Jessica Ahlquist – Activist for Separation of Church & State
Name: Jessica Ahlquist Born: 1995 Location: Cranston, Rhode Island Organization Affiliation: Secular Student Alliance and American Atheists Label: Atheist, Humanist Jessica Ahlquist decided to take on her high school in Cranston, RI over a prayer banner in her school. It was a religious prayer that everyone had to view anytime they were in the gym. It had been a gift from a former class a very long time ago. To find out more click...
Read MoreTeresa MacBain – Public Relations Director, American Atheists
Name: Teresa MacBain Born: 1967 Location: Cranford, New Jersey Organization Affiliation: American Atheists (AA), The Clergy Project- Executive Director, Humanists of Florida Label: Atheist, Humanist Former Religious Affiliation: Methodist Teresa MacBain is a former Methodist Pastor from Tallahassee, FL. In March of 2012 at the American Atheist Convention she came out as an atheist. She was met with a lot of backlash, death threats, and hateful comments. But her husband and son kept their heads up and moved to New Jersey for her new job as the Public Relations Director at American...
Read MoreKevin R. “Vin” Rohm
NAME: Kevin R. “Vin” Rohm BORN: 1955 LOCATION: Milton, WA ORGANIZATION AFFILIATION: MAAF, AA. LABEL: Atheist FORMER AFFILIATION: Missouri Mormon (RLDS) MY STORY: Mom was a very religious woman. She told my siblings and me that she would rather we were dead than to leave the church. I was such a disappointment to the poor woman. My doubts began when I was in my teens. I guess it began with judgment of homosexuals. I knew my uncle was gay and I just couldn’t see how that made him an abomination. He was pretty cool; just four years older than me. It just...
Read MoreErica Sims
Name: Erica Sims Born: 1974 Location: Born in Niagara Falls, NY Organization affiliation: American Atheists Label: Atheist, Secularist Former Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian My Story: I grew up in a great family – my mom, dad, younger brother and me. My parents took us to church and Sunday school every week but religion wasn’t a big deal in our house, we went to church and believed in god and the bible but didn’t think much about it except for on Sundays. My parents weren’t preachy; no one in my immediate or extended family was. I never doubted the existence of a god until...
Read MoreEmily Dietle
Name: Dietle, Emily Blog: http://emilyhasbooks.com Location: Houston, TX Organization affiliation: Member of: Freedom From Religion Foundation, American Atheists, Houston Atheists, Center For Inquiry, Secular Student Alliance, Americans United Label: Atheist, Secular Humanist Former Religious Affiliation: Protestant Christian (Presbyterian) Seven Year Twitch There was a point in my life that one could label me a Christian; that ended when I was around fifteen. I was always the questioning type, and after enough years of my inquiries being stifled, I swallowed the religion of...
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