Kinda Bummed... My First Christmas As An Atheist

Last week was my first Christmas after becoming an atheist. I'm feeling a bit bummed now that the story of Jesus's birth is just a fairy tale to me now. I still put up the nativity scene this year, because my mom would be coming  over to our house, and it was a gift from her. I didn't want to have any red flags that I had since become an atheist.

For the past 30 years, there was nothing I wanted more than a deeper connection with God. I wanted nothing more than to be good so I could spend eternity in heaven.

I never wanted to be an atheist. Ever. I thought my husband and his family were hypocritical assholes for celebrating Christmas, but never Christ. They never went to church. My husband, in fact, is an atheist by default.

I actually stumbled upon atheism after doing some work trying to figure out how the bible started, and what my religion looked like before the Bible was created. I was trying to deeper my connection with God & religion.

Anyone else ever feel this way around Christmas? And advice?

Religious Vs. Non-Religious Prison Population

One of the reasons I started this blog was to be able to post things about my thoughts on religion without fear. I'm very much in the closet about my atheism, and often bite my tongue when things of a religious matter are discussed.

So, in light of seeing this all over my Facebook news feed... 

 

 I felt compelled to share this...

Extreme Christian... Doing Christmas Right

This just blew my mind. I think this extreme Christian is on the verge of becoming a true non-believer. Keep thinking girl... keep thinking!

Explain The Size of Our Galaxy & Universe To A Child

I just read this in the book Raising Freethinkers, and just had to share it.

The size of our universe is an incredibly hard things for most adults to understand... so how can you easily explain it to your child?

Next time you're in the sandbox, pick up a single grain of sand. Explain to your child that that piece of sand is the Sun, and the rest of the sand is how many other stars - like our sun, are in the Milky Way.

Now, just run your fingers through all of those stars in our own galaxy.

Then, take it a step further. Now, pretend that the whole Milky Way galaxy is one grain of sand. The rest of the sandbox represent how many galaxies are in the universe.

Now, run your fingers through all of those galaxies in our universe.

To be more accurate, the sandbox should be a 20-foot circle, and the sand should be 1 foot deep. Either way, this fun little explination of the solar system & universe is sure to be a hit!

Well, They Didn't Explain It Like This In School!

Welcome To Atheist Mommy

Welcome to Atheist Mommy. I created this blog so I would have a free place to express my thoughts and feeling about being an atheist mommy.