Atheists & Agnostics
In reply to the discussion: At what age did you become an atheist/agnostic? And what brought that about? [View all]samnsara
(18,290 posts)..said something about how I like the feeling (of relief) when i pee. ( ok maybe i was much younger) anyway I thought why would that 'good feeling' be taken away from me in heaven? Then i pondered what do we do in heaven? just float about?
Then when I was older...in jr hi...i had a crush on the Preachers son. Our youth group even had a small party at the preacher/pastor/reverend/ whatever's home.. Well the church (Calvary Baptist in the Pacific NW but wasnt toooooo preach-y except for the damn flannel boards about the rapture..who the hell would show that to little kids?). Anyway, that innocent dance party got the Pastor fired. Again.. the church took away something i enjoyed.
When I was 18 I publicly denounced organized religion while in a car with a bunch of friends at the drive in watching Peter Fondas 'The Trip".
After that, I referred to myself as agnostic until..UNTIL... George W Bushs' reign and I saw a Ron Reagan Jr ad for the 'Freedom from Religion Foundation'. He always ended it with something like 'I'm Ronald Reagan and I'm not afraid of going to hell'. THATS when i stopped referring to myself as 'agnostic' when i damn well KNEW it was all bullshit. So I joined the FFRF..i even turned in a cpl offenders in my area.
and Im not going back!