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Dear Zubin (Part II)

Posted on March 12, 2014 by M. Rodriguez

The First part of this post can be found here. I didn’t understand why Zubin did not want a relationship with God. Who wouldn’t want a relationship with Jesus? Who wouldn’t want a deeper understanding of God? Who wouldn’t want … Continue reading →

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Dear Zubin, (Part I)

Posted on February 28, 2014 by M. Rodriguez

Growing up in New Jersey, My best friend was a somewhat short American-Indian kid named Zubin with a noticeable amount of acne. We would hang out everyday, I would spend countless weekends at his house. If my mom wanted to … Continue reading →

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A Fresh Breath of Atheist Air

Posted on January 30, 2014 by M. Rodriguez

I needed some type of catchy title for this post. Now that I got your attention, let me tell you about some things happening in my great big-fat atheist life. About three weeks ago, I took a road trip to … Continue reading →

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Turning 30 and a Half

Posted on December 16, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Okay I confess that this is a cheesy Blog title, but I needed something. I actually turned 30 about five months ago, back in July. I actually wanted to do an update post about my life back in July, but … Continue reading →

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A Unique Day at Work

Posted on September 30, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This is a story about something that happened to me at work a few days ago. So that morning when getting ready for work, I woke up earlier than usual so I had a little time to burn. I checked … Continue reading →

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200th Post

Posted on September 16, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

It’s another milestone for the Bittersweet End Blog. My 200th post I never would have thought when I first started blogging that I would have enjoyed it so much nor reaching 200 completed post (and also 60,000 views). One thing … Continue reading →

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I NEVER lost my faith; (A Fleeting Moment of Realization)

Posted on September 7, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

It was a weekday, and I had just got off work. I had got into my car to drive home, And I had made the turn out of the parking lot passing the Steak n Shake to my left. Then … Continue reading →

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Daniel Everett’s Deconversion

Posted on August 24, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This is a very interesting de-conversion story of Daniel Everett as he tried to evangelize to an indigenous (atheist) Amazonian Tribe. And in his attempt to convert them, he himself converted to a non-believer. *He also has a book about … Continue reading →

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Top Regrets Men Have At the End of Their Lives

Posted on August 17, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

I read this article awhile ago on the website Alternet. Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent several years working in palliative care, caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives. She recorded their dying epiphanies … Continue reading →

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Reflection of Self

Posted on August 16, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” -Leo Tolstoy

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Religion vs. Science: How they are fundamentally incompatible?

Posted on August 10, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This is the last post in my Religion vs Science Series. Different Worldviews of Faith and Science I would definitely say that a christian/religious worldview contradicts that of a scientific world view. For in a religious worldview morality, faith, God, … Continue reading →

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My One Year Journey

Posted on July 9, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

It has been a year since I have come out to my wife and pastor, that I am no longer a christian. Really it has been an up and down emotional journey. I have to admit in the beginning of … Continue reading →

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The Writing on the Wall

Posted on June 19, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

My Little sister wrote this on her old bedroom wall, and I thought the words had such an inspirational air of rational true, I thought I would take a picture of it and share it as a post.

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In Life…

Posted on May 3, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Do whatever you WANT to do. Do whatever you NEED to do. Do whatever you HAVE to do. -But make sure you do all three.

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An Atheist Christian Marriage

Posted on April 24, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Information on a mixed Christian-Atheist marriage from an atheist perspective is not always the easiest to find. It seems whenever I look up information on this topic; all I can find is Christian sources and articles. So I decided to … Continue reading →

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Its the little things

Posted on February 21, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

For those who know me I typically don’t blog too much on personal matters, and that’s really just my temperament. And thats also how I deal with people in the real world. However this is something I feel like venting about. … Continue reading →

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Being in a Mixed marriage Christian-Atheist, the issues that come up, and overcoming the issues of dogma

Posted on January 17, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

One of the common struggles of a newly de-converted believer is his/her relationship with their believing spouse. So I asked Limey from the Confessions of a Y.E.C. Blog to give a little of his background, experiences, and advise for one … Continue reading →

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Facing Death

Posted on January 9, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

In the Face of Death Jimmy Valvano gives a moving farewell speech at the ESPY Awards of ESPN. Stricken with Cancer, he needed help just getting up the stairs. He delivers an emotional sonnet on how precious life is and how precious … Continue reading →

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15 Question Atheist Ice Breaker

Posted on January 4, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

I saw this questionnaire on the Bold Questions Blog, and it was also cited on the Everyday Infidel blog. I thought this was a good questionnaire, because it is designed around introducing yourself in a light-hearted fashion. 1. At what point … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to Religous Dogma

Posted on December 31, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

So I remember listening to this song on the radio a while back, I remember thinking how much it captivated how I felt at that moment about leaving God, Religion, and Christianity. That even though it was nice and I enjoyed … Continue reading →

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