Submitted by Andrew Pledger Hello, my name is Andrew Pledger, and this is my story of religious trauma. My story is long and complex which is why I’ve been working on a book. This entry will leave out many details and cover the general overview of my experiences, and help…

Submitted by Ted Nunn Now that I have your attention, allow me to clarify. Attachment to beliefs…, or Personal identification with beliefs…, or Belief that beliefs are “truth” and not just opinion… is the root of all evil. Most, if not all, of the conflict we witness on a daily…

Submitted by Justin Farmer You know, I sit here and am typing this first sentence and find myself giggling at the parallel to religion already. Not in a bad way. But the last time that I sat down and wrote about my experience, it was called a “testimony” and it…

A Sampling of the Origination, Alteration, and Cessation of Christian Doctrines and Practices — Submitted by Barrett Evans Nobody nowadays believes that the world was created in 4004 B.C.; but not so very long ago skepticism on this point was thought an abominable crime. — Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), British philosopher When many believers think of Christianity, they envision a “faith that was once for…

Submitted by Terry Hill Suspended disbelief can be defined as the intentional avoidance of critical thinking or logic in examining something unreal or impossible in reality, such as a work of speculative fiction, in order to believe it for the sake of enjoyment. It’s something we learn to do at…

Submitted by Barrett Evans You should first of all know … that the diversity of men in religions and creeds, plus the disagreement of the Community of Islam about doctrines, given the multiplicity of sects and the divergency of methods, is a deep sea in which most men founder and…

My former life as a Fundamentalist Christian — Story submitted by Jay Wolf This is a true story. It has been rolling around in my head since the political upheavals that are currently tearing our country apart began. The chaos and damage inflicted by Fundamentalist Christianity, a group I once belonged to, stirred within me a need to…

Christianity taught me it was my fault — This story was submitted anonymously. Trigger warning: rape, abuse I was raised in a Christian home in a small country. My father never wanted to be a father, and had no clue how to be one. My mother was a bit better at being a mother, however there were a…