How I got religion and then lost it

By DOUG SHAVER
Fall 2000, revised 2004, 2006

1. Initial skepticism

2. First conversion

3. The rest of the story, according to evangelicals

4. The fundamentalist mindset -- he who must be obeyed

5. The fundamentalist mindset -- consequences of disobedience

6. The fundamentalist mindset -- escaping the consequences

7. Getting in deeper

8. Questions arise

9. Shootout with a Mormon

10. The Bible speaks -- or does it?

11. More questions

12. Meeting my match -- Jim

13. Meeting my match -- Ken

14. The break

15. Faith withers

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