Hannah Capps

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Posted by Brian Wilson on Nov 28, 2011 in Featured | 4 comments

Name: Hannah Capps

Born: August 25, 1994

Location: California, USA

Label: Atheist

Former Religious Affiliation: Evangelical Christian

My Story

I was raised in a home where I was free to choose my own beliefs when I saw fit. Religion was never something I put much thought into until middle school, when that wonderful mix of curiousity and the urge to fit in led me to a local Evangelical church. I went to Sunday Services, youth group/Bible Study, and Bible Camp, and was shamefully obnoxious to my family about it (as they didn’t follow my path to church). After a couple years I began to question a few things, starting with the concept of Hell, and stopped going to the church. However, I still maintained that I believed in God 100%. I searched for faith until a fateful trip to Las Vegas, where I was introduced to Penn & Teller, and in turn, atheism. After some on and offline reading of my own, I came to the conclusion that I didn’t believe in any gods, and that that was more than okay.

I’ve since started a chapter of the Secular Student Alliance at my school, and have found that I am far from alone in my (lack of) beliefs, even in a conservative town. I spoke out, and have never been happier.

4 Comments

11-28-2011

Anthony Flora says:

Thank you for taking the time to see the other side of the argument! Love people like you.

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11-30-2011

Steve Donnelly says:

Bravo! It is inspiring to listen to your story and know that you believe in yourself and made an educated decision rather then follow the sheep! I sense your life will be amazing due to your ability to stand strong and be the leader!

Sincerely,

Steve

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12-10-2011

j says:

Nice post…I was a late comer outer/atheist…Not until after college about 25. Just never gave it any thought really.
Would have made catholic high school a whole lot more interesting.

Cheers.

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6-8-2012

mike ab says:

NICEE POST !! i never new that there are people in LA california & more that are athiest finally i found people who i can realy care about a great POST (:

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