Hello from Texas

[freeatlast]

Hello Folks,
I recently typed the following into Google just to see what the results would be , "happy to be an atheist". This message board was the first hit. So I went ahead and signed up. I'm looking forward to a bit of good discussion with like minded people.
A bit about me, I'm a husband and a father and until about 2 years ago I was a devout Christian evangelical. I was "converted" at an early age so I went into adulthood blind to my own ignorance. One day I accessed a previously unused brain cell and I realized that I was surrounded by hippocracy, greed, vanity, and downright bad people in my church. That was the catalyst to my journey toward freethinking/atheism. That's the short version, probably similar to many other's versions of the unconversion. Anyway, I'm happier and more content that I have ever been in my life. I'm not saying everything is perfect in my life, but now I have the ability see the world for what it is and act accordingly rather than relying on an unspeaking diety figure to take care of things for me. Talk to you all later.

[Asmodean]

Welcome to the forums! Enjoy the dancing bananas  :banna:  :banna:  

[jcm]

turn around, let me smell you...

welcome, this forum keeps growing and growing. it seems to attract some really smart and freethinking people...you'll fit in just fine.

 
yes, the dancing banana, you should get used to him.

[freeatlast]

Who the hell can't love a dancing banana? Count me in as a dancing banana lover - hope that doesn't sound too gay ??

[McQ]

Welcome to the forum, freeatlast. Thanks for the intro. Yep, a few people with similar backgrounds floating around here. I'm one of them, although my deconversion happened longer ago.

And major, major points for the Snoopy avatar!

[Smallville]

Welcome to the forum.
You'll find a lot of good conversation available here.

[Whitney]

Hi Free, welcome to the forum  

[rlrose328]

Welcome, freeatlast!  Hope you have a great time here!   :banna:  

[Veritas_FW]

A fellow Texan!:D I just registered as well so hello all

[Squid]

Welcome fellow Texans.

[TheDutchAthiest]

Welcome! Another person who has finally found the beauty of atheism, good for you.
Have fun!

[Stoicheion]

Yay, another fellow Texan. I'm new here as well. What part are you from?

[oldschooldoc]

Looks like I found a good thread, unfortunately it seems to be stagnant. I would love to talk more with people from Texas.

[Whitney]

If any of the texas people are in the DFW area...I organize a Dallas meetup (there is more than just my meetup in Dallas which you may want to check out too) and am friends with the people who organize the FW meetup.  Go to meetup and search for Freethinkers of Dallas or Freethinkers of Fort worth...or just click the link below.

If you aren't in the area and know of a meetup or event elsewhere in Texas (I know many cities have them) post it here:

viewforum.php?f=28

[Kyuuketsuki]

Hey Dude,

Welcome to the forum ...pull upa chair and have a beer

Kyu