Why I am now a Christian | Atheism can't equip us for civilisational war | BY AYAAN HIRSI ALI

For those of us who have had the "educational" type of conversion, I would love to recommend a book, "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis. It's not a very long book, but it is complex to read and digest. He speaks in metaphors and has such a beautiful way with the English language that I found it quite captivating... and convincing.

Life without God was a constant struggle; I was full of fear, depressed, without hope. A mere existence.

Now I have peace, contentment, joy. My needs are met, and heart's desires too.

Thank God for His great mercy and love. Thank you Lord Jesus for all the benefits you won for me on the cross. I will ever be grateful that you brought me out of darkness into your glorious light.

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To me, this article is like a person arriving hours late for a party that already ended, and then spending hours writing social media posts about her being there.

Everybody has their own path and motivation to express an opinion.

If this is her path, then that is what it is.

Personally, I see no point in postulating a super-natural entity outside of myself, as to me, it denies the source we are all coming from, and existing in. All material is of the same cloth: light. It is also expressed in words like: enthusiasm, theater, etc.

This to me is the essence of Genesis, with its versions of the creation story.

Of course, some will argue that because of creation, it requires an intelligence having done so. I do not dispute that. The nature of it is what I regard. We exist within that framework, were spawned from that framework. God is a bit like being. Both are quite difficult to inquire into, except for personal perception.

I have said: if you want to find the divine, the now is the place to look. And, given the tetragrammaton, I would say: indeed, true. How else would the words Moses was allegedly commanded to say: "I am" has sent me to you, be of any significance to the very religious ruler called: Pharaoh? When we can comprehend what these men really believed, then this command makes actual sense.

Whatever one might conclude as to what and especially who god is, depends on the quality of the deeper connection one perceives within one self. And the stories we have been inheriting, confront us all with the idea that a personal perception is at the root of it all. So, why study without relent the stories and experiences of others, while yours are simply around the corner?

As to the term: a-theism is a direct opposite of theism, and relates to the mono-theistic worldview that has covered the latter 2000 years within Christian churches, aided by enlightenment and rationality.

It is interesting to contemplate the story and behavior of a man called Akhnaten. Both his monotheistic views but especially his behavior and actions that were fueled by it, have left us with a clear view that perceiving the source and the connection of all things to that source, leads to virtuous behavior.

Of course, one can go off the deep end on both sides. Richard Dawkins is one such proponent of the materialistic kind. And on the other side, there are those who go through fire and hell for their views on the theistic side, whatever version of theism they may hold. Or as one stand-up comedian Herman Finkers so eloquently put to music in dutch, but here's the English translation:

But an enemy is always loyal, an enemy is so attached to that life of yours
That he likes to give his if he can have yours

He turns to dynamite, he doesn't care about his own He blows himself up without remorse, it's for you, of course.

At best, what her story shows, is that people can change their mind, based on their perception. This is well, and I do hope, this will help her lead a life that allows her to fulfill her destiny completely.