Such a pity that she has "comments closed." I would like to wish her well and express my fondness for her successful cult deprogramming.

It's pretty safe saying that kind of stuff in Salt Lake City these days, it's actually a far more progressive city than many Southern Cities or even cities with a high Hispanic population (fuckin' Catholics).  I can't say that about any other city in Utah though, Mormon fundamentalism is alive and well in them still....

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I tried the Christianity thing for a couple years during middle-high school, due entirely to peer pressure.  Prior to that, I was an atheist due to lack of religious programming by my parents (both Christians, not church-going).  I started trying to believe in Jesus to fit in and avoid bullying.  Then, one day, I sat down and started reading the Bible.  Long before I was finished with it, I was happily atheist once again.  Well, actually I was pretty bitter about the whole thing, but that's a common phase for the born again atheist.  These days I believe in the Mechanical Elves.  Or not.