Where is your Faith?
The Bible
I was given a bible and it sat for 40 years as I professed to be a Methodist and a Christian. Then I retired from the military, read the Bible from cover to cover, reread several areas several times while attending twice a week at a Baptist church. Then I became so lost in religion I was becoming more and more unhappy. I stumbled across a speech by Richard Dawkins on anti-theism. A light came on, so I started reading everything I could find about atheism. The light got brighter and I began to feel alive again. I now joyously state that I AM A DEVOTED ATHEIST.
NOTE: I believe that Jesus Christ (Yeshua) was real, and to this day the Sermon on the Mount is my favorite story, bar none; however, the Bible and any other religious texts are fake and we’re written by the powerful to control the masses. I understand and accept that God of any of the hundreds of different faiths brings comfort to millions. For me, I have found peace and comfort in the truth of Atheism. Through Atheism, I have found the true meaning of Empathy, love for ALL my fellow man and inner happiness. Best of all I have lost all racial, gender and sexual prejudices that are taught by organized Religion.
I found my comfort in Atheism and sincerely hope everyone finds theirs.
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