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[...] So my 7 year old daughter admitted that she knows the Easter Bunny is truly just myself and my husband today. She has probably known for a while, and I’m [...]

[...] was privy to the Santa myth, but I kept the secret close because I knew my friends, like my younger siblings, might still be enjoying their Christmas gifts in ignorant bliss of where they came from. I [...]

[...] I know are adamantly opposed to allowing their children to believe in fictional beings like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, comparing it to the myth of faith in a deity. If they aren’t going [...]

[...] , just like make believe helps children cope with the harshness of reality, religion is a coping mechanism for many adults. In fact, I see it manifest just that way in many people who aren’t [...]

[...] peace from pretending that the moon would listen to me were real. Perhaps it was merely a defense mechanism I developed to escape pain and discomfort, but either way, I felt better after my talks with [...]

[...] have developed over expressing disbelief in a being or beings that have just about as much evidence Santa Claus has for being part of reality. In some religions and locations in the world, people have [...]

[...] for small events and open mics. Tomorrow I’m excited to play at the Fellowship of Freethought Dallas for their monthly gathering! [...]

[...] we were struggling to pay bills just sickens me. Sure, some of that money is spent for legitimate charitable causes, but a good majority goes to perpetuating the religion itself. Of all the time and [...]

[...] . I’ve had to find other sources of peace and hope in hard times since leaving my former Mormon faith, and for me and many other atheists, I find that in science. The issue is that religion is [...]

[...] . Men who are called as bishops and stake presidents, and women who are called as relief society presidents often spend as much if not more time than a regular job in their positions in the [...]