I was trying to think of something to encourage you, but I'm coming up blank. When I gave it up I had just spent a year trying to prepare myself to become a preacher. I just put it behind me and marched on off down the road of alcoholism. Not a good road. Of course I was already pretty far down that road. Three more years of hard drinking and I almost drank myself to death. I was fortunate to find someone who could encourage me in the person of David Seabury, through his book, The Art Of Selfishness. I guess if there is any point to what I am saying, it is that it could be worse.

phillipines is a US satellite and has gone down many of the same roads . try how Duarte is treating the junkies ! Stand on your own 2 feet beside your friends and enjoy life by your own rules. [ the same way you would want to be treated]

It's very hard to give up something which has shaped your formative years; almost everyone who loses their faith has a very hard time doing so. I repeatedly thank my mother for being an atheist herself, so not really trying to push anything on me.