Just wanted to say "thanks"!

[funflower]

Good evening, fellow Dwellers in the Land of Rationality -

I haven't visited for a long time, (I think I was last active during Bush 2.0,when I thought HE was the most awful POTUS imaginable!) but, given the the perpetual firehose of nonsense we are all experiencing at the moment, I am feeling especially grateful to all of the people who helped me find my way out of religion and consequently avoid infecting my beautiful, now young-adult, children, one of the things I am proudest of in my life. Deconversion is TOUGH, and there were many online resources that were helpful, but this forum was the place I went to ask questions.

I see some familiar screen names here, and I wanted you (and all of you) to know you make a difference.

[blm]

1. 💐

[Nigrum Cattus]

2. Nice to hear

It's the white christian nationalists that are the cause of that "fire hose"

[Karadeniz]

3. Organized religions are full of false doctrines. However, i have experienced the

reality of the soul, karma and reincarnation. They all depend upon helping others, be it people, animals, the earth, wherever we can help bring about the Good. Parents can instill a desire to do good in so many ways. Videos of animal rescue comes to mind, but there are all sorts of ways to cultivate a desire to participate in doing good in our children. Religion isn't mandatory.

[pandr32]

4. Welcome back!

Thank you for the encouragement, too.