My parents did not appear to be religious, even though I and my brother had been baptised into the Church of England as infants. They never attended a church and I had the impression that my father at least was an atheist. However my brother and I were sent to attend a primary school run ..read more

This piece first appeared under the title ‘Why I am an Atheist’ in American Atheist Magazine, and is reproduced with permission. It’s one of the few childhood memories I have that isn’t about Star Wars or Spider-Man.  I’m seven, and my mother is bringing me a large hardback book called Bible Stories for Children.  It ..read more

When I was growing up in a religious Polish family I found myself really close to the church. I spend years helping with all all the ceremonies, and watching people who were attending them. I could not speak against the religion as this would have been unacceptable, but what I could do was simply observe ..read more

Where do I start narrating my God apathy? My teenage years, or from way back to my childhood? My childhood it is! I was raised in a family of Grail Message adherents. It’s very unlikely you’ve heard of them as the Grail Message is not a popular religious movement. The Grail Message was written by ..read more

[An earlier version of this article appeared on the website No Longer Quivering] SIX years ago I sent a letter to the husband-and-wife authors of a well-known Christian parenting guide. Criticized for its emphasis on corporal punishment and for being circumstantially linked to at least two child-abuse deaths, their book has nevertheless attracted a faithful ..read more

It is impossible to escape the apathy of British people towards religion. Having lived in the UK for over a decade now it no longer surprises me when I walk into a pub or a restaurant and discover that it used to be a church. Most of the British people I know have never worshipped ..read more

I had the misfortune of going to a Church of England first school. Christianity was gently imposed on me and my classmates for four years, but the end result was anything but religious conformity. It is heartening to know that these institutions sometimes trigger in people exactly the opposite of what they wish to, or ..read more

This is the story of my not so spiritual journey. Let us begin with my upbringing. I was raised in what can be described as an agnostic theist environment. For those unfamiliar with the term, it’s when you believe in a god (or gods), but don’t feel you can know for sure whether it, or ..read more

Делал небольшую подвеску, только с третьего раза получилось приемлемо, ну, для меня) ..read more