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The Bible's Buried Secrets

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Interesting stuff.  I love BBC.








Also, just a reminder, there are 3 weeks left for the Spring Cleaning Contest with a premium membership, points, and commissions up for grabs (details here [link] )!




Judges 20:43-48 - "They surrounded Benjamin, pursued them without rest and trod them down opposite Gibeah toward the east. Thus 18,000 men of Benjamin fell; all these were valiant warriors. The rest turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, but they caught 5,000 of them on the highways and overtook them at Gidom and killed 2,000 of them. So all of Benjamin who fell that day were 25,000 men who draw the sword; all these were valiant warriors. But 600 men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and they remained at the rock of Rimmon four months. The men of Israel then turned back against the sons of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city with the cattle and all that they found; they also set on fire all the cities which they found." (NASB)
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Contest Update

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There's only a few days before the Spring Cleaning Contest deadline.  There seemed to be some interest initially but I haven't seen any submissions yet.  I take some of the blame there, I was going to post a few things not only as reminders but also on issues around the theme, but I got my ass kicked by a bad flu bug.  So besides feeling like I was dying for awhile, I'm also way behind other work now, so that sort of ruined all my plans.  

So I'm going to extend the contest deadline another month.  You now have until May 31st to get any submissions in.  

There are some sweet prizes I wouldn't like to see go to waste.  The winner gets a 3 month paid premium membership!  The runner up gets 100:points:.  And *cbMorrie has generously offered a  full commission to the winner and a linear commission to the runner up.  And just to motivate you a little more, I will give the winner an extra 100:points: and the runner up another 75:points: on top of the other 100.  Plus I'll fawn all over you in my personal journal (besides any mentions here in the group).  Seriously, you have no competition at this point, make some art and get free shit.

It's also open to non-members (gallery submissions should be open to all affiliate members, and anyone else just send me a note), though you do have to be a former Christian in order to make art about what you're glad to leave behind in Christianity.  See the original journal for all details [link] , and feel free to ask about anything.

I'll hopefully not be sick anymore so I'll try to give some more warnings so the deadline doesn't sneak up again.



Totally unrelated but I just saw this making the rounds, and thought it was relevant to the group.  A new documentary about former pastors called Refusing My Religion [link] .  Features a lot of amazing people, including Jerry DeWitt, Teresa MacBain, Dan Barker, Darrel Ray, Susan Jacoby, Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins and others.  But mostly I just love the focus on clergy who no longer believe, it's an important topic to touch on.  You can see the trailer and give to the cause here [link] .  






2 Samuel 24:11-15:  “When David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, 'Go and speak to David, 'Thus the LORD says, "I am offering you three things; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you."' So Gad came to David and told him, and said to him, 'Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? Now consider and see what answer I shall return to Him who sent me.' Then David said to Gad, 'I am in great distress. Let us now fall into the hand of the LORD for His mercies are great, but do not let me fall into the hand of man.' So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand men of the people from Dan to Beersheba died.”
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:groups:Welcome:groups:



#Ex-Christians is a group for former, deconverted, currently leaving, or doubting Christians. It is here to support former Christians who may feel alone, isolated, disconnected, etc, from their previous religious communities and might not have the same equivalent communal support to turn to in a time of transition and potential difficulty.

Whether you were raised in a strict Christian home, were a practicing fundamentalist, or just loosely identified with the Christian faith, or maybe you were more liberal or from a home that went to church just for Christmas or Easter and now just don't know how Christianity relates for you - even if you are simply questioning your beliefs, you are welcome here.

While this group is geared towards those who were once religious Christians and now identify as atheist/agnostic/nonreligious, other former Christians are certainly welcome.


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To join #Ex-Christians, all you need to do is click the "Join Our Group" button on the top of the page. All requests for membership must be approved by admin.

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:shoutbox:Guidelines:shoutbox:



:bulletred: There is absolutely NO proselytizing of religious beliefs allowed here! Attempts at deconversion, preaching, promotion of religious belief, harassment, belittling, threats (real or of hell or God's wrath), etc, will not be tolerated here. Even comments suggesting that you are praying for us/individuals are NOT WELCOME.

:bulletorange: If you wish to argue or debate on religious topics, keep it to specific mentions in their appropriate setting (Journals, submitted deviations, etc) - and OFF the front page. And keep it civil.

:bulletred:There is a resource list which has positions and information on a wide range of topics available right here on the front page - so do not bother to argue on issues that you have not researched first, ESPECIALLY if your intention is to push your religious beliefs.

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:bulletred: Any troll may be blocked, but is also subject to ridicule. Having their words used as examples for bad behavior and stupidity is a possibility. If you don't want your words publicly mocked, think before submitting them.

:bulletorange: If there are any issues, please feel free to note the group, me personally (~Mephistophilez) or any of the group's admin. If you need support as a doubting or deconverting Christian, I encourage you to reach out.

I understand personally the potential difficulties (emotional, mental, communal, etc) that leaving Christianity can cause, which is why this is meant to be a safe and constructive place.

You do not have to be chained to dogma, guilt, closed-minded thinking, and oppressive institutions. You can be free to make your own decisions and live your own life without fear of irrational beliefs. It is my hope this will be a challenging and encouraging group to promote independence, critical thinking, creativity, and to offer support.

-~Mephistophilez

:reading:Resources and Information:reading:


The following is a list of resources and websites that I have compiled on issues relating to Christianity and deconversion. These sites are meant to be informative and supportive. They are for education and expanding perceptions. I do not own any rights or take responsibility for any content on them, nor do I necessarily agree with everything presented.

Journal containing these resources: here.

:bulletblack:Deconversion:bulletblack:


ExChristian.net [link]
ExReligious [link]
RecoveringFromReligion.org [link]
Infidels.org [link]
ClergyProject.org [link]
Ex-Pentecostals.org [link]
LosingMyReligion.com [link]
de-conversion.com [link]
Living After Faith [link]
Hope After Faith [link]
Confessions of a (former) Young Earth Creationist [link]
Ex-Christian Mom [link]
ExFundamentalist [link]
On Leaving Fundamentalist Christianity [link]
Memoirs of an Ex-Christian [link]
Why I Left Christianity [link]
Why I De-Converted from Evangelical Christianity [link]
The Truth Shall Set You Free [link]
Rev X (A former minister) [link]
Derrick's Atheism Page (An ex-Christian's view) [link]
Wonderings (Story from a former fundamentalist) [link]
Letters from Leavers [link]
From Minister to Atheist [link]
Deconversion stories from The Skeptical Review [link]
JCnot4me.com [link]
Bitter? My Fundamentalist Years (An ex-fundamentalist story) [link]
A Skeptics Journey Through the Bible [link]
ChristianAgnostic [link] and their deconversion story [link]
Shatter Nicely deconversion story [link]
Left Christianity [link]
Leaving Fundamentalism: Examining Christian Fundamentalism in the UK [link]
The Deconversion Movement [link]
No Longer Quivering [link]

ExMormon [link]
I Am An ExMormon [link]
ExMormon Foundation [link]
PostMormon.org [link]
Life After Mormonism [link]
Jehovah's Witness Recovery [link]
Ex-Jehovah's Witness Forum and Recovery Site [link]
JWfacts.com [link]

:bulletblack:Resources:bulletblack:


Project Reason: Spreading Science and Secular Values [link]
Debunking Christianity [link]
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible [link]
Evil Bible [link]
Atheists Bible Companion [link]
Biblical Nonsense [link]
Errancy Wiki [link]
Jesus Never Existed [link]
Freedom From Religion Foundation [link]
Center for Inquiry [link]
Christianity Disproved [link]
Iron Chariots [link]
Rejection of Pascal's Wager [link]
ReligiousTolerance.org [link]
Truth-Saves.com [link]
AlterNet's belief page [link]
Secular News Daily [link]
Secular Students [link]
Secular Woman [link]
Kids Without God [link]
Heresy Club [link]
Pew Forum [link] Religious lobbyist influence [link]
Nonreligion and Secularity Research Network [link]
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State [link]
Secularism and Nonreligion [link]
Epiphenom [link]
Rational Revolution [link]
Internet Sacred Text Archive [link]
NoBeliefs.com [link]
Why Won't God Heal Amputees? [link]
Not A Christian [link]
God Is Imaginary [link]
Shredding the Gospels [link]
Free Thought Blogs [link]
Heathen's Guide Blog [link]
Theocracy Watch [link]
Evaluating Christianity [link]
The Richard Dawkins Foundation [link]
Ebon Musings [link]
The Ecole Initiative [link]
Westar Institute (Jesus Seminars) [link]
MeetUp.com [link] (Good place to find atheist/nonreligious groups or others in your area)
Heathen Hangout [link]
Secular Cafe [link]
Freethought and Rationalism Discussion Board [link]
Truth Be Known [link]
Freethought Nation [link]
The Jesus Puzzle [link]
Nazareth Myth [link]
HolySmoke.org [link]
Foundation Beyond Belief [link]
Secular Charities [link]
Be Secular [link]
Joseph Campbell Foundation [link]
Parenting Beyond Belief [link]
Free Minds [link]
Catholic Abuse Survivors [link]
The Cult of the Quiverfull [link]
Gospel comparison [link]
Gospel Parallels [link]
Teach Not Preach [link]

:bulletblack:Atheism:bulletblack:


Atheism FAQ for the newly deconverted [link]
The Thinking Atheist [link] (Bible Contradictions [link] )
AtheistNexus [link]
Agnosticism/Atheism on About.com [link]
Patheos Atheist blogs [link]
Teen Atheist [link]
The Unapologetic Atheist [link]
Think Atheist [link]
Atheist Revolution [link]
Alliance of Happy Atheists [link]
Atheism Resource [link]
Atheist Alliance International [link]
American Atheists [link]
Atheist Community of Austin [link]
Ask the Atheists [link]
Atheist Forums [link]
Atheist Activist [link]
Atheist Empire [link]
Atheist Passions [link]
The American Heathen [link]
4 Atheists [link]
Atheist Underworld [link]
Atheist Exile [link]
Planet Atheism [link]
Atheists of Silicon Valley [link]
Godless Haven [link]
The Godless Skeptic [link]
Godless Liberals [link]
Godless Quotes [link]
Military Atheists [link]
Positive Atheism [link]
Atheist Ethicist [link]
Gnu Atheism [link]
Atheist View [link]
Atheism Plus [link]
Investigating Atheism (University of Cambridge) [link]
list of atheist charities [link]
The Damned ("all the best atheist blogs in one place") [link]
Why (Almost All) Cosmologists are Atheists [link]

:bulletblack:Coming Out Atheist:bulletblack:


Please help expand this section! Here are some resources for atheists dealing with living in a religious household.

Coming Out as an Atheist to your Christian Family - [link]
The Thinking Atheist: Teenage Atheists thread - [link]
The Thinking Atheist: Seth's "Coming Out" letter [link]
10.5 Tips for Coming Out Atheist [link]
The Out Campaign [link]
Coming Out Godless Project [link]
Teen Atheist Ponders Coming Out to Religious Family (Friendly Atheist blog) [link]
Is Coming Out as an Atheist Always a Good Idea? A Conversation with Three Former Pastors (Friendly Atheist blog) [link]
5 Steps to "Come Out" Atheist [link]
Teens Without God: Coming Out [link]
"How do I talk to my parents about God?" (Dr. Darrel Ray) [link]

:bulletblack:Agnosticism:bulletblack:


Atheist, Agnostic and Secular Society Union [link]
Agnosticism.livejournal.com [link]
Agnosticweb.com [link]
Atheist and Agnostic Society [link]
Apathetic Agnostic Church [link]
The Philippine Atheists and Agnostics Society [link]
Agnostic Universe [link]

:bulletblack:Humanism:bulletblack:


American Humanist Association [link]
Council for Secular Humanism [link]
Secular Coalition for America [link]
British Humanist Association [link]
The Really Simply Guide to Humanism [link]
Secular Humanism [link]
The New Humanism [link]
Think Humanism [link]
Consider Humanism [link]
National Secular Society [link]
African Americans for Humanism [link]
Institute for Science and Human Values [link]
Youth Humanist [link]

:bulletblack:Skepticism:bulletblack:


Skeptic's Dictionary [link]
Skeptic [link]
Rational Skepticism [link]
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry [link]
James Randi Foundation [link]
Snopes.com [link]
Skeptoid [link]
SkepticBlog [link]
Skeptic Ink Network [link]
Skeptic Project [link]
SGU Forums [link]
Skepchick [link]
New York City Skeptics [link]
The Skeptic (UK) [link]
Australian Skeptics [link]
Young Australian Skeptics [link]
Skeptic North [link]
Rationally Speaking [link]
Steven Novella's Blog [link]
SkepDoc [link]
Skeptic Freethought [link]
Sceptic School [link]
Skeptic Family [link]
Debunkatron [link]
Metabunk [link]
What's the Harm? [link]

:bulletblack:Deism:bulletblack:


Deism.com [link]
Modern Deism [link]
Positive Deism [link]
Deist Alliance [link]
Deism links [link]
Deism Wikipedia [link]

Unitarian Universalism [link]
Unitarian Universalist Association [link]

:bulletblack:People:bulletblack:


Richard Dawkins [link]
Sam Harris [link]
Daniel Dennett [link]
Dan Barker [link]
Annie Laurie Gaylor [link]
Bart D Ehrman [link]
Christopher Hitchens [link]
Michael Shermer [link]
James Randi [link]
Carl Sagan [link]
Lawrence Krauss [link]
George Carlin [link]
Bill Maher [link]
Penn Jillette [link]
Douglas Adams [link]
Robert M Price [link]
Chris Mooney [link] [link]
Kenneth Daniels [link]
George Albert Wells [link]
Tom Harpur [link]
David G McAfee [link]
Richard Carrier [link]
Hector Avalos [link]
Victor Stenger [link]
Michael Martin [link]
Sean M Carroll [link]
Alice Roberts [link]
Natalie Angier [link]
Karen Armstrong [link]
Robert Wright [link]
Paul Kurtz [link]
Michael Nugent [link]
Margaret Downey [link]
PZ Myers [link]
Nathan Phelps [link]
Matt Dillahunty [link]
Jerry DeWitt [link]
Seth Andrews [link]
Teresa MacBain [link]
Gretta Vosper [link]
Susan Jacoby [link]
Greta Christina [link]
Bruce Gerencser [link]
Dick Hewetson [link]
Al Stefanelli [link]
Stephen Uhl [link]
Sikivu Hutchinson [link] [link]
Robin Morgan [link] [link]
Katherine Stewart [link]
Jessica Ahlquist [link]
Zack Kopplin [link]
celebatheists.com [link]

:bulletblack:Evolution:bulletblack:


Talkorigins.org [link]
Answers in Genesis BUSTED [link]
Scientific American [link]
PBS Evolution Library [link]
Understanding Evolution UC Berkeley [link]
National Center for Science Education [link]
Becoming Human [link]
Smithsonian Institute [link]
Institute of Human Origins [link]
Modern Human Origins [link]
BBC The Evolution of Man [link]
Darwin Online [link]
Human Evolution [link]
John Hawks Weblog [link]
The Leakey Foundation [link]
Turkana Basin Institute [link]
American Museum of Natural History [link]
Paleoanthropology Society [link]
The Paleobiology Database [link]
locolobo.org (AronRa) [link]
Evolutionary Studies Program at Binghamton University [link]
Ebon Musings [link]
No Answers in Genesis [link]
Popular Science [link]
NewScientist Evolution [link] & Human Evolution [link]
TheScientist evolution [link]
Phys.org evolution [link]
Early Human Evolution [link]
Human Evolution Standford University [link]
Human Evolution and Archaeology [link]
The Human Journey [link]
Why Evolution is True [link]
DNA Interactive [link]
Human Evolution InfoPlease.com [link]
Human Fossil Record [link]
Human Evolution Encyclopedia Britannica [link]
Tiktaalik roseae (“fishapod”) [link]
Rise of the feathered dinosaurs (Nature) [link]
Evolution & Ecology at Nature [link]
American Association for the Advancement of Science [link]
Evolution and the Nature of Science Institutes [link]
BioInteractive [link]
National Science Teacher Association [link]
American Institute of Biological Sciences [link]
Cleveland Museum of Natural History [link]
Yale Peabody Museum Fossils [link]
eFossils [link]
PNAS - Out of Africa [link]
A Look at Modern Human Origins [link]
Expelled Exposed [link]
Carbon Dating [link]
What Evidence is There for Evolution? [link]
Transitional Fossils [link]
Say No to Creationist Vouchers [link]
Debunking Creationism [link]
"25 Creationist' Arguments and 25 Evolutionists' Answers" by Michael Shermer [link]
101 Reasons Why Evolution is True [link]
Age of the Universe [link]

Wikipedia
Evidence of common descent [link]
Evolutionary history of life [link]
Timeline of evolution [link]
Timeline of human evolution [link]
Human evolutionary genetics [link]
List of human evolution fossils [link]
First human settlements [link]
Age of the universe [link]
Wikispecies [link]

:bulletblack:Videos:bulletblack:


:bulletyellow:Youtube Deconversion stories
Evid3nc3 [link] “Why I am No Longer a Christian” [link]
HistorySkeptic [link] “My Deconversion” [link]
TaylorX04 [link] “My Exodus From Faith” [link]
DonExodus [link] “Why I am No Longer a Christian” [link]
Prplfox [link] “Deconversion, Belief, and the Power of Silence” [link]
TheraminTrees [link] “Transition to Atheism” [link]
CubedNation [link] “My Deconversion From Christianity” [link]
FinallyFreeFromFaith [link] “My Story: How I Became an Atheist” [link]
ReligiousFiction [link] “How a Christian Became an Atheist” (1 of 3) [link]
Atheistcoffee [link] “Why I am no longer a Creationist” [link]
SandySweet575 [link] “My Deconversion Story” [link]
97Roscoe [link] “Deconversion From Christianity” [link] and “Recovery from Religion” [link]
AccidentialAtheist [link] “How I Became an Atheist” [link]
TheBardlover108 [link] “Losing God: Genevieve's Deconversion” [link]
KT45 [link] “Leaving Christianity: Deconversion story from Christianity to Atheism” [link]
FightingAtheist [link] “Confessions of a Former Christian” [link]
TheScottism101 (“The Big Bad Atheist”) [link] “My De-conversion from Christianity to Atheism” [link]
43alley [link] “How I Gave Up Religion” [link]
FearBlandness [link] Collaboration of deconversion stories [link]
TheThinkingAtheist [link] “De-Conversion Stories” podcast [link]
”Farewell to Faith [link] ”Breaking Out of the Box” [link] ”Born a Skeptic” [link] ”A Minister's Son” [link] ”An Oklahoma Atheist” [link]
Julia Sweeney – Letting Go of God [link]
Trickishismael360 [link] (On deviantart *Supyloco) "My deconversion Part 01" [link] "...Part 02"[link] "...Part 03"[link]

:bulletyellow:Other Youtube Users on Religion and/or Science
TruthSurge [link] “Excavating the Empty Tomb” [link]
Potholer54denuks [link] “Creationist Junk Debunked” [link] and Potholer54 [link]
DarkMatter 2525 [link]
Thunderf00t [link]
C0nc0rdance [link]
ZOMGitsCriss (Cristina Rad) [link]
AronRa [link]
GrapplingIgnorance [link]
DPRJones [link]
ExtantDodo [link]
ShaneDK [link]
ProfMTH [link]
Zuke9699 [link]
cdk007 [link]
Living Dinosaur [link]
Brett Palmer (The Bible Skeptic) [link]
NonStampCollector [link]
QualiaSoup [link]
FFreeThinker [link]
FFRForg (Freedom From Religion Foundation Youtube page) [link]
ConversationWithA [link] “Religion Hurts Humanity Series” [link]
Discovering Religion [link] (Full series: [link] )

New Atheist Survival Guide [link]
Why Coming Out as an Atheist is Important [link]
How to Tell Your Religious Parents You are Atheist/Agnostic [link]
Agnostic or Atheist: What am I? Positions of Knowledge & Belief [link]
Archaeology vs The Bible (James Randi) [link]
The Case Against Christianity [link]

:bulletyellow:Evolution/Science
Homo Sapiens: Who Are We? [link]
Origins of Us (BBC) [link] [link]
4 billion years of evolution in 8 minutes [link]
Story of Human Evolution (History Channel) [link]
The Genius of Charles Darwin [link]
Root of All Evil? [link]
Faith School Menace [link]
Richard Dawkins on Evolution [link]
The Official Dawkins Channel [link]
The Unofficial Dawkins Channel [link]
Beyond Belief 2006 conference [link]
Through the Wormhole (series) [link]
Bones of Turkana (PBS) [link]
The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestors (BBC) [link] (Spanish subtitles)
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (with Carl Sagan) [link]
Big Think [link]
The Genius of Britain [link]
First Life (BBC) [Episode 1] [link] [Episode 2] [link]
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (BBC) [link]
Lost World Vanished Lives (BBC) [1] [link] [2] [link] [3] [link] [4] [link]
Flying Monsters (Sky) [link]
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough (Sky) [link]
Science Under Attack (BBC Horizon) [link]
Wonders of Life (BBC) [1/5] [link]
Wonders of the Universe (BBC) [link] [link] (Spanish subtitles)
Wonders of the Solar System (BBC) [link] [link] (Spanish subtitles)
The Incredible Human Journey (BBC) [link]
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey [link]
Frans de Waal: Moral behavior in animals (TED Talks) [link]
Bill Nye – Great Discoveries: Evolution [link]
Why Evolution is True (But Not Many People Believe it) [link]
What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters [link]

:bulletyellow:Documentaries
Religulous [link]
Jesus Camp [link]
The God Who Wasn't There [link]
In God We Teach [link]
In God We Trust? [link]
Who's Got God's Millions? [link]
Who Wrote the Bible? [link] [link]
Banned from the Bible [link]
The Gospel of Judas [link]
A Brief History of Disbelief [link]
The Atheism Tapes [link] (Spanish subtitles)
Brainwashed by the Westboro Baptist Church [link]
The Most Hated Family in America [link]
America's Most Hated Family in Crisis [link]
Secret Files of the Inquisition [link]
The Lost Gods [link]
Hell House [link]
The Crusades (BBC) [link]
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (BBC) [link] [link]
Frontline: From Jesus to Christ - The First Christians [link]
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God [link] [link]
Deliver Us from Evil [link]
The Revisionaries [link] [link]
Sophia Investigates The Good News Club [link]
Scott Burdick Interviews Dan Barker [link] and Richard Dawkins [link]
The Lord is Not on Trial Here Today [link] [link]

:bulletblack:Podcasts:bulletblack:


The Thinking Atheist Podcast [link]
The Non Prophets radio show [link] (by The Atheist Experience [link] )
Godless Bitches [link]
The Good Atheist [link]
Atheist Viewpoint (TV) [link]
ExChristian.net [link]
Freethought Radio [link]
American Freethought [link]
American Heathen [link]
The Human Bible [link]
Point of Inquiry [link]
The Bible Geek [link]
For Good Reason [link]
Skeptic's Guide to the Universe [link]
Skeptoid [link]
Skepticality [link]
Skeptically Speaking [link]
The Skeptic Zone [link]
The Reality Check [link]
Rationally Speaking [link]
Token Skeptic [link]
Consequence [link]
The Malcontent's Gambit [link]
Post Rapture Looting [link]
Ask an Atheist [link]
Thank God I'm Atheist [link]
Reasonable Doubts [link]
Little Atoms [link]
Dogma Debate [link]
Minnesota Atheists [link]
Science Talk [link]
List of Science Podcasts [link]
Women's Media Center Live [link]

:bulletblack:Studies and Surveys:bulletblack:


Power of prayer? [link] [link]
Frequency of prayer [link]
Reading sacred texts [link]
The Religious Dimensions of the Torture Debate [link]
US Religious Knowledge Survey [link]
Religion and Attitudes Toward Same Sex Marriage [link]
Atheists Distrusted [link] (article provides links to polls and studies)
Reminders of secular authority reduce believers' distrust of atheists [link]
“'Nones' on the Rise” [link] [link] [link]
American Religious Identification Survey [link]
Irreligion by country [link]
“Preachers Who Are Not Believers” [link]
Analytic thinking promotes religious disbelief [link] [link] (articles: [link] [link] )
Critical thinkers more likely to lose faith in god [link] (articles: [link] [link] )
Atheists, liberals, and intelligence [link] [link] (article: [link] )
Compassion in atheist giving [link] (press release: [link] article: [link] )
Religious people give to religious charities [link] (article: [link] )
Gallup poll on evolution and creationism [link]
Evolution less accepted in US [link]
European Christians more likely to accept evolution [link]
“Religious and Social Attitudes of UK Christians in 2011” [link]
Science and public views (including religion and evolution) [link]
National Center for Science Education links to polls and surveys [link]
Religiosity and teen birth rate in the US [link] (article: [link] )
Fundamentalists more inclined toward domestic violence [link] (article: [link] )
Religion and racism [link] (article: [link] )
“Losing Faith in Fundamentalist Christianity” [link]
Religious experiences shrink part of the brain [link] (article: [link] )
Pew Research Center on “What Brain Science Tells Us About Religious Belief” [link]
“Closing the Gap Between Psychology and God” [link] (article links to studies)
Spirituality linked to brain damage [link] (articles: [link] [link] [link] )
“Authoritarianism, religious fundamentalism, and the human prefrontal cortex” [link]
“Religious Service Attendance and Major Depression” [link]
“Religiosity and Major Depression in Adults at High Risk” [link]
Belief in an angry God associated with variety of mental illnesses [link] (article: [link] )
Religious belief and a “just world” [link]
“The sacred and the absurd: an electrophysiological study of counterintuitive ideas” [link] (article: [link] )
Military Religious Demographics [link]
Christian thought crime? [link] (article: [link] )
Religion and happiness [link] (article: [link] )
Income inequality and religion [link] (article: [link] [link] ) [link]
European Christians and wealth inequality [link] (article: [link] )
"Economic Inequality, Relative Power, and Religiosity" [link]
"The chronic dependence of popular religiosity upon dysfunctional psychosociological conditions" [link] [link]
Belief in miracles [link] (article links to info)
“Homophobes Might Be Hidden Homosexuals” [link] (article links to info)
Religion helps criminals justify their crimes [link] (blog post with article [link] )

**Note: Links are not in any particular order within categories, although some similar links may be grouped for some attempt at organization and ease of finding related info. Italicized AND bold (for example) are recently added links.**

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*Scriddles 6 hours ago
Hello there. I am a muslim whom has stumbled upon your group. Now, I am not looking to preach to anyone or to criticize anyone for their beliefs. I was only wondering... what did you find wrong with Christianity that made you leave? I'm just curious, that's all... also, I've considered joining Christianity since some Christians seem so nice and accepting... still, it's always best to examine a religion from both standpoints before joining.
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~echomona 4 days ago  New member Hobbyist
Do you guys allow ex-Christian Deists? Or is this group strictly for ex-Christian atheists? I like the concept of the artwork here, but will leave if I'm not meant to be part of it.
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~Mephistophilez 4 days ago   Traditional Artist
Absolutely deists are welcome! Certainly not just for atheists, I hope we have a plethora of different views. Ex-Christians of all shapes and sizes are welcome :) There are even some deist resources listed after some other ex-Christian deists were curious.
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~echomona 3 days ago  New member Hobbyist
Oh... I didn't see those. They're so much to read on this page... Thank you for the reply! :D
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Mood: Love ~moneyistruth May 16, 2013
Office for National Statistics of the UK,2011 Census for England and Wales, [link]

The number of usual residents in England and Wales who stated that their religion was Christian decreased by over 12 percentage points, between 2001 and 2011, to 59 per cent
[link]
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*cbMorrie May 9, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I found this [link] that I thought the group would want.
It's an anonymous support group for survivors of christian conservative homeschooling.
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~Mephistophilez May 10, 2013   Traditional Artist
Holy shit, that's awesome! This link just made my day...week even. Homeschooling is such a touchy subject, I guess because it mixes two big topics of education and family into one unit so opinions get cubed (plus religion usually). So to see a support group like this not only seems a little ballsy, diving head first into some complicated and emotionally charged issues, but it's desperately needed given how victims of abuse are buried under all the yelling. I think I had sort of given up on homeschooling stuff like this, because I figured it would be too much, so I'm thrilled to see there is something out there. Thank you very much for the link, I know what I'm going to be doing instead of working now :D
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~Mephistophilez May 8, 2013   Traditional Artist
Your promotion of Christian groups is unwelcome here. See group rules before posting. And spamming in general is against DA policy.
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*misshoneywoo May 9, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
:slow: uhm what?!
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~Mephistophilez May 9, 2013   Traditional Artist
What part of "NO proselytizing" do you not understand? Promotion of Christianity is NOT WELCOME HERE. No one here is interested in your group or the religion for which is promotes.
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~moneyistruth May 8, 2013
i have a group,too.

ChristianityIsEvil

(Christianity Is Evil)
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*misshoneywoo May 9, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
:laughing: hahaha lol, yeah sure you do. I bet your kidding right?

:wtf: Christianity is the oposite of evil.
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~Mephistophilez May 9, 2013   Traditional Artist
Hardly. See the inquisition, the crusades, slavery, witch burning, killing of heretics (specifically see Galileo), child abuse, influence in genocides, taking money from the poor, faith healing [link] , bombing of abortion clinics, the irrational threat of eternal damnation, the list goes on. And see here [link]
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