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liberal_at_heart

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9. Religious people don't really know either and they insist there is a God.

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 12:14 PM

Jan 2013

I have let my children pursue their own curiosities and make their own decisions. When my daughter was younger she would sometimes go to church with a friend, but she became an atheist pretty early on. She couldn't stand to see all the bad things happening in the world and the horrible way people treated each. My son first gained an interest in mythology. He is still interested in religious stories and the history of religion, but to him they are just stories. I never told my children God does not exist. I did not tell them God did exist. They figured out what they wanted to believe by themselves.

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Atheist Mom Who Penned Viral Essay About Raising Kids ‘Without God’ Speaks Out [View all] SecularMotion Jan 2013 OP

I would rather not put any money into Glenn Beck's pockets. CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author sadbear Jan 2013 #2

Link to Current TV, for those avoiding Beck's "The Blaze" site: JHB Jan 2013 #3

Thanks, I changed the link in the OP SecularMotion Jan 2013 #5

The original link el_bryanto Jan 2013 #4

Is it really "lying about the existence of God" Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #6

I thought the same thing obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #7

Well Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #8

So 90% of the US population are deluded liars (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #10

Deluded, yes. Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #11

+1 ceile Jan 2013 #16

+2 Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #28

+3 A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #34

Actually atheists are approaching 20%, so yes, 80% are deluded liars. Lionessa Jan 2013 #24

An August 2012 poll gave the percentage of atheists as 5%. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #25

That's people that admit to being so in a poll. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #35

No, not liars. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #29

Actually, Thor LibertyLover Jan 2013 #18

Oops! Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #33

Nah - Thor's LibertyLover Feb 2013 #36

Religious people don't really know either and they insist there is a God. liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #9

This, exactly. nt redqueen Jan 2013 #12

Do you know for absolutely certain there is no Easter Bunny? Bandit Jan 2013 #15

Yes. For two reasons. Deep13 Jan 2013 #32

K&R smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #13

The decision whether to embrace religious belief should come with maturity. Martin Eden Jan 2013 #14

I'll be raising my kid "without god" ceile Jan 2013 #17

Good for you. That's a brave thing to publicize. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #31

An innocent child Jack Sprat Jan 2013 #19

me kristamonroe Jan 2013 #20

It's too bad so many people attacked her for it. I thought it was an excellent essay. Brickbat Jan 2013 #21

If we could just, as humans, GET that there vanlassie Jan 2013 #22

Yep, Americans hate the truth as is evidenced here anytime I admit I raised mine without Santa, or Lionessa Jan 2013 #23

We don't do santa or easter bunny abelenkpe Jan 2013 #30

Damn her for not lying to people she loves. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #26

When my son decided that Santa Claus didn't exist, he also decided he was an atheist. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #27