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Related: About this forumAtheist Activist Who Became Christian Returns to Atheism
Patrick Greene, an atheist activist in Texas who said last month he had become a believer in Christ after a Christian woman showed compassion to him, now says his conversion was merely out of excitement.
"I got all caught up in the excitement," Greene, a retired cab driver who lives in East Texas since 2005, told San Antonio Express-News.
In an apparent attempt to play a victim, the 63-year-old resident of San Antonio said, "It's easy to do when you get ostracized and treated like garbage. When you're an atheist, you're public enemy No. 1."
Having gone back to atheism, Greene is opposing Christians once again. He fought against Mayor Julián Castro's participation in the National Day of Prayer event on City Hall Thursday. In a lawsuit, he argued that the event was organized by evangelical Christians, was sectarian and therefore unconstitutional for a mayor to engage in.
http://m.christianpost.com/news/atheist-activist-who-became-christian-returns-to-atheism--74421/
"I got all caught up in the excitement," Greene, a retired cab driver who lives in East Texas since 2005, told San Antonio Express-News.
In an apparent attempt to play a victim, the 63-year-old resident of San Antonio said, "It's easy to do when you get ostracized and treated like garbage. When you're an atheist, you're public enemy No. 1."
Having gone back to atheism, Greene is opposing Christians once again. He fought against Mayor Julián Castro's participation in the National Day of Prayer event on City Hall Thursday. In a lawsuit, he argued that the event was organized by evangelical Christians, was sectarian and therefore unconstitutional for a mayor to engage in.
http://m.christianpost.com/news/atheist-activist-who-became-christian-returns-to-atheism--74421/
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Atheist Activist Who Became Christian Returns to Atheism (Original Post)
cleanhippie
May 2012
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Agreed. But I posted this to remind us what was said when he converted the first time.
cleanhippie
May 2012
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dmallind
(10,437 posts)1. meh - one guy's dithering means little in either direction
If his reasoning for disbelief is as shaky as his reasoning for temporary belief (some Latvians were onmce nice to me - should I immigrate there?) he may very well vacillate a few more times yet. Everyone can change their mind, but it helps to know why first.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)2. Agreed. But I posted this to remind us what was said when he converted the first time.
Maybe I need to find that thread and link to it in the OP.
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)3. His story may tell us about the human condition.
I think this story is more about one man's relationship with politics and faith than the veracity of religion.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,411 posts)4. Think of him as the Mitt Romney of religion
Just don't vote for either of them.
darkstar3
(8,763 posts)5. So the grifter was unsuccessful...unsurprising, he had no subtlety.