12.13.07

by Jason M. Coe

Posted in stories at 9:06 pm by MPJ

I’m a 26 year old recently-deconverted Christian (and no, Dawkins, Harris, nor Hitchens were responsible). I’ve been checking some of the stories other people have been posting about their deconversions (on another site) and I can see many are similar to mine. Some of this may be rehashed variants of other people’s stories but may be unique in other ways, so enjoy!The best way I can describe my deconversion from Christianity is to parallel it to Read the rest of this entry »

12.11.07

The Spiritual Stages are Not a Rating System - by Margaret Johnston

Posted in articles at 11:35 am by MPJ

The spiritual stage a person has reached is not to be viewed judgmentally.  Spiritual stage is just another area in which individuals have progressed to different levels.  It is no different than saying so and so is a concert pianist.  We generally accept that some people are going to be Read the rest of this entry »

12.09.07

by Mike Farmer

Posted in stories at 9:35 am by MPJ

I feel as though I have come to three different belief systems in my life. 

The first was quite natural.  As a child going to a revival in our Southern Baptist church, I felt a “tug” to go Read the rest of this entry »

12.04.07

Level of Spiritual Development versus Intelligence

Posted in articles at 8:15 am by MPJ

The question might arise - shouldn’t we look to the most intelligent people in society to see what they believe in terms of religion and then just rely on that?  Shouldn’t the most intelligent among us be most able to figure out “the truth?”

Well, as I see it, the answer is no! There is a huge difference between intelligence Read the rest of this entry »

12.02.07

A White Girl’s Spirit-World: Surviving a Semester in Australia by Susan Rakowski

Posted in stories at 7:19 pm by MPJ

The lure of Aboriginal spirituality was too strong to resist during the semester I lived in Australia. My religiously-tired, raised-Catholic heart clung to this dizzy new world of reverence for nature, of vision beyond mind. I learned all I could in the seminars and museum visits and weekend trips that my study-abroad program had organized. Rational and scientific, I didn’t necessarily believe that Read the rest of this entry »