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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.