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Mormons and ex-Mormons
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From Not My God Follow link for complete post and to comment I’ve been thinking a while about an accusation towards atheists that does have a ring of truth: are we smug? My first response is, are we really smugger than a theist who thinks she has…
December 3
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From Not My God Don’t pastors’ kids make the best atheists? November 19th, 2009 Those of you who read my sample chapter on Janet (which was also published) have read the story of a PK (preacher’s kid) who experienced one of the worst things that…
November 19
Sarah Trachtenberg added a blog post
From Not My God In my search for interviewees for Not My God (the book itself, not just this blog), I went for a diverse crowd, including a diverse group of ages. Kids/teenagers are particularly valuable. Yes, they are the future, all right, but…
October 29
The California Atheist replied to Sarah Trachtenberg's discussion 'Mormons and ex-Mormons'
Goodness, your experiences within and throughout leaving the church closely paralleled mine, the obvious difference being that as a female I was not pressured into a mission. But let me say, as you and any other ex-Mormon will know, the emphasis on…
October 22
The California Atheist replied to Sarah Trachtenberg's discussion 'Mormons and ex-Mormons'
I removed my records from the Mormon church when I was 22 (now 24) after being an official member of the church since 12 years of age. There is a saying among many former Mormons, that is "party like an ex-Mo" for when we truly leave the church (rem…
October 22
Sarah Trachtenberg added a blog post
From Not My God Here in the Not My God penthouse, I’ve realized that I’ve been doing this blog for almost a year. Praise Darwin! I’m acknowledging the milestone a little early since I’ll be in Germany meeting my new nephew soon and probably away…
October 8
Jennifer Paviglianiti commented on Sarah Trachtenberg's blog post 'Eight years later'
PFAW is People for the American Way--they mostly deal with civil rights issues. ("Comforting" for the Falwell/Robertson mindset seems to be the smug satisfaction of hating the right people--and I guess I'm proud to be the "right people" as far as t…
October 6
Sarah Trachtenberg commented on Sarah Trachtenberg's blog post 'Eight years later'
Wasn't Falwell (and his pals) so comforting to us in our time of pain? They basically agreed with al Qaeda in what they said. What's PFAW?
October 6
Sarah Trachtenberg commented on Sarah Trachtenberg's blog post 'Why I'm proud, dammit'
Hallmark, are you listening?
October 6
Sarah Trachtenberg is now friends with zerocool420 and Doug Ward
October 6
Doug Ward commented on Sarah Trachtenberg's blog post 'Why I'm proud, dammit'
Happy Happy Blasphemy Day to you too. This should be a National Holiday.
October 6
Jennifer Paviglianiti commented on Sarah Trachtenberg's blog post 'Eight years later'
9/11, then as now, is weird for me. I was a pagan of sorts, then; still spiritual, not yet an open atheist, but I think that the event paved the way to my admitting my atheism. One of the first things I did in response to 9/11 was, right after Falwe…
October 3
Jennifer Paviglianiti commented on Sarah Trachtenberg's blog post 'OK, but do we deserve to be hated?'
It's odd--I dislike religionists for bigotry, but find I second-guess myself for being a bigot if I have a problem with religion--that problem being its bigotry. For myself, I rarely run into a problem where my atheism is an issue--my family is larg…
October 3
Sarah Trachtenberg added a blog post
From Not My God Happy Blasphemy Day, everyone! Why celebrate blasphemy, you ask? It's important to put into to practice the concept that we shouldn't respect religion just because it's religion. It is not exempt from criticism the way so many people…
October 1
Greywolf commented on Sarah Trachtenberg's blog post 'OK, but do we deserve to be hated?'
Change "Jesus-lovers" to "God-believers". Oh, wait. Jesus is a God whose part of a trio of Gods who are one God without a "Mother God". So make that a quartet of Gods minus one God that make One True God. Hope that cleared things up. Oh wait, did…
September 26
Greywolf commented on Sarah Trachtenberg's blog post 'OK, but do we deserve to be hated?'
We're supposed to learn from the good and bad lessons of history. A lot of people thought slavery was "okay" back in the day. Now we recognize just how heinous it is and learned some pretty painful lessons for not seeing slavery for what it truly is…
September 26

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At 3:07pm on May 3, 2009, Celeste Logan said…
Of course. I already added you to my blogroll.
At 4:36pm on April 4, 2009, Jaakko Wallenius said…
Welcome to Atheist Bloggers, Sarah!
It is a real pleasure that new faces are popping up here on a daily basis, as a community of this kind needs a certain mass before it can really have wind in its sails.

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Are We Smug?

From Not My God

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I’ve been thinking a while about an accusation towards atheists that does have a ring of truth: are we smug? My first response is, are we really smugger than a theist who thinks she has friends in high places and will go to heaven when she dies because she’s one of the “good ones”?

Maybe that’s flip, but that is how I see it. Sure, I’m an atheist because my critical thin… Continue

Posted on December 3, 2009 at 6:39pm —

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Don't pastors' kids make the best atheists?

From Not My God


Don’t pastors’ kids make the best atheists?
November 19th, 2009

Those of you who read my sample chapter on Janet (which was also published) have read the story of a PK (preacher’s kid) who experienced one of the worst things that could happen to a child. Her father urged her to pray to forgive the man who sexually abused her, something she was not able to do. This was a pivotal moment in her path to atheism.

PK Luke… Continue

Posted on November 19, 2009 at 10:09pm —

Sarah Trachtenberg

Kids Today

From Not My God



In my search for interviewees for Not My God (the book itself, not just this blog), I went for a diverse crowd, including a diverse group of ages. Kids/teenagers are particularly valuable. Yes, they are the future, all right, but growing up in the information age provides them with an enormous cohort effect. I’ve mentioned that they are more fortunate than I was in that I was all alone as a young atheist, whereas t… Continue

Posted on October 29, 2009 at 5:39pm —

Sarah Trachtenberg

Wow, it’s been almost a year

From Not My God




Here in the Not My God penthouse, I’ve realized that I’ve been doing this blog for almost a year. Praise Darwin! I’m acknowledging the milestone a little early since I’ll be in Germany meeting my new nephew soon and probably away from the blog.

I’ve certainly learned a lot about the subject matter and gotten a lot to think about through this book project. I conceived Not My God in the first place around Darwin’s 199t… Continue

Posted on October 8, 2009 at 9:20pm —

Sarah Trachtenberg

Why I'm proud, dammit

From Not My God
Happy Blasphemy Day, everyone! Why celebrate blasphemy, you ask? It's important to put into to practice the concept that we shouldn't respect religion just because it's religion. It is not exempt from criticism the way so many people seem to think it is. Don't bow down to religion when it treads on you in the name of "respect." Respect has to be earned.

Speaking of blasphemy, it was great to see Dawkins on Colbert, talki… Continue

Posted on October 1, 2009 at 7:37pm — 2 Comments

 
 

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