Butterfly's post
Glad you enjoyed it! It speaks the truth! If you get a chance, check out some of the other posts on that site (
http://new.exchristian.net/).
As for these horrible believers that you've had to encounter...I actually think that is a good thing so that you may be exposed to their dirty lies. I'm going to say it outright even though it isn't politically correct to do so --
the Christians are wrong. Their Biblegod is a fake, and all it takes is a little education on the matter to prove that Christianity is a bunch of lies. Now believers will say, "Oh no, atheists are wrong, they just can't feel god's presence/the devil's got them/they're mad at god" -- people who say such things
don't have a clue what they're talking about. They so desperately want to believe in this false hope of an afterlife that they're too scared to ask questions, do research, think critically...
therefore, they can't see that they are wrong. As someone who has sincerely been on both sides of the fence (I was a Christian for 5 years), I can understand their mindset and how easy it is to not ask questions.
Basically what I am saying is that you don't have to worry about not baptizing your kids, heaven, hell, or god striking you down with lightning for committing some sin. I'd really encourage that you read the Bible, starting from page 1 all the way through, because it alone is enough to make someone a non-believer (how ironic
). If you don't have time to read the whole thing and want crib notes, check out
http://www.evilbible.com/. Also
http://www.godisimaginary.com/ <== made me an atheist
I realize you say you are Wiccan but the sound of your post is that you think there may be some possibility that these bigots are right...I would really just encourage you not to ignore the negative experiences you've had and do lots of research on why the church is a fraud so that you may never have to be sucked in and deluded some day and waste the rest of your life!
Keep fighting the good fight!