tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581990902603135028.post6259915937346230899..comments2023-02-13T05:41:51.357-07:00Comments on Atheist Behind the Zion Curtain: Prayer of the faithfulVoilaLeDuchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14980890220468213624noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581990902603135028.post-88497694081228187082011-10-21T01:00:22.686-06:002011-10-21T01:00:22.686-06:00Hey man, just read all your posts. I'll share...Hey man, just read all your posts. I'll share a little about me, though my journey doesn't relate much to yours.<br /><br />I am an atheist. I was brought up in a very 'loosely' Catholic family. I don't think my mother believes in God, but my dad does. When we have a rare discussion about it, he usually cites such arguments as the argument from beauty or some variation of the fine-tuned universe argument. However, he usually just breaks down and goes "well, when you're older and start having kids you see what I mean". Ten bucks says I won't.<br /><br />When I was young I always said the little one-liner prayer before eating dinner: "God, we thank you Lord, in Jesus name, amen." Apart from not making any sense syntactically, it is also abominable that I was mentally strong-armed into reciting the line every day.<br /><br />Aside from that, I have only entered a church during funerals or marriages. Every time I go in to one I see just how disgusting the whole ritual is. I recently attended my grandmother's funeral and was asked (mentally oppressed) to read some meaningless passage from the bible. The entire service, based on the way the heads of the congregation behaved and talked, I left feeling that the entire funeral service was just another way to try and reinforce the fear of God in the faithful.<br /><br />But enough about me. Keep doing what you're doing man, it's inspiring.<br /><br />Good luck!Colin Basnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139901559625716644noreply@blogger.com