"Fear and shame arrest us from empathy, from curiosity, and from the pursuits of liberty and love that give our lives meaning... Freedom of thought ultimately means freedom from fear and shame." —
@AliceFood
@FFRF
Know this will offend people. Sharing anyway because I think coming out as a nonbeliever is incredibly brave, especially when you are persecuted - and literally killed.
#AwesomeWithoutAllah
#DaretoDoubt
Just wanted to share my support of the
#AwesomeWithoutAllah
campaign. 🙌🏽
"The first step to gain acceptance is coming out openly, without shame or fear." ~
@MoTheAtheist
"We want closeted ex-Muslims to know they are not alone." ~
@SarahTheHaider
One of my favorite writers,
@AnneLouiseAvery
, is in chemotherapy with a young boy to support. If you enjoy whimsical, woodland stories that tug the heartstrings and offer enchantment in these times, you won't regret becoming a patron! She's most faithful.
It was a peaceable & languid afternoon in Old Fox's cottage. They'd just had tea with Hazel Nut cake & everyone was lounging about in the parlour. What are you reading, Wolf? asked Pine Marten. It's called Little Women, said Wolf. It's most thrilling, but very worrying in parts.
Had such a blast debuting our new characters at
#DnDLive2019
yesterday! Methinks playing a sorceress will be orbs of fun. 😏 Thank you to
@Wizards_DnD
and all my gals in
@GirlsGutsGlory
! Stay tuned for our new GGG podcast next month! 🔮
@tracewoodgrains
@bryan_johnson
Well-written. Thank you for taking the to investigate, publicly change your mind, and share the truth. His ex is a dear friend of mine and it’s been excruciating to see how much of the public simply takes his word—while she can’t legally say a peep. Truly, thank you so much. 🙏🏼❤️
Some attribute my loss of faith to "bad eggs in church." "People are broken, but God is love," "Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater," etc.
But as I said to
@hemantmehta
on the
#FriendlyAtheist
podcast, it was the Bible itself that alienated me.
The delightful tales of
@AnneLouiseAvery
always
#sparkjoy
and wisdom into my feed. I'm now a proud patron and if you have a penchant for whimsy, meaning, and delectables like Welsh cakes with damson jam, you should be too:
My 8th-grade Christian history book used the N-word. It taught me only 10% of Africans can read and write. It said slaves who knew Jesus were freer than free people.
Christian education is fueling systemic racism. Learn how.
#BLM
#ExposeChristianSchools
Mouse's Mother had made her daughter come with her to pick fat ripe blackberries up along the winding sea road & by the old asparagus beds at the gates to the Manor. We will make clafoutis aux mûres & we will have some tisane & you will find your courage again, ma petite puce.
Instagram’s prudish and TikTok is straight-up Puritan, so guess what guys… You’ll be seeing more of my
@Playboy
teasers on here. 🚨 Do unfollow if this type of thing isn’t your cup of tea, I totally get it! 😘
#vintage
#playboybunny
#StopAsianHate
.
Words are failing me and I'm tired. Just stop Asian hate. Stop hate.
This is my Grandma, btw. Wasn't her who got shot, could've been. Could've been yours. Could've been you. We have no control over our ancestry. We can control how we respond to racism.
May I present
@DaretoDoubt
, a resource hub for people detaching from harmful belief systems. If you’ve ever struggled with questioning your beliefs, or you feel shattered by the ramifications of leaving your religion, this site is for you.
#DaretoDoubt
Thanks for the perfect incognito-yet-provocative hat,
@TheFP
!
Folks, if your thoughts like food and your biases like checking, give this media company founded by
@bariweiss
a follow!
"The idea that all people are created equal is not a religious idea; the idea that some people are special or chosen is one that various religious groups have embraced throughout history." ~
@AndrewLSeidel
in
#TheFoundingMyth
Win your FREE COPY here!!
If you could use some holiday cheer, especially of the whimsical woodland sort, I can't recommend enough that you follow writer
@AnneLouiseAvery
, whose beloved Twitter-hero Old Fox is about to tell Advent stories to his housemates Wolf, Babcia, Pine Marten, and friends!
First Day of Advent. Old Fox & Babcia had been up for hours, pausing only for tea at the pale finch-gold of dawn; scrubbing, dusting, polishing until the cottage shone from high attic to cellar. Afterwards, they lit the Advent candle in the parlour, its flame bright in the glass.
🎉 It's here!! My book, "Wayward: A Memoir of Spiritual Warfare & Sexual Purity" is available now wherever books are sold online! (It's currently an Amazon top-seller sitting beside the late-greats Christopher Hitchens and Bertrand Russell! 😝)
#Wayward
If you're traveling during this government shutdown, let's please be extra kind to the TSA workers who already have stressful jobs that often go un-thanked. Thank you to everyone who is working without pay during this 🤯! You are appreciated!!
If I had a penny for every time someone said, “I first saw you on
@SethAndrewsTTA
podcast
@ThinkingAtheist
…” and if Seth took commission from said penny, we’d both be rich. Thanks for all the support, Seth! So fun being on a
#purityculture
panel with you and
@GayleMJordan
!
I
#emptiedthepews
when I could no longer believe in a God who seemed to talk to everyone else about my life but me; who required my all and gave me silence in return; and, most significantly, who could stop suffering but chose not to, for any mysterious reason.
You asked for it and it's finally here! New
@girlsgutsglory
podcast episodes every Monday!
#GGGBroadcast
. Cuz we're a buncha spell-slinging broads. 🖤
#DnD
Don’t drink the Kool-Aid unless it’s holy. ☕️ Morning coffee and science nuggets brought to me by my friend
@holykoolaid
! If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to think more critically, watch his fun videos!
Working on something HUGELY important to me that I'm so excited to share with you all! 😆 Been lost in a creative bubble, but stay tuned for an announcement at the end of the month!
@SarahTheHaider
We have no free will and must operate as though we do.
Also, motherhood looks like one of life's most special journeys and one of the most wretched.
“The explicit threat of violence, and the implicit threat of social stigma come together to frighten and bamboozle Westerners…sensitized by an ideology that expertly re-packages the illiberality of old into an irresistible form.”
~
@SarahTheHaider
As a fellow ex-fundamentalist, I cannot thank
@meganphelps
enough for her podcast “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling.” I’ve been cowardly about my agreement with
@jk_rowling
—and my concern over the backlash she’s received. Megan articulates why.
👉🏼
@poetastrologers
Am I the only
#Aquarian
who did not read this as an invitation to getting breakfast at 9pm, but as an invitation to have intense sex all night and then get breakfast in the morning?
What if landlords temporarily cancelled rent, and banks temporarily cancelled mortgages, for however many months it takes for employment to pick up where it's laying off...? 'Cause there's about to be a lot of homeless ppl. Serious replies wanted, I know this sounds idealistic.
If you
#DnD
fans haven't caught up with
@girlsgutsglory
yet, and if you can't watch our live stream Sundays, did you know you can watch it on YouTube? Catch season 4 now!
Guys, there is no excuse not to be prepared. This
#earthquake
kit is less than $40 on Amazon. Keep it with a sturdy pair of protective shoes on the ready.
"Like 'Chicken Soup for the Ex-Christian's Soul,' each story healed a piece of me as I laughed and cried with catharsis."
So honored to write a blurb for
#EmptythePews
, w stories by
@carmenmmachado
,
@maudnewton
,
@gayrodcon
, and more. Win 2 free copies in
@DaretoDoubt
's giveaway!
For many
#exbelievers
, it hurts when others minimize or reattribute our reasons for leaving faith because our truth makes them uncomfortable. It can be harmful to those in the brave process of grief, healing, and recovery. Just listen and love us. We'll appreciate it.
Happy Gal-entine’s Day from
@MsDiGaeta
and me! We did a special gal-on-gal shoot exclusively for my
@Playboy
profile. Squeeze your girlfriends tight and send ’em some love today! 🐰🐰
#BunnyBesties
Bunny shenanigans:
I am so excited to finally announce the project I’ve been working on. It’s something close to my heart, something born from personal experiences that I hope will help others. I have never felt more purposeful about anything.
If you have a story about
#leavingreligion
, and you've been thinking about sharing it to help others going through the process of rebuilding their lives after faith, please consider submitting it for the next
#EmptythePews
anthology! Fringe-religion backgrounds esp requested.
Hey all,
@laureneoneal
and I are starting work on a follow-up volume to Empty the Pews that will expand the ex-fundamentalist conversation beyond Christianity!
Please share this call for submissions widely!
Inquiries: EmptyThePews2
@gmail
.com
This is just to say that my friend
@MsDiGaeta
is a baking, tie-dying goddess and you should DM her to order your own 3-piece hand-dyed sweatsuit and bralette, AND your own Strawberry Cake! 🍓🎂 Cuz COVID, and you deserve some cheer. (I live in these sweats and the cake was 🤤!)
Ok, I know you feel like if you've seen one, you've them all, but "A Christmas Carol" on FX is like no version of the tale you've seen before! Darker, realer, and done so very well.
#AChristmasCarolFX
I'm not nervous at all about my 6pm PST presentation for
@ComeToCORT
. Technical difficulties? Zoom, teleprompter, and Keynote? 🙃
In all seriousness, I'm stoked to present what I've learned about the
#neurotheology
of mystical experiences! Join me:
Um, I just received an incoming call... from myself. Yes. Apparently I just called me. No, I did not answer. 🙀 Google says it’s likely a robocaller scam? This happen to anyone else? Cuz I’m just over here with unpleasant goosebumps.
Thank you for my miniature,
@wizkidsgames
!! Never been a mini or action figure before, this is awesome! Watch me play w her for the first time TODAY from 12-3pm on for
@girlsgutsglory
’s livestream from
#SDCC18
!
Just had a dream where I said, quite passionately, "You know what I love even more than ice cream? Data. Because with data, you can see patterns, and with patterns, you can predict the future!"
Welcome to my subconscious. 🍦💻