Hey, hi-ya, what’s up (a Soul Eater a reference for the one other person who has watched it)? My name is Ryan (@RAtheistH on Twitter). I had a guest post on this site a while back and I thought I would write a follow up with more structure, I guess you could say. Since the last article, I have moved from rural Pennsylvania (the mini-Bible belt) to a suburban area in western Florida and moved up a grade (I’m a sophomore now). Now, despite living in a rural farm area for fourte

The following is a guest post by Mark S. Gaffney. Do not confuse the origin of gender with the evolution of sexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction wouldn’t exist had gender not come about first. For anyone who really believes god made gender (in the form of adam & eve) from dirt, … isn’t it time to leave the fairy tales behind? You’re adults … right? Ok then, lets get started! Gender Predates All Complex Organisms. In the mid 90’s, it was announced worldwide that more than

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. The first one this week is from MikeMoeller1, a former Jehovah’s Witness: I think I speak for every last atheist when I say, I am so glad you didn’t succeed, Mike. I am happy to be able to publish your story here. The next story comes from, @The_Antistatist: I spent my childhood perpetually mov

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. Our first story this week, comes from Brendan. We know him as Prototype Atheist and he can be followed at @ProtoAtheist: The next one is from Tom: I can elaborate on how it was, being raised by a born-again young-earth creationist, police officer father that praises every word that leaks out of

GM Note: This is a guest post from one of my favourite people and my friend, @NancyDrewPI who I am hoping most of you know, and if you don’t, you really ought to follow her. If you want to be a guest blogger on Godlessmom.com, click here. What do you think? What arguments are you sick of seeing from atheists? Let me know in the comments below. 1. Bible/Quran Verses out of context: Know the context of the common Bible verses atheists use to point out instances of biblical immo

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. Our first story this week is from Brandi: I’m an atheist because at a young age, things that were being taught to me by older family members did not make sense, but what I learned watching Animal Planet and the Science Channel and in my science classes did. I remember once seeing poor, starving

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. Our first story this week comes from Chris, who you can follow at @authorvotey The only time I went to church was during the summers with my Grandmother. Out of all her grandchildren, I was the only one that didn’t get along with her. My main problem with her is how she acted in church and how

This is a guest post from Andy The Atheist aka Virtual Athiest. Be sure to check out his blog here: Virtual Atheist. You can also follow him on Twitter here: @Atheist_Andy. If you want to become a guest blogger on Godlessmom.com, please click here. We as atheists are often informed by some of the demographic of the gullible that our religious position makes no sense, and that the evidence for whatever supernatural deity they happen to believe in is the only rational explanati

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. This week I just have one story for you. It’s in video form and it’s long, but let me tell you, it’s worth every minute. It’s also worth subscribing to the Forbidden Fruit channel, as the rest of his videos are great as well. Here is his story: If you want to send me your story, you can submit

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. Happy Saturday! Have you grabbed your Shelley Segal ‘Saved’ download yet? Click here for more info. It’s such an amazing atheist song. Our first story this week comes from Rob: Next, we have a story from Gusto: Raised (Irish) Catholic. Altar boy till age 18. Even played Jesus in Godspell for Ch

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. Before I start, have you entered to win signed books from Krauss and Boghossian? Click here to enter. Our first story this week comes from Mario: I struggled with the concept of a god for a long time. Next, we have an anonymous submission: Although I wasn’t aware of the term atheist when I was

This is a guest post from Chris Votey. He is a disabled atheist author who is trying very hard to kick start a career in writing. He is nearing his goal on Kickstarter and could use your help. Consider backing him, even $1 helps. Click here. My name is Chris; I am an author and an Atheist. I am also disabled. In my journey of my disability, I have met many people who have tried to give me a cure to my problem that was literally just water. I’m not kidding; they offered me wat

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. Before we begin this week, please consider helping Mubarak Bala get to school in the USA. You can support the Indiegogo campaign by clicking here. Even a dollar helps. If you can’t afford to give anything, please share it everywhere you can using the hashtag #School4Mubarak. Thank you! The firs

GM Note: This is a guest post from Dean. You can follow Dean Modified on Twitter: @DeanModified. If you would like to be a guest blogger on Godlessmom.com, please submit your post here. I was baptised Anglican although I had no say in the matter. I remember learning the frightening Roman Catholic version of the ten commandments from my grandfather as a seven year old. I was confirmed against my will as a thirteen year old after being sent to vacation bible school, which are a

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. Our first story is short but very interesting, from Josh: My family was not very religious, and we didn’t attend a church that often until I was in High School. By then, I had already been through multiple math and science classes, and had learned some logic. In high school, were more science a

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. Our first story this week comes from an ex-7th Day Adventist, Summer: I was born into a very conservative religious household of biblical literalists (7th day Adventists). Ever since young I was taught the bible, but instead of a loving God, I saw the unspeakable horrors that happened to people

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. You can follow me on the following to be updated when new stories are posted: Our first story this week is from an ex-Christian named Kirsten: My story is not terribly interesting. I was born into a nominally Christian family. My parents never took me to church, but I had to go occasionally wit

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. This week, our first story is gut-wrenching and it’s from Angela: I was raised Catholic, and attended a Catholic elementary school. Because it was perceived to be a better-quality education, many non-Catholics also attended. One of those was my Protestant friend, Andrea. When we were both 7 yea

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. Our first story this week is a short one from Hope: I grew up in a very religious household. Ever since I could remember, I was always told that I should forever love and believe in god. At around 12 years old I started to doubt god’s existence. I would waver between a nonbeliever to a believer

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here. Sorry I missed last week, it was the day of my brother’s wedding in Mexico. This week’s first story comes from an atheist mother of two kids, one believer and one not. Her name is Carla: I live in rural East Texas, where there is a church about every 4 blocks. I was raised in a Christian home