Blind faith? Faith can move mountains? Faith of our fathers? Author Richard Fast offers a critique on faith worth reading, I think.

“I’m NOT trying to sell Atheism … “God” forbid. I’m selling the concept of searching and finding your faith.”

Check out an excerpt from Richard Fast’s provocative article recently published in Backyard Church

I Finally Found Peace When I Accepted Atheism

The more I searched for answers outside myself, the more frustration and anxiety I felt.

I became an Atheist. I had found my answer.

I didn’t require a God or a particular faith to settle my tormented soul. With total peace of mind, I could accept that there doesn’t have to be a God. The universe could just be a beautiful mystery.

I didn’t have to invent or conjure anything to calm my soul. I didn’t have to force myself into mental contortions to follow someone else’s belief; I could happily accept that there are many questions to which I will never know the answers, and I’m okay with that.

Conclusion: True “faith” feels right.

If history has taught us anything, there’s very little we can honestly know. Finding faith is a uniquely human experience that makes the challenging road of life a little easier to travel.

But many years of searching, thinking, deep introspection, and an acceptance of Atheism (the unknowable) have finally given me peace of mind.

I’m NOT trying to sell Atheism … “God” forbid. I’m selling the concept of searching and finding your faith.

Whatever that may be, I sincerely hope that you find your faith, as I’ve finally found mine.

I am the author of The Challenge of Choice … how to make a “good” decision when it REALLY matters!