Bruce’s History With Christian Atheism
November 3rd, 2009 | 
Author: A brief introduction to Bruce:
I grew up in a Presbyterian family and my parents educated my 3 brothers and 2 sisters with a strict moral code based on the Bible and the Christian belief. I’ll be honest in saying that my parents weren’t very deep about their religion. We were told to believe first, do not ask questions later. These, among other moral philosophies were taught not only by my parents, but also by other members in our community and congregation. My parents are very loving people and I owe the world to them for being raised with a proper set of values which I try every day to pass on to my family.
My conversion to Christian atheism was, looking back, a long time coming. Despite my fundamental upbringing, I realized from an early age that I was repeatedly questioning the contradictions of my faith. When I moved to California (where I met Megan), this doubt ballooned to a larger dispute of the tenets of religion and a higher power. I started reading atheist books and joining discussions on atheist forums. The whole atheism vs Christianity debate I found enthralling. When I started dating Megan I found a person who had a very similar mind.
Both of us, however, had a religious background and felt that this certainly had given us a moral baggage we would like to continue carrying and pass on to our children. I believe that the Bible and the teachings of Jesus, not as the son of God, but as a philosopher are valuable instructions for a happy and fulfilling life. I think much of Christian philosophy stems not from a single religious belief system, but from more intrinsic humanistic needs. Christian atheism has given us a way to still learn and follow that of the Christian faith which is good and to what I believe Jesus intended on teaching.
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I think that you have had a beautiful, enlightened life, Bruce. I wish that I could be like you in so many ways. Do you want to meet me-I could come to where you live..
Thank you, Jay. I hope this site will be an inspiration to you. Perhaps we’ll bump into each other some day.
I made a commitment to myself that I would not lie to my kids about anything. So, I have raised my kids to not believe in Santa… I didn’t see the need in it or the fun. The funny thing is that the world teaches to believe in Santa and as time went on I found my kids questioning whether I was telling them the truth. Now, I was being truthful with my kids. But it got so serious with one of them that they chose to believe in Santa anyway. I am telling them the truth but the news, the mall, there friends, school, everyone says otherwise. What is my point? The world has a HUGE influence and it is not honest. This same influence says there is no God. And you have been convinced.
You say Jesus was moral? If He was not the Son of God then he was anything but moral.
Also, how do tge miracles He performed fit into His moral teachings? How about the statement that He made, “those who believe in me will do the same miracles that I do and greater because I go to my Father.”
I am a missionary and travel around the world teaching about Jesus. I have seen blatant
miracles, documented miracles. Done both when I prayed and others. People understand miracles. How does this teaching of Jesus stack up morally?
Jesus is alive. If this is hard for you to believe, perhaps you have chosen the wrong thing to influence you. How many Christian books have you read? Read one by John G Lake or Smith Wigglesworth.
So is it okay to believe something different from folks like Russell? How many different denominations of Christianity are there and why do so many exist? Miracles are like horoscopes or UFOs…for those who believe in them, they are real.