Why Deism? Deists Need to Come Out of the Closet!

 

How I Became a Deist

by Norma

As a very young child, we went to the public library every week and checked out all the fairy tale books (Grimms, etc.).  On Sundays, we went to Sunday School and received our religious education.  At Christmas, we hid under the covers for fear of seeing Santa, because if you saw him you would not receive any gifts.  My point is, of course, that you were supposed to conclude (because you are told to do so) that all this information was fantasy EXCEPT for the stories of the Christian faith... that Jesus was born of a virgin, was the only son of God, walked on water, etc., and that if you believe the story you will live forever in heaven on streets paved with gold.  HOWEVER, should you not believe it, you will perish for eternity in a lake of fire.  (Control through fear (your natural fear of death) and intimidation...believe or burn in hell.) 
 
It makes no more sense to me as an adult than it did when I was a child.  I have the highest of moral standards, honesty, and integrity.  I don't believe I am destined to perish in a hell invented by men who wrote those stories in the Bible.  When I look in the sky at night and see the incredible creation, I think, "How Great Thou Art."  That is my perception of a God.  I feel that we do not have the ability to perceive what God is, but surely there is a higher power. I have never been an atheist, but the revealed religion insults my God-given ability to reason.  I enjoy the writings of Thomas Paine and consider him a great and courageous man.
 
If I tell people that I am Unitarian Universalist (which includes Deists and everyone else for that matter), they look at me like I am from another planet. They have never heard of UU or Deism, of course.  I live in the South, and everyone is Baptist or Catholic, except for an occasional Jew.  Education is long over due. We need to come out of the closet. 
 

 






Latest News of Interest to Deists
Was America created to destroy Islam?
John McCain, who says he agrees with the majority of Americans who erroneously believe the US Constitution established the United States as a Christian nation, is endorsed by a powerful Christian preacher who believes America was founded, in part, to destroy Islam!

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Both Democratic candidates promote the nonsense of the Bible!
Hilary Clinton says, "I think the whole Bible is real." So she believes in the talking donkey (Numbers 22:28), that any nation that will not serve Israel should "be utterly wasted" (Isaiah 60:10-12), among many other ridiculous claims! Based on the blank check both Democratic and Republican politicians give to Israel, it appears they're all strong believers in the Hebrew Bible!

Barack Obama gave a speech in which he used the genocidal maniacs, Moses and Joshua, as great examples to be followed! It's pathetic and dangerous when in this nuclear age politicians still cling to the insanity found in the Bible, Torah and Koran! Here are just two examples to demonstrate that Moses and Joshua were murderous butchers. Deuteronomy 2:34 in which Moses brags about killing "men, women and the little ones", and Joshua 6:21 which says the Hebrews "utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword."  How Obama can think this is good is beyond reason!
At least 50 people were blinded due to religious superstition!
50 people who believed there was an image of the fictional virgin Mary on the sun were blinded due to looking directly at the sun while trying to see the image! Our God-given reason is the only thing that will protect us from such ignorance and superstition - if we decide to use it!


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