Now for “charlie c”:
If this is directed at me, the author, I will respond in kind. I like writing responses but I don’t want to waste my time on something not directed at me.
Numbered for ease of reading and potential cohesive reply.

1. Who said I don’t believe in God? Does it say so anywhere in this essay or in anything else I have written? Please do not put words in my mouth.

2. I don’t care whether other people believe in God, just when they base beliefs on false truths and build institutions around fallible and subjective concepts. In this article, I imply that “good and evil” is one of those fallible and subjective concepts. I say nothing about belief in God, just belief in a traditional “satan” figure and misconceptions of the nature of ancient deities. Unless you believe “Satan” = God, you are really digging here.

3. I am not “bashing” Muslims because Muslims had nothing to do with this essay. When I write an essay on Muslims, I will methodically explain why I am against their institutional religion. I will not “bash” them as people or “bash” their beliefs. I do not like to do this, and I try to avoid “bashing” altogether as it is counterproductive and childish. If you feel I have “bashed”, please cite what I said and how it is “bashing”. I will then explain my meaning in another way.
Plus, we at the ACP are against all monotheistic religions. This includes Islam. Christianity is generally more immediate in our experience and more of a threat to those in the group, which is why that appears to be our primary focus. I am more “afraid” of direct violence from Christian hands than Muslim.

4. Of course there is a “right and wrong” without “God and Devil”. Do you think that concepts cease to exist just because there aren’t incentives for going either way? Regardless of the instance of a lack of supernatural incentive, the decision of what is “right and wrong” falls in the hands of men.

5. Please do not pray for me and others like me. It would be a waste of energy on your part, and I generally don’t appreciate it as you would hope.

6. You do not know how I feel. I deduce easily this by one fact: You are currently Christian. I will never be Christian again, plain and simple. You can not even begin to imagine the depths of repulsion coursing through my veins. You think you can, most Christians imagine they can, having “doubted” in the past, but the truth is, if any of them had plunged into the same depths I, and others like me, occupy, none of them would be bowing to their “Jesus” anymore. This is beyond “doubt” and “lack of belief”. This is complete and utter rejection to the core of one’s being, and then the breath of freedom that follows. Once you breathe in the scent of clean air, you never return to breathing in fumes.

Jesus is the most famous person that ever lived. The most wrote about, the most sung about, the most celebrated and the most hated. There is a reason for this, he is the Son of God. I hope and pray that you think about your thinking on this. I know how you feel, I once felt the same way. You can doubt all you want but I personally know what God has done for me. I hope he does the same for you.

Do you mind if I submit it to the Carnival of the Godless?