Deconversion

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Deconversion

What God Actually Said (Or Didn't) To My Readers

As I wrote the other day: What I want to know, from my ex-religious readers, is about your relationsip with God. Not what was happening in reality, but what was happening in your head, in your own created reality? How did you feel that God actually interacted with you? What

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What Did God Actually Say To You?

What I want to know, from my ex-religious readers, is about your relationsip with God. Not what was happening in reality, but what was happening in your head, in your own created reality? How did you feel that God actually interacted with you? What sort of things did God say,

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Dr Caleb Lack, Director of Secular Therapy Project, Interviewed

Caleb Lack is a good friend of mine. I have edited and published a number of his books on psychology. He has taken on a new role recently within the secular world, involving his sphere of expertise. Read this fascinating interview to find out more. 1)      First of all, can

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Real Deconversion Story #12 - Laura Goans

Here is another account in my series of real-life deconversion stories. They are often painful, psychological affairs, as you can see from the various accounts. Laura Goans posted a comment on a previous post about deconversions and she kindly agreed to provide her own account. Please check out my book

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A Call for Deconversion Accounts

I have been running a series of deconversion accounts which have so far been fascinating. A real varied mix of stories touching on many aspects of life and leaving faith. In fact, it motivated me to compile a collection, edited with Tristan Vick, on this very topic. The book, Beyond

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Real Deconversion Story #11 - Dan Yowell

Here is another account in my series of real-life deconversion stories. They are often painful, psychological affairs, as you can see from the various accounts. Dan Yowell was put on to me by contributor Cody Rudisill who has posted the occasional article. I thank MLC for his contribution. Please ch

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Ex-Muslim movement growing in Middle East?

This fascinating Dutch article (to which I do not have a link, unfortunately) was translated by a facebook friend Leon Korteweg: My translation (aided by Google Translate) of an article that appeared in the Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant. Reading and translating this article made me somewhat emoti

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On Muslims Losing their Religion

Apologies as I have been away for a break on the nearby Isle of Wight with my family. I'm back, and was reading an article from The Guardian online which I thought was well worth linking to here. This excerpt is the first half, though I advise reading

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Real Deconvserion Story #10 - ML Candelario

Here is another account in my series of real-life deconversion stories. They are often painful, psychological affairs, as you can see from the various accounts. ML Candelario was put on to me by contributor Cody Rudisill who has posted the occasional article. I thank MLC for his contribution. Please check

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Another great review for Beyond An Absence Of Faith

Here is another great review for the anthology of deconversion accounts that myself and Tristan Vick compiled and edited. The accounts cover different religions and there is a fair gender split of accounts. It's a great book and we are well pleased with the results. Here is a review from Amazon in t

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Real Deconversion Story #9 - Void

Here is another account in my series of real-life deconversion stories. They are often painful, psychological affairs, as you can see from the various accounts. Void is a frequent poster here, and it is great to get posters involved with the blog as a whole. I thank him for his contribution. The pre

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Real Conversion Story #8 - Kaveh Mousavi

Kaveh Mousavi is a blogger over at Freethought Blogs (FTB) who very kindly reviewed my Beyond An Absence of Faith book on his One the Margin of Error blog. He is an atheist living in Iran; I have a lot of respect for such courageous people. Here is his account: I already have written a very l

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RDFRS reviews Beyond An Absence of Faith

The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science has reviewed my latest book, an anthology of deconversion accounts called Beyond an Absence of Faith.  Check it out! This is a fine addition to a shelf of atheist books. It would be of greatest benefit, though, to believers in the first

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On the Margin of Error's excellent review

Kaveh over at On the Margin of Error on Freethought Blogs has read Beyond an Absence of Faith and has given a great review. Here is an excerpt. Check it the full review over at FTB: Beyond an Absence of Faith is an anthology of 16 accounts of atheists talking about their deconversion and struggle w

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Beyond an Absence of Faith - a cracking read!

The new book that I have co-edited with Tristan Vick called Beyond an Absence of Faith: Stories About the Loss of Faith and the Discovery of Self has been really favourably reviewed by those who have read it, and hopefully some of those reviews will filter trough the internet.

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Beyond An Absence of Faith: Stories About the Loss of Faith and the Discovery of Self

Finally, it is here. Well, I am awaiting a proof copy. But the zeroes and ones are winging themselves about over at Kobo, Nook, Kindle and iTunes such that the anthology of deconversion accounts named Beyond An Absence of Faith: Stories About the Loss of Faith And the Discovery of Self will be avail

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I can't get an Ex-Muslim contributor for the life of me!

I am co-editing a book of deconversion accounts, recounting personal experiences of leaving religion. We have a good number of excellent ex-Christian contributions, but I can't seem to find anyone willing to commit to a chapter/account from an ex-Muslim perspective. Here are some details for the book:

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Real Deconversion Story #7 - Phil Stilwell

Here is another account in my series of real-life deconversion stories. They are often painful, psychological affairs, as you can see from the various accounts. Phil Stilwell, someone whom I came across on facebook (The Unbelievable page). It is a few years old now, but well worth the read. Happy re

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Beyond an Absence of Faith

Tristan Vick (Advocatus Atheist) and myself are editing a book of deconversion anthologies entitled Beyond an Absence of Faith. It has been, unfortunately, on the backburner for a whole since our workloads have been phenomenal. There are a potential couple of exciting additions to the anthologies of

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Interview with Advocatus Atheist, Tristan Vick, on ignosticism and other things

Tristan Vick is a blogger and author who I have various dealings with online, not least of which is a co-edited book in the final stages of editing which we will release called Beyond An Absence Of Faith, an anthology of deconversion accounts which has been really fascinating to put together. Trista

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Real Deconversion Story #6 - Brian

Here is another account in my series of real-life deconversion stories. They are often painful, psychological affairs, as you can see from the various accounts. Brian "The Apostate" has what looks like a new blog - A Pasta Sea - check it out! Please check it out. Happy

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A Tippling Philosopher interviews Counter Apologist

Counter Apologist is a new blogger on the block with a lot of sensible stuff to say. I interviewed him recently and the video is now on You Tube for all to see, embedded here. We talked about his deconversion, heaven, hell and some other stuff. Hope you enjoy it. Please check out his blog, he has a

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Rwandan Genocide - a movement to atheism

The excellent Russell Blackford, over at The Hellfire Club, here at SIN, has recently linked a fascinating account of post-genocide analysis. This quote is representative of the article: "I renounced Christianity to become atheist when, after the Genocide, I learned about what happened to them," says Jacques Musoni,

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Real Deconversion Story #5 - Counter Apologist

Here is another account in my series of real-life deconversion stories. They are often painful, psychological affairs. Counter Apologist has an excellent blog, with some superb posts. Please check it out. Happy reading. The previous accounts can be found here:

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Real Deconversion Story #4 - Mike D.

Here is another account in my series of real-life deconversion stories. They are often painful, psychological affairs. Mike's account is centred around his involvement with Youth Group. Happy reading. The previous accounts can be found here: