The following dialog with me and a pastor of a Baptist Church in my area questions me why I stand the way I do today.

-Pastor: So I understand you believe there is no God. May I ask why?
-L.G.: I wouldn't word it that way. I wouldn't say I believe there is no God as I don't have a belief. I would word it more like "I have no belief in God" than "I don't believe in God." The two wordings can have different meanings.

-P: You still haven't answered, why do you believe (or not believe) how you do?
-L: A number of things. In my days of being a Christian and praying I never got the results I wanted. I cried and prayed that God would reveal himself to me. I believed in God, but didn't have any confirmation. This is when I started doubting. I did some research, mainly online, and read "The God Delusion" and found out there is absolutely no evidence to support the existence of God.

So much for Facebook believing in "free speech." Ever since I started patrolling religious Facebook groups and notifying them of their delusion, I had my account disabled.

Note to all those on Facebook: don't say anything about your unbelief. You will be disabled. Then again, what do you expect...they're an American-run site and seeing as how atheists in America are oppressed and it's perfectly acceptable to do so in America I guess they can get away with it.

What a load of bullshit. Facebook atheists, stand up for your rights to free speech.

I figured I'd post a bit about myself and my history so you can know me a bit better.

My name is L.G., I was born in Roswell, New Mexico. I was raised in a religiously neutral home for 12 years, after which I moved with my parents to Abilene, Texas. My grandmother, a strict Southern Baptist, insisted on indoctrinating me with religion as soon as we got there. I fell for it for a number of years, having had membership at a number of churches: Baptist, Methodist, C of C, even Episcopalian. I started doubting after I left the Episcopal Church.

My doubt didn't last long, when I met my ex-best friend Bekah. A devout and charismatic Mormon, I felt what I found in Mormonism was the filling to the empty hole other religions left. I was only an active Mormon for about 3 months, after which I fell away and had my name removed from their church.