In response to Jenny Beers' question, " Have you, or someone you know gone through an experience that has changed their religious views? This can be that they found religion or strayed away from it. Why do you think they decided to that?"

For me, I never had one experience that changed my religious views but rather a string of events that brought me to a conclusion about my beliefs. As a child, my mother brought me up Protestant. From the age of 2 to 15, I went to church every Sunday, participated in Sunday school, and became indoctrinated into the church. However, by the time I reached high school, I no longer believed in God. For the 13 years I attended Church, I never felt close to God. I was never convinced by the pastor's sermons, the Sunday school teachers' lessons, or even the passages from the Bible. In many ways, I felt isolated from the other church members. I remember thinking to myself that I could possibly be an atheist. Everything I learned in science, history, and even English classes pointed me in that direction. I guess in many respects, I was never a true Christian to begin with. Yet, I do think that if events in my life had gone differently, I may still be a member of the Protestant church.

Q: Why are the number of atheists on the rise. What does this say about the state of the world?