Doug Traversa's guest appearances

Doug Traversa

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Murfreesboro

Graceful Atheist Podcast

Karen Johnson

James Reeb

Atheist Overreach

Rachel Rogers

Frank Baugh

Rabbi Shapiro

Denise Gyauch

Jill Austin

Kitti McConnell

Michelle Pederson

Cynthia Stewart

OwlTail

This week’s guest is Doug. Doug became interested in church when he was in junior high, and when Doug is in, he’s all in. He was a believer throughout high school, college and into the military. But then books and magazines happened. Doug began reading more “skeptical literature,” and the questions began. Doug’s faith unraveled while he was “an atheist in a foxhole,” but faith in the supernatural was unnecessary. He needed his own strength, and the strength of the people around him. He has since been an atheist pastor, finding the human connection he and his wife needed, without changing their beliefs or forsaking their values. As Brene Brown says, “We are hardwired to connect with others,” and Christianity has no longer cornered the marked on community and belonging. Links Unitarian Universalist Church of Tullahomahttps://tullahomauu.org/index.html Doug’s Short story “The Faith I Left Behind” is in the book, The Sandbox: Dispatches from Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan https://amzn.to/3RYrHaZ Interact For quotes, recommendations and more see the full episode show noteshttps://gracefulatheist.com/2022/09/11/doug-traversa-atheist-minister/ Join the Deconversion Anonymous Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversionSecular Gracehttps://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/Deconversionhttps://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/Deconstructionhttps://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/#deconstruction/ Attribution "Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beatshttps://makaihbeats.net/

This week’s guest is Doug. Doug became interested in church when he was in junior high, and when Doug is in, he’s all in. He was a believer throughout high school, college and into the military. But then books and magazines happened. Doug began reading more “skeptical literature,” and the questions began. Doug’s faith unraveled while he was “an atheist in a foxhole,” but faith in the supernatural was unnecessary. He needed his own strength, and the strength of the people around him. He has since been an atheist pastor, finding the human connection he and his wife needed, without changing their beliefs or forsaking their values. As Brene Brown says, “We are hardwired to connect with others,” and Christianity has no longer cornered the marked on community and belonging. Links Unitarian Universalist Church of Tullahoma <a href="http://tullahomauu.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://tullahomauu.org/index.html</a> Doug’s Short story “The Faith I Left Behind” is in the book, The Sandbox: Dispatches from Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan <a href="https://amzn.to/3RYrHaZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3RYrHaZ</a> Interact For quotes, recommendations and more see the full episode show notes <a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/2022/09/11/doug-traversa-atheist-minister/?gaid=gap137" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://gracefulatheist.com/2022/09/11/doug-traversa-atheist-minister/</a> Join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversion" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Deconversion Anonymous Facebook group</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversion" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversion</a><a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/secular-grace/?gaid=gap137" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Secular Grace</a> <a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/?gaid=gap137" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/</a><a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/deconversion/?gaid=gap137" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Deconversion</a> <a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/?gaid=gap137" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/</a><a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/deconversion/?gaid=gap137#deconstruction-vs-deconversion" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Deconstruction</a> <a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/?gaid=gap137#deconstruction" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/#deconstruction/</a> Attribution "Waves" track written and produced by <a href="https://makaihbeats.net/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Makaih Beats</a> <a href="https://makaihbeats.net/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://makaihbeats.net/</a>

Doug Traversa: Atheist Minister

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 2019-9-8- Positively Atheistic - Doug Traversa

2019-8-11- Free Thought, Free Pulpits, and Honest Disagreements - Doug Traversa

2019-6-9- You Are Not a Sinner - Doug Traversa