Why Deism?

Below are links to pages written by Deists explaining why they became a Deist. Honesty and God-given reason shines through in each of them! Thank you to all of you who have contributed to this section! If you're a Deist and would like to add your input to our "Why Deism?" section of deism.com as to why you became a Deist, please write an article of any length about your journey to Deism and what Deism means to you and email it to me at deism@deism.com with "Why Deism?" in the subject field. Thank you!

Deist: It Describes Me

Innate Deism

From Islam to Deism

For the first time, my intellect and my spirituality are not at war with each other

Deism Makes Sense to Me

I Was Born a Deist

The Day I Realized I Was a Deist

From Islam to Deism

From Roman Catholic, to Evangelical, to Church of Christ, to Deism

From Embracing Many Religions to the Relief of Finding Deism

From Unchurched to Roman Catholic to None to Deism

Honestly and Objectively Applying Reason to Christianity and to Other "Revealed" Religions Brought Me to Deism

From Catholic to Deist (plus musings about God)

Nominal Christian Upbringing to Serious Christian to Dissatisfaction with Christianity to Deism (Long Read)

How I Became a Deist - From Baptist to Deism (and experiencing God "out of the religious box")

How I Became a Deist - From Unchurched to Various Christian Sects to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From a Non-Denominational Christian Living in Fear Due to His Sexuality to a Deist Living Free of Fear

How I Became a Deist -From a Muslim in Iran to a Deist

How I Became a Deist - Who am I? My Journey to Deism

How I Became a Deist - A Gen-X Christian Evolves Into a Deist

How I Became a Deist - I Was Born a Deist and Didn't Know It

How I Became a Deist - From Paganism to Christianity to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Christianity to Agnosticism to Deism Back to Christianity and Finally Back to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From being a Muslim to Becoming a Deist

How I Became a Deist - From a Non-denominational Christian, to a Methodist to a Deist

How I Became a Deist - Learned about Deism in High School and Deism Has Protected Him From "Revealed" Religions Ever Since

How I Became a Deist - From Lutheran to Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Lutheran to Seventh Day Adventist to Christian fundamentalist to Deist

How I Became a Deist - From "None" to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Christian to Agnostic to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Sunni Islam to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Christianity in Northern Ireland to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Judaism to Militant Atheism to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Being a Christian to Being a Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Islam to Deism

How I Became a Deist - Awakening From the Bible Delusion

How I Became a Deist - From Christian Clergyman to Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Protestant Christian to Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Christianity Through New Age Movement and Nervous Breakdowns to Being a Deist

How I Became a Deist - From devout Bible believing Christian to being a Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Sunday School and Bible Camp, to Atheism to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Hebrew Roots Christianity (Karaite) to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Southern Baptist to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Episcopalian to Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Christian to Deist - a Soldier's Story

How I Became a Deist - From Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints to Missionary Baptist to Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Being a "None" to Becoming a Deist (Life Is Good)

How I Became a Deist - From Pentecostal Christianity Through Profound Pain to Deism

How I Became a Deist - A former Christian and a Victim of Religious Violence via al-Qaeda Becomes a Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Christianity and being a "None" to being a Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Methodist to Deist

How I Became a Deist - From "Born Again Christian", to Baptist minister, to Atheist, to Deist in 65 Years

How I Became a Deist - The Road of Curiosity Brought Her to Deism

How I Became a Deist - A Generic Christian Freed From Cerebral Slavery by Deism!

How I Became a Deist - Leap FROM Faith!

How I Became a Deist - A 15-year-od Evolves From Catholicism to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Pretending to be a Christian to Being a Real Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Islam to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Communist Inspired Atheism to Deism

How I Became a Deist - A Searcher Connects With Deism

How I Became a Deist - I Found Freedom in Deism From Thinking I Was Going to Hell

How I Became a Deist - Deism is Free of Fear and Guilt

How I Became a Deist - Deism is Scientifically Friendly

How I Became a Deist - At 82 Brought to Deism via The Age of Reason

How I Became a Deist - My Path to Enlightenment

How I Became a Deist - Finally, a name for what I am - a Deist!

How I Became a Deist - A light switched on in my brain! (Deism helps a victim of child abuse)

How I Became a Deist - No revelation required!

How I Became a Deist - From Islam to Deism (My brain is God's Messenger to me)

How I Became a Deist - God-given Reason Guided Her to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From End Timer to Deist

How I Became a Deist - Through the Gauntlet to Deism

How I Became a Deist - Awe of Nature Brought Me to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Lutheran, to Catholic, to Atheist to Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Unitarian to Deist

How I Became a Deist - I am Not Alone

How I Became a Deist - From Christian to Atheist to Deist

How I Became a Deist - The Bible Just Didn't Add Up

How I Became a Deist - From Mennonite to Deist

How I Became a Deist - From the Church of God to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Catholic to Deist

How I Became a Deist - Belief in God hit me like a ton of bricks!

How I Became a Deist - I knew I was a Deist

How I Became a Deist - Deists need to come out of the closet

How I Became a Deist - Reason wins out over religion

How I Became a Deist - From Having an Atheist Father and a Christian Mother to Becoming a Deist

How I Became a Deist - Deism and liberation, intelligence and joy!

How I Became a Deist - I have always thought that "God Is" and that is enough

How I Became a Deist - Atheism didn't suit me

How I Became a Deist - From an Eastern Orthodox Christian Priest to a Deist

How I Became a Deist - You sound like a Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Christian to Agnostic to being an Ardent Deist

How I Became a Deist - The age of reason has come to this former Baptist and searcher

How I Became a Deist - From Various Christian Denomination to Deism

How I Became a Deist - A Deist All of His Life Without Knowing It

How I Became a Deist - The one belief system that actually makes sense

How I Became a Deist - From Agnostic to Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Seventh Day Adventists, to Baptist, to Deism

How I Became a Deist - From Christian to Deist

How I Became a Deist - From Baptist to Accepting the Existence of Nature's God as a Deist