Description Welcome to the Young Atheists and Freethinkers group on Yahoo. As the name implies, this group exists to provide young doubters a forum in which to air their doubts about religion, and their questions about atheism. It is a place where they can become comfortable with those doubts. This is not a debate forum. If you are here for the purpose of converting anyone, or attempting to win back the youths that come here asking questions, sorry, you're out of luck. The forum is stri

Valerie Tarico is a Seattle-based psychologist and author. In private practice since 1993, she previously directed the Children's Behavior and Learning Clinic in Bellevue, Washington. Currently, in addition to her writing and lectures, she maintains a practice specializing in adolescents and families. Her first book, Deas and Other Imaginings, is a collection of stories described as "somewhere between Zen and folktales, somewhere between child's play and wisdom, somewhere between dreaming th

When Torah escaped from the Amish, she vowed that one day she would utilize her experiences to give back to her fellow Amish by creating a bridge that would help Amish youth/adults who don't wish to practice the Amish religion to more easily and successfully transition into mainstream America. Now that she graduated from Columbia, that 'one day' has come. Project Amish, the bridge, is only in the idea phase but Torah will develop it over the next 12 months in conjunction with writing a

Far from accepting responsibility for Islamic terror, Muslims look for reasons to shirk it. Some even grasp onto wild conspiracy theories that blame Americans for 9/11 - just as the millions of Jihad victims over the centuries are in some way held responsible for their own slaughter as well. And finally, we came to realize that this extraordinary arrogance and self-absorption on the part of the Muslim community, along with an inability to empathize with people who are not like them or engag

Shanda! Shame! Chillul Hashem! Domestic violence and child abuse exist in the Jewish community; they cross all socio-economic levels and religious denominations. They exist despite the denials, despite the skepticism that such ugly behavior can exist among our people always so proud of our exemplary home-life; despite the fear that exposing them will bring Jews into disrepute; and despite the apprehension that our reputations will be tarnished. Such fears dare not allow our people to suffer vio

A group of recovered christians helping you lose your faith.