being told you have to face judgement and punishment someday. Except him as savior or burn in hell. All the usual religious brainwashing! I remember as a kid being scared to death of him! As I grew up and left home, my interests in earth science started me on an intellectual journey I had never been exposed to before. I started going to college in 2007 and soon realized that my learning had caused my faith to waver. I could no longer except the bible as the word of god . Logic and reasoning became my truth and reality.
I have always been a seeker of truth. Even as a kid I always wanted to "know why", which used to drive my mother crazy. I guess ignorance is bliss for some people. She told me many times not to question anything just accept it. Well, I no longer except religious bullshit and the pain that goes with it! I'm glad I know the truth now. "There is no god and I'm a new athiest"!