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b'This week\\u2019s guest is Doug. Doug became interested in church when he was in junior high, and when Doug is in, he\\u2019s all in. He was a believer throughout high school, college and into the military. But then books and magazines happened. Doug began reading more \\u201cskeptical literature,\\u201d and the questions began. Doug\\u2019s faith unraveled while he was \\u201can atheist in a foxhole,\\u201d but faith in the supernatural was unnecessary. He needed his own strength, and the strength of the people around him. He has since been an atheist pastor, finding the human connection he and his wife needed, without changing their beliefs or forsaking their values. As Brene Brown says, \\u201cWe are hardwired to connect with others,\\u201d and Christianity has no longer cornered the marked on community and belonging. Links Unitarian Universalist Church of Tullahoma
https://tullahomauu.org/index.html Doug\\u2019s Short story \\u201cThe Faith I Left Behind\\u201d is in the book, The Sandbox: Dispatches from Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
https://amzn.to/3RYrHaZ Interact For quotes, recommendations and more see the full episode show notes
https://gracefulatheist.com/2022/09/11/doug-traversa-atheist-minister/ Join the Deconversion Anonymous Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversionSecular Grace
https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/Deconversion
https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/Deconstruction
https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/#deconstruction/ Attribution "Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beats
https://makaihbeats.net/'