2019-04-20 11:57
By Richard Packham ~ I have a wonderful lucky rabbit's foot. I don't know what I would do without it. I try always to keep it with me.My rabbit's foot is magical: I can ask it for anyt… Read More
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2019-04-16 19:09
By Webmdave ~ For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 NI… Read More
2019-04-16 12:37
By Carl S ~ Bill grew up in Alabama. Since he and his daddy were never close, it wasn't a surprise when he left the state after getting his “basketball diploma,” vowing never to… Read More
2019-04-15 18:46
By Carl S ~ No one can see it, but I'm suffering from a disability. Everything about me looks “normal.” I have an inflammatory disease which I see as permanent, though I'm about… Read More
2019-04-15 18:37
By Al Wm Johnson ~ Over the years “religious” acquaintances of mine have defended their supernatural beliefs by saying, “I know that I know; that I know that I know.&rdquo&hell…Read More
2019-04-15 18:28
By Peter H ~ I grew up in an agnostic normal household, but then down the road I had the brilliant idea of becoming a Christian I thought there was something wrong with the religion from the… Read More
2019-04-13 00:12
By Webmdave ~ If you've been watching the news, you know that astronomers have revealed the first-ever "image" of the black hole at the center of the Messier 87 galaxy, 55 million light-year… Read More
2019-04-12 15:10
Excerpted from Cincinnati.Com. The church told her not to let it go, and the pastor called her a hero. The congregation stood and applauded.You might know the story by now. It made Fox… Read More
2019-04-11 15:59
Homo sapiens is the only living species of a diverse group called hominins (members of the human family tree who are more closely related to each other than they are to chimpanzees and… Read More
2019-04-11 15:50
By Webmdave ~ While living in Japan in the early 90’s, my family was deeply involved in an Assembly of God (AOG) Church catering to a congregation of resident Americans and local Japan… Read More
2019-04-07 22:55
By AJ ~ I have asked, “Is it possible to be a spiritual person without being a religious person?,” "Is it conceivable to be a spiritual person and not belong to an organized reli… Read More
2019-04-06 10:52
An investigation has uncovered hundreds of abuse allegations against leaders of a conservative, loosely affiliated network of evangelical Christian churches. The report, identified 412 abuse… Read More
2019-04-03 14:21
By Carl S ~ If you're familiar with WWJD, you know what the letters stand for. They were once popular in Christian circles, representing “What Would Jesus Do?” The who… Read More
2019-04-01 12:09
By TinMan “You can love God all you want, it does not mean he loves you back.” -- TinManHell. It strikes fear in the heart of the believing and the unbelieving. This doctrine has… Read More
2019-03-29 14:22
By Carl S Hell and Heaven, in reality, describe extremes, extremes of agonies and elations. They describe physical feelings. Other, very real heavens and hells exist in our bodies in varying… Read More
2019-03-23 18:22
By Dr. Valerie Tarico Many Evangelicals think of Lee Strobel as the man who can cure your doubts about their religion. His 1998 book, The Case for Christ, has sold millions of copies, was ma… Read More
2019-03-20 18:37
By Carl S ~ Faith is agreeing to believe what others around you also agree to believe.Faith means not asking the questions others around you don't want you to ask.Faith means not thinking be… Read More
2019-03-15 17:14
By Carl S ~ Back in the 1960's there was a popular TV series called “Get Smart.” The show was a spoof of James Bond-type counter-espionage. Agent 86, a.k.a. “Smart,”… Read More
2019-03-14 15:05
By Carl S ~ I got tired of news reporters announcing “shocking” news. I told my wife, “Who are they kidding? Nothing is shocking anymore.” Well, it turns out, people… Read More
2019-03-11 16:56
By Michael Runyan ~ It can be said that Jesus, assuming he actually existed, was the engineer of the Christian religion and that Paul was the architect. As we know, in the design of any stru… Read More
2019-03-11 16:39
By Carl S ~ Theologian Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) thought he had the answer for this question. He said animals have souls, just not “immortal” souls, which he “knew”… Read More
2019-03-07 07:37
By Carl S ~ Those who have ears to hear, let them hear: There is a hoarder I know. After her husband died many years ago, she began to acquire and amass interior mountains of “stuff,&r&hell…Read More
2019-03-03 13:46
By Valerie Tarico ~ Mind·fuck: [ˈmīndˌfək] NOUN. A disturbing or extremely confusing experience, in particular one that is caused by deliberate psychological manip… Read More
2019-03-01 15:55
By Carl S ~ “Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be like unto him. Choose one.” ―… Read More
2019-02-26 13:18
By Carl S ~ “Always go too far, because that's where you'll find the truth.” - Albert Camus.The fundamentalists of the three Abrahamic faiths gain political power in order to i… Read More
2019-02-26 13:06
By William ~ "Dear God, please grant me a brother or sister and a loving father."This was my prayer for every single day of my life in my elementary years.I had to learn the hard, painful, u… Read More
2019-02-23 16:14
By Robert Conner ~ The first mention of Jesus’ resurrection comes from a letter written by Paul of Tarsus. Paul appears to have had no interest whatsoever in the “historical&rdqu&hell…Read More
2019-02-23 15:38
By Carl S ~ In December 1953, I was 15 years old and in a monastery. A monastery is a place where men appear, to the outside world, to be living in harmony. Their lifestyle depends on preten… Read More
2019-02-21 15:05
By Sherman ~ Wow. I’m new to this site and after reading many testimonials, I decided to submit one myself. It’s amazing (and sad) to read about different experiences people ha… Read More
2019-02-20 19:17
By Carl S ~ I watched the PBS special documentary on Mr. Rogers the other day. I also went online to read some comments about him. One thing I noticed was emphasized, he was a Presbyterian m… Read More
2019-02-19 20:07
By Robert Conner ~ Besides being the first to comment on the ghost story quality of the post- resurrection accounts, the philosopher Celsus appears to have been the first to advance a psycho… Read More
2019-02-13 14:30
By Michael Runyan ~ Many Christian Protestant and evangelical denominations believe that Jesus’ second visit to our planet will entail a rapture, or gathering, of his faithful follower… Read More
2019-02-13 14:10
By Michael Runyan ~ It is one thing for Christians to say that God established a New Covenant that superseded the Old Covenant, allowing for the somewhat unusual though not totally implausib… Read More
2019-02-13 14:09
By Robert Conner ~Back in 2005, while researching material for a book on magic in the career of Jesus, I read Daniel Ogden’s sourcebook, Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and… Read More
2019-02-13 13:38
By Carl S ~ I use Jesus as an example, but Allah or Heavenly Father or Prophet might work just as well. Let's just say for now we know Jesus alone has been the key, opening the barriers, acc… Read More
2019-02-13 13:06
By Carl S ~ My wife got another Christian charity junk mail request yesterday, and threw it in the trash unopened. Which meant I could read it. “Angel Tree,” included a flyer to… Read More
2019-02-11 13:13
By Robert Conner ~ In Matthew, ancient Christianity’s favorite gospel, the author abandons all pretense of historical reportage, crashes through the guardrail, and takes his readers of… Read More
2019-02-08 15:07
By Robert Conner ~ The gospel of John describes what happened immediately after Jesus’ death on the cross: “Later, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a secret disciple of Jesus for fea… Read More
2019-02-07 20:46
By Emily Camera ~ The words on the white church billboard are striking on this dreary Sunday morning.COME FIND JESUS. IT’S HELL WITHOUT HIM.I click on my turn signal and make a sharp l… Read More
2019-02-07 19:56
By Michael Runyan ~ The following lists beliefs that most Christians hold, with a commentary on how to view them more objectively:God’s nature is triune. This is sometimes expressed as… Read More
2019-02-05 13:02
By Robert Conner ~ To hear Paul tell it, the resurrection isn’t just a big deal, it’s The Big Deal: “But if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching has no purpose an… Read More
2019-02-04 17:07
By Robert Conner ~ According to Mark, generally regarded as the earliest surviving gospel, Jesus repeatedly foretells his humiliation, crucifixion, and resurrection.“He began to teach… Read More
2019-02-04 16:47
By Tina Rae Collins ~ Yes, you read the title correctly. And this shouldn't shock anyone who has read the Bible. I could give many reasons for my refusal to behave the way the god of the Bib… Read More
2019-02-04 16:22
By Valerie Tarico ~ I was Born Again until nearly the end of graduate school, a sincere Evangelical who went to church on Sunday and Wednesday with my family and to Thursday Bible study on m… Read More
2019-01-24 19:20
By Carl S ~ People tell you there's a life after death, though no one knows what happens after they die. But “they” know for sure because other people do. Besides, “Someone… Read More
2019-01-24 19:03
By Gary T. McDonald, author of The Gospel of Thomas (the Younger)Why do Fundamentalists hate James?I don’t have a lot of conversations with them, but not too long ago my mother’s… Read More
2019-01-24 18:31
By Andrew Jasko ~ Western religions have made narcissism a virtue through the worship of God, who bears all the markers of a Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Narcissism is a painful condit… Read More
2019-01-17 15:48
By Robyn W ~ http://marlenewinell.net/recovery-harmful-religionI'm a 58-year-old successful business woman who has suffered horribly my entire life from religious abuse. My parents are/were… Read More
2019-01-17 15:29
By Mandy ~ My name is Mandy and I am 39. I was first drawn to this ex Christian website years ago right after I had my first daughter who is now almost 16. During that time I have flip flop… Read More
2019-01-17 15:07
By Tim Sledge ~ How should ex-Christians relate to individuals who regard faith as more important than anything else? How you answer that question is up to you since no one is telling us wh… Read More
2019-01-17 14:53
By Valerie Tarico ~Once seeded, viral misinformation exploits weaknesses in how the human mind determines what’s real.Most people genuinely care about truth. I don’t mean that we… Read More
2019-01-17 14:48
By Valerie Tarico ~ People who leave Evangelical Christianity often carry scars, either from their time in the walled community of believers or from their struggle to break free. Getting God… Read More
2019-01-14 20:04
By Ronna Russell ~ A few years ago, in a haze of post-divorce pain, I began blogging about my childhood experiences growing up in the United Pentecostal Church and submitted some of those p… Read More
2019-01-14 19:44
By Robert Conner ~ Lately we are informed by some of America’s leading Evangelical High Muckety-Mucks that Donald John Trump is literally the fulfillment of Bible prophecy. Not, as yo… Read More
2019-01-14 19:25
By Carl S ~ Perhaps most of you on ExChristian were attracted to the “opposite” writers, and found yourself, as when in love, enhancing your life. “They” weren't oppo… Read More
2019-01-14 19:06
By Carl S ~ Many years ago, a British book was published about studies to determine if “opposites attract.” The conclusion: a person is attracted romantically to another who is l… Read More
2019-01-11 15:07
By Andrew Jasko ~ Hell exists as a real place of torture in the minds of those who feed its imaginary fires through their fear. It is only religious people who suffer from the real hell, and… Read More
2019-01-11 14:50
By Keith ~ I have been a closet atheist for 35 years. I kept my non-belief a secret from everyone to avoid rejection and condemnation from my friends and family. I can't live a lie anymore… Read More
2019-01-11 14:41
By Fay ~ Like many people, I grew up going to church every Sunday since I was a baby. I went without arguing with my parents or questioning this - it's just what we did every week. As I got… Read More
2019-01-04 20:31
By Michael Runyan ~ Which books constituted the Christian biblical canons of both the Old and New Testament was generally established by the 5th century, despite some scholarly disagreements… Read More
2019-01-04 20:23
By Gerald M ~ I was raised in the Baptist church until about age 16. I had asked Jesus to save me at the age of 13,of which I believed He did. We quit going to church as a family, but I alwa… Read More
2019-01-04 20:08
By BeeJay ~ I prefer the appellation “Apatheist”.I'll explain:I grew up in the Church of the Brethren, a church in the German Baptist tradition which includes Mennonite, Amish an… Read More
2019-01-04 20:03
By John Draper ~ “God’s promises never fail.” Ouch. Just saying stuff like that makes my teeth hurt. It’s so candy-coated. Believers say things like that just to plac… Read More
2019-01-04 19:58
By Shaolin ~ When I dumped the belief in God and subsequently the belief in Jesus, I began to revisit the things he supposedly said in the gospels. I realized he said some bizarrely stupid t… Read More
2018-12-21 15:37
By Shaolin ~ When I dumped the belief in God and subsequently the belief in Jesus, I began to revisit the things he supposedly said in the gospels. I realized he said some bizarrely stupid t… Read More
2018-12-21 15:24
By Valerie Tarico ~ The wonder-filled birth story of the baby Jesus was centuries in the making.Picture a creche with baby Jesus in a manger and shepherds and angels and three kings and a st… Read More
2018-12-21 15:20
By Valerie Tarico ~In the gospel stories, Mary the mother of Jesus is a humble, devout young woman of her time--which means she has little choice in the matter. Set aside for a moment any de… Read More
2018-12-21 15:19
I was raised in a Southern Baptist household. My family was rather typical in most respects but I was introduced to the Gospel at 6 years old being told that Jesus died for me because I was… Read More
2018-12-21 15:08
By Gary T. McDonald, author of The Gospel of Thomas (the Younger) ~ Who invented Christianity?Paul is the single most important figure in the spreading of the Christian cult throu… Read More
2018-12-21 14:53
By Julia H ~ No one should have to make this journey alone.But I have.I’m 54, and left all the competing versions of Christianity fighting over my soul when I was 22 years old.Raised… Read More
2018-12-21 14:48
By Michael Runyan ~ Within the past few decades, human technology has advanced to the point where a message can be delivered to well over half of the earth’s population in a matter of… Read More
2018-12-21 14:45
By Carl S ~ One of my better reference book acquisitions is “The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book,” by Bill Watterson. For this application, I'm citing his chapter on &ld&hell…Read More
2018-12-21 14:37
By Carl S. ~ Since there's no evidence for a God, gods or goddesses, the supposing will go on ad infinitum. Why go any further, why bother to? All theologies are “systems of opinions;… Read More
2018-11-18 18:09
By Carl S ~ One thing about human beings is the fact too many of them refuse to grow up. This causes troubles for the majority of us. Those who want to keep their childhood religious fantasi… Read More
2018-11-18 18:08
By Michael Runyan ~ It is common for various authorities to make predictions of future events as a means for society to prepare for such eventualities, such as, for example, the path of a hu… Read More
2018-11-18 18:03
By Hannah ~ I was born to two twenty somethings who weren’t ready to have a baby at all. They found each other in a small Baptist Church, both coming from difficult lives. I think they… Read More
2018-11-18 17:55
By Shaolin ~ I don’t believe in hell. After studying the Bible thoroughly on the concept of hell and discovering that it has no consistent, cohesive description of this “place&rd&hell…Read More
2018-11-18 17:45
By Carl S ~ “In the beginning was The Fungus... '” Now, many raised to believe in the “spiritual” will find themselves perplexed or insulted by that idea. They are ta… Read More
2018-10-21 19:59
By Carl S ~ It's been some time since the Virgin Mary made an appearance. If you were raised Catholic, you know every August 15 is the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven. For those… Read More
2018-10-21 19:57
By SHAOLIN ~ In the make-believe world of christianity, Jesus is lauded as the greatest teacher, the wisest man that has ever walked the earth. Even more, a man without fault and worthy to b… Read More
2018-10-21 19:57
From Mark ~ Hi Guys, Thought I'd just give a little update since my last post. It's been over six years that I called it Quits. To be exact, 29 Aug 2012. Life has not been exactly rosy as I… Read More
2018-10-21 19:57
By Michael Runyan ~ In 1 Corinthians 3:18-20, we read a revealing scripture:Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become &ldquo&hell…Read More
2018-10-21 19:57
By Aspieguy ~ Sometimes when I think that I have my autism under control, it has a way of dispelling my fantasy. I recently took a short trip to Las Vegas earlier this year. Yes, I had misgi… Read More
2018-10-21 19:52
From Tricia ~ We only leave Jesus because we were never committed to Him or were deceived, wanted to live our lives the way we want. Self idolatry -- it is the same and just what Satan wa… Read More
2018-10-21 19:48
By D. Shafer ~ As I move further away from my Christian beliefs and feel the freedom to question the unquestionable persona that was presented to me as God, I seem to stumble across what I c… Read More
2018-10-21 19:44
By Michael Runyan ~ Those of us who have left Christianity are often challenged by Christian family and friends to state the reasons why. Without going into detail, there is an easy and effe… Read More
2018-09-30 19:34
By Michael Runyan ~ If we assume that Jesus was a real person who preached the coming of a kingdom and that he was crucified by the Romans for the crime of sedition- claiming that he would r… Read More
2018-09-30 19:30
By Carl S ~ What is the big deal with “sacrifice?” Why do humans believe sacrificing one's life means the sacrifice was worth more than life itself, when so many have died for wh… Read More
2018-09-30 19:25
By Karen Garst ~ A few years ago at a secular conference, I met the author Richard Carrier who wrote On the Historicity of Jesus. He introduced himself as one of seven people who did not be… Read More
2018-09-30 19:18
By Karen Garst ~Karen Armstrong is a well-known and respected historical author regarding the Bible and early Christian traditions. I find her work easy to read and quite fascinating. I am g… Read More
2018-09-30 19:07
By Jshirls ~ I was baptized in the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) as an infant and introduced to the Bible by my parents as a toddler. Both sides of my family have been Christians for… Read More
2018-09-08 23:02
By Al Wm Johnson ~ The history of most early religions formulated a dualistic split between spirit and body. This split put us above the Animal Kingdom. It made us superior to other creature… Read More
2018-09-08 22:55
By Tim Sledge ~The Christian faith is supposed to be supernatural.Experiencing a new birth through Jesus is supernatural.Being made a new person by having Jesus and the Holy Spirit living in… Read More
2018-09-08 22:48
By Carl S ~Betty Alexander, 85, holds the flag quilt she made and wants to send to President Donald Trump."The Holy Spiritjust told me it should be for President Trump," she said. … Read More
2018-09-08 22:23
By Carl S ~ Cults are fascinating. Every time you look into them, you learn something new. Consider what types of personalities are drawn to them, for example. They are the vulnerable, easil… Read More
2018-09-08 22:14
By Michael Runyan ~ Throughout the Old Testament, God is highly concerned about tribal issues, government, wars, and the capture of land for his chosen people, including the taking of slaves… Read More
2018-08-05 17:06
By Ben Marconi ~ I occasionally miss my imaginary god and best friend Jesus, even 18 years after realizing there probably is no God, especially not any of the surviving desert-folk gods: Jeh… Read More
2018-08-05 17:01
By Carl S. ~ Add my name to the list of those tired of having another learning experience. (How my wife and friend keep from poking fun at me, I don't know.) My printer failed. I convenientl… Read More
2018-08-05 16:44
By Carl S ~ Sometimes when I'm trying to get to sleep, or wake up during the night thinking about something, I'm compelled to write it down. Opportunities don't come that often. Just try and… Read More
2018-08-05 16:34
By Illusion Free ~ I use the pseudonym 'Illusion Free' because it has taken many years for me to break free of so many illusions relating to the christian God and religion in general. What a… Read More
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