Comments on: My de-conversion: A discovery of deliberate lies

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:30:42 +0000

Terrific story! I wish I could read a thousand others like it

By: John

John — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:39:40 +0000

Wow, I cannot believe how close that story is to mine. I didn’t go to a private school, but in the bible belt we laughed off evolution in science class. I would tell all of the similarities but that would be a waste of time. Encouraging to read, of course being a believer of evidence and reason I don’t need it.

By: orDover

orDover — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:33:31 +0000

I’m glad my story makes you feel better, Murphie.

If you would feel comfortable doing this, I think you should confront your teacher about your failing grade. Maybe even just mention that by punishing you unjustly when you opened up to him and confessed your doubts and disbelief, which can be a difficult and painful thing, he isn’t acting very much like Jesus, and isn’t giving you a lot of faith in the supposed good behavior of Christians.

By: Murphie

Murphie — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:09:09 +0000

I have been at a Christian private school my entire life, I am a senior in high school this year, secretly denounced my faith two years ago and finally told my bible teacher i didn’t believe in God a few weeks back. I have turned in all the work for his class and aced his tests, and I am mysteriously failing the class haha… I feel like I am going through almost exactly what you went through and I cannot wait to leave this place and go to a secular college. I am glad i read this, good know there are others I can relate to, even if i don’t know them personally haha.

By: Quester

Quester — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:04:35 +0000

Only way for me to have stayed in the closet was to keep working as a pastor, and that would not have been fair to anyone. Once I explained why I could not continue as a pastor, I was pretty much out as an atheist. I’m still rather quiet about it, though.

By: SnugglyBuffalo

SnugglyBuffalo — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:41:43 +0000

I’m waiting until it becomes completely unavoidable.

At first I was going to recommend against this, as this is the approach I wound up taking and it was anything but pleasant. But then, I’m really not sure it would have gone down any better had I chosen the “right opportunity” to tell them.

By: Tit for Tat

Tit for Tat — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:12:38 +0000

Leo and orDover

Are you still trying to hide your “Sins”.

By: orDover

orDover — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:01:54 +0000

I’m not looking for the right opportunity. I’m waiting until it becomes completely unavoidable.

By: LeoPardus

LeoPardus — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:50:19 +0000

Wow, six years and still “in the closet”! Gives me hope. I’m about 2 years “in the closet”. I keep looking for the right opportunity.

By: Joe2

Joe2 — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:29:13 +0000

I’ve been an atheist for six years now. I have yet to tell my parents, or any family for that matter. It would destroy them. I think it better that I not bring it up. I also live in the deep south. Everyone I know is a Christian, except my girlfriend. One of my brothers wants to go to seminary, the other has some sort of communal “house church” that he shares with a bunch of other kids, and another is going to Liberty U. My parents keep asking me where I am going to church. I keep responding with “nowhere”. Maybe they will get the picture.