Jana Harmon tells the story of a man who discovered hope in the place he least thought he would find it

Raised in a nominally religious home and culture, Greg was apathetic about the question of God. Religion was irrelevant in his surrounding culture and to his own life. He recalled: “I don’t remember thinking about it a lot. It was something that never crossed my mind as a youth and in my early teens. I never really gave it a lot of attention. I didn’t really care.”

While at university, Greg became more interested in the question of God. Browsing on the internet, he found atheist Dan Barker, a member of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, began reading his debate transcripts and found his views resonating with his own beliefs. A thinker, Greg was “thrilled to have discovered someone who was intellectual and angry against God” and to have found his new “intellectual home”.

A militant atheist, he argued with Christians and mocked their beliefs… (Register to read the rest of the article)