About MeI was raised in your typical Evangelical fundamentalist family. We attended church 3+ times a week, my dad was the worship leader, my mother wore only dresses and had long hair, I was homeschooled, and we didn't own a television. I was only allowed to listen to "Christian" music, which somehow didn't include classical music or oldies. I was taught young-earth creationism, and that the Bible was the perfect, literal, and inerrant word of God. Although my parents encouraged me to read and question, it was only within the confines of our religion. True analytical thought was stifled by constant indoctrination. I began to question certain aspects of my faith as a teenager, but I never questioned my own belief in God until I was in my thirties. It has been a difficult journey and one that is still ongoing. And for now, one that is still mostly a secret. Only a handful of close, non-judgmental friends and family know, but I am not quite ready to go public. Mostly because I value the relationships I have and don't wish to put a wedge between us simply for a philosophy. That may change one day.
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Covert |
co·vert / ˈkōvərt,kōˈvərt,ˈkəvərt/ not openly acknowledged or displayed.
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Atheist |
ag·nos·tic / aɡˈnästik /a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.
a·the·ist/ ˈāTHēəst/a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods. |