Would it surprise you to k ow that I, an atheist, am interested in religious belief? Many of us are, even those of us that left belief . Why? I can’t speak for anyone but myself but I am curious about the history and culture of these beliefs. Christianity, the belief I left, has an unusual history and culture. If you’re wiling to dig into your specific belief system, and expose the bones, you might find out something really interesting or even challenging to your beliefs.

In case you’ve been visiting here and are unaware, I’m an atheist. Yes, I am one of those, although I’m unsure what anyone means when they refer to me that way. If you’ve perused my archives, you’ll see a lot of posts concerning atheism, many about that those of us that will say publicly that we are atheists (around 10% of the US population) are just like anyone else in that we have families, careers, and yes, friends. What some of us used to say was that we were just like you, we just believed in one fewer god that you. Cute, huh? It didn’t really make any friends and rarely was cause for much discussion with non-atheists, but hey, we tried. Personally, I was never evangelical concerning my non-belief. I never attempted to convince anyone else that my way was the right one and theirs, Christian, Muslim, Judaism, etc., was wrong.