Religion

On Being An Atheist

I grew up in a small town called Walnut, Ill. It was your typical small…

Growing Pains: The Evolution Of Oneself

The concept of mitosis was on my mind quite a bit over this past holiday…

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How I Almost Lost Christmas

My friends still joke about the time I dated a Jehovah’s Witness. They kid that…

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O Christmas Tree

By Cyndi “All alone in the night, beneath stars glowing bright, the tree heard a…

How Pope Francis Renewed My Faith in Religion

I spent all 13 of my formative years enrolled in Catholic education. I can recite…

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Raising Episcopalian Atheists

By Sarah Shermyen When the Darwinian desire to continue on my genetic line results in…

What “Semper Fidelis” Means To Me

If I told you that I have the words “Semper Fidelis” permanently tattooed on my…

And I’m A Mormon

The beautiful thing about religion, and something I believe is often a misunderstanding about Mormons,…

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Religion, Hypocrisy, and Figuring Out Your Faith

I’ve never liked crutches, figuratively or literally. When I broke my foot years back, I…

An Outsider’s Look At Racism In The U.K.

Studying abroad in London has been an eye opening experience. I have observed several things…

Catholic/Católico

When I think of religion, this is what I remember: Vaulted ceilings loomed over my…

To Sext or Not to Sext…

Thanks to the Weinergate scandal, the ever-popular topic of sexting has once again come to…

A Matter of Faith

I have never been very good at believing in God. Born and baptized in the…

Deciding to Hold a Non-Religious Wedding Ceremony

Choosing to hold a non-religious ceremony when you come from a closely knit religious family…