How I Became a Deist
by Bob Ritchason
I was a Deist without knowing
it. I thought I must be at least agnostic or atheist.
At the age of 69 I had been a Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Church
of God, Baptist, and probably many others I don't remember.
Attending an Episcopal church, I had a conversation with the priest. He
told me that based on my beliefs I was a Deist. A quick trip to the
internet using the services of Google confirmed what he told me.
At last I found what makes sense. I think man has a need to believe
there is a creator. My objection to organized religion has been that it
is so obvious that people like to make up their kind of deity and then
they KNOW or BELIEVE every aspect of what someone else has claimed. I
find it astounding that people actually buy this stuff without question.
I find it so arrogant!
An earth that is 2 billion years old and only in the last several
thousand years have humans evolved, yet some believe beyond doubt that
the earth is 6000 years old. And they regard any other religion as a
superstition without realizing that all organized religions are based on
superstition.
I still don't know if there is an afterlife. I am influenced by stories
of near death experiences and yes, ghosts. I hope there is something
after life and like many, I find the complications of the universe so
complex as to doubt that it all just happened, so here I am, a Deist!
The survey shows a giant step forward for Deism in the fact that it actually uses the word "Deist" and for the very significant raw numbers it shows as representing the number of people who are Deists. In reality, the number of Deists is actually higher than the survey shows because the survey uses an outdated definition of Deist. For a more accurate definition please see our Deism Defined page.
Click here to read the actual survey. (It's in PDF)
The article makes clear the judge based his decision, not on the rule of law, but on the prevailing superstitions in Gwinnett County, Georgia! The fact that in 2009 people still really believe in devils and demons demonstrates clearly the NEED FOR DEISM AND GOD-GIVEN REASON!
Obama supporters forget that when all is said and done, Obama is just another politician. This article shows he's proving that he is nothing but a politician by doing more than any other president to mix religion and government, especially through giving tax-dollars to religious organizations.
