Title: Hiya! Another newbie....
Post by: nomadicmom on April 19, 2010, 06:59:10 PM
Post by: nomadicmom on April 19, 2010, 06:59:10 PM
Hello! My name is Emily. I am a recent atheist, was agnostic for a few years, before going all the way! I just recently outed myself to a few people, including my fundie husband. We are currently working through our differences and figuring out where to go from here. We also have 2 children. I am glad to find a parenting section on an atheist forum!!
I doubted my faith for a looong time, but just figured I was being tested. I was a youth pastor in Alabama at a very evangelical type church and that's when I realized I was not a christian. The teens would ask me questions I could not answer. The answers I found, were a joke. It was then I stepped down and started unraveling the truth. A few years later I began to be honest with myself and am working on honesty to those around me who have known me as a christian for many many years.
Look forward to posting more and getting known on the forum!
I doubted my faith for a looong time, but just figured I was being tested. I was a youth pastor in Alabama at a very evangelical type church and that's when I realized I was not a christian. The teens would ask me questions I could not answer. The answers I found, were a joke. It was then I stepped down and started unraveling the truth. A few years later I began to be honest with myself and am working on honesty to those around me who have known me as a christian for many many years.
Look forward to posting more and getting known on the forum!
Title: Re: Hiya! Another newbie....
Post by: Davin on April 19, 2010, 07:07:48 PM
Post by: Davin on April 19, 2010, 07:07:48 PM
Welcome!
Title: Re: Hiya! Another newbie....
Post by: joeactor on April 19, 2010, 08:06:18 PM
Post by: joeactor on April 19, 2010, 08:06:18 PM
Nice to meet you, Emily. Welcome.
Keep those lines of communication with your husband going.
It is possible to "agree to disagree", and who knows... maybe he'll meet you half-way.
Enjoy,
JoeActor
Keep those lines of communication with your husband going.
It is possible to "agree to disagree", and who knows... maybe he'll meet you half-way.
Enjoy,
JoeActor
Title: Re: Hiya! Another newbie....
Post by: elliebean on April 19, 2010, 08:25:59 PM
Post by: elliebean on April 19, 2010, 08:25:59 PM
Hello and welcome, Emily!
Nice to meet yet another fellow former fundie!
Nice to meet yet another fellow former fundie!
Title: Re: Hiya! Another newbie....
Post by: SSY on April 19, 2010, 08:31:57 PM
Post by: SSY on April 19, 2010, 08:31:57 PM
Welcome, it must be a difficult situation you find yourself in, but take heart, I know a few couples who have wildly differing religions and it works for them.
Title: Re: Hiya! Another newbie....
Post by: pinkocommie on April 19, 2010, 10:14:20 PM
Post by: pinkocommie on April 19, 2010, 10:14:20 PM
Welcome to the forum. 
Title: Re: Hiya! Another newbie....
Post by: McQ on April 20, 2010, 02:10:29 AM
Post by: McQ on April 20, 2010, 02:10:29 AM
Welcome, Emily. Similar backgrounds in that we were both former youth pastors married to religious spouses. I was raised in the catholic church, but did lots of bouncing around in baptist and fundie-type churches in 'Bama, Georgia, Oklahoma and Ohio before coming to my senses.
Glad to have you here!
Glad to have you here!
Title: Re: Hiya! Another newbie....
Post by: nomadicmom on April 20, 2010, 03:05:10 PM
Post by: nomadicmom on April 20, 2010, 03:05:10 PM
Quote from: "McQ"Welcome, Emily. Similar backgrounds in that we were both former youth pastors married to religious spouses. I was raised in the catholic church, but did lots of bouncing around in baptist and fundie-type churches in 'Bama, Georgia, Oklahoma and Ohio before coming to my senses.
Glad to have you here!
Oh wow! Good to see some others I can relate to!
I was in a Southern baptist "cowboy church". It was a trip. Learned ALOT in that time frame!!! When I started questioning what was being taught and believed, I was dropped like a ton of bricks. My husband stayed active with the youth. The pastor ended up moving the church out of state and the group disbanded and went there seperate ways.
Title: Re: Hiya! Another newbie....
Post by: karadan on April 20, 2010, 03:12:45 PM
Post by: karadan on April 20, 2010, 03:12:45 PM
Welcome to the forum!
Title: Re: Hiya! Another newbie....
Post by: Ellainix on April 20, 2010, 06:57:55 PM
Post by: Ellainix on April 20, 2010, 06:57:55 PM
Where in AL? I'm from there.
Title: Re: Hiya! Another newbie....
Post by: Evolved on April 21, 2010, 03:03:01 AM
Post by: Evolved on April 21, 2010, 03:03:01 AM
Welcome, Emily! If nothing else, have fun! (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi284.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fll25%2FEvolveds_Photos%2Fsmileystooges.gif&hash=2c45e1c4373d0f4609bfaecd6f65b119a1cb555e)
Title: Re: Hiya! Another newbie....
Post by: skwurll on April 21, 2010, 05:54:16 AM
Post by: skwurll on April 21, 2010, 05:54:16 AM
Welcome, I'm sure you'll love it here.
Title: Re: Hiya! Another newbie....
Post by: Killa_Kron on April 30, 2010, 04:24:32 AM
Post by: Killa_Kron on April 30, 2010, 04:24:32 AM
I am so young! *squeal* No but seriously, welcome to our chanting circle, where we tell scary stories. Wait no, that's my imagination. Sorry