Your posts just keep getting lamer by the moment! Who in the hell is stopping you from worshipping your style of religion !
The ignorance of that statement is mind boggling! You who have forced your way to every doorstep on this continent that doesnt have a locked gate and guard dogs, you who condemn those who do not do as you say ! This hypocrasy and harrassmnet of yours is as much humorous as it is rediculous! Go away and tend your sheep!

1. Because believing the way I do has served me well and I have prospered and enriched the lives of others.
2. I am atheist because it has made every aspect of my life better than before, when I lied about it and said I did believe when I knew I didn't. But that's what I call wisdom, not having to care what others think of you because you have lived long enough to know that caring what others think doesn't get you anything in life.
3. A testimony: that's one of those religious words you'll have to explain before I answer. Maybe in your lingo I didn't gain testimony at all and also maybe under my lingo it has no significance whatsoever. Define "gain testimony" for me first.
4. Nothing has happened whatsoever that has caused me to disbelieve in god. I never did believe in god. I don't remember a time when I did. I know that I never have. I have been an atheist ever since I can remember. I had a wonderful childhood and I still enjoy a very nice life without hardships. I'm not fortunate for this, it just is--I have no reason to feel guilty about it, no one blessed me or anything. I guess when I experience tragedy I'll be one of those people who cry out to god--but probably not since there isn't one. I prefer to take full responsibility for my actions now and to be held completely accountable for them, knowing that nothing is coming to save me and that there is no forgiveness for evil. When I go to heaven I'll come back and say hello to you and tell you how right you were. I do alot of good and never do harm. I also never lie, cheat or steal. God isn't going to say, well, you were a great person but since you didn't believe, sorry, it's flames for you missy....so really, there's no reason to believe. But there's an awful good reason for all these religious people to start acting a little better, cause I've got a feeling that god is going to tell them that even though they did believe, they didn't lead very good lives....

Unfortunately it's just like a Christian to be in an Atheist support forum trying to force their beliefs on all the UNCLEAN! ha ha. really, how much of your own christian history have you studied?

Have you read about the Catholic beginnings of your religion? Have you read about the murder, mutilations and torture in the name of christianity? Have you ever read about the catholics in the 15th century, the little ways they edited the bible to make man responsible to the church rather than to himself for his actions. How else could they talk a group of gentle, peaceful, uneducated people into rushing into war - sacrificing their lives and killing others unless they were convinced they might burn in a sea of neverending flame for disobedience. What about the tithe? Do you really think Jesus asked that of anyone? No, the catholics did because they also needed to fund a holy war.

Have you ever read about the years between Jesus' childhood and his adult years when he re-enters the bible story, how he studied with tibetan buddhists to attain a state of spiritual enlightenment that only few possess. Have you ever read about others who have concentrated their will and power to obtain control over matter and physical state of being - who have reached such a high plane of spiritual enlightenment that they know themselves completely and are in touch with the divinity within. I have no doubt they could also walk on water.

I'm not trying, by the way, to convince you that my way is the right way. I don't care what you choose to believe. I am only raising some questions for thought, remember though, curiosity killed the christian.