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These are the questions that I want to answer.<\/p>\n

So far, I have scheduled two interviews for this blog. One converted from one branch of Christianity to another, and the other went from fundamentalist\/Evangelical Christianity to Atheism.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in being interviewed, here\u2019s how you can get involved:<\/p>\n

1) Email me with your picture\u00a0(or nothing, if\u00a0anonymous)\u00a0and your information (lynnswayze (at) gmail (dot) com).<\/p>\n

2) Let me know if you\u2019d like this to be anonymous or what name\/links you\u2019d like to include with the post.<\/p>\n

3) Answer the following questions:<\/p>\n

1) What was your childhood like, spiritually? Were you particularly religious? Was your family?<\/div>\n

2) When did you start to question your birth faith?<\/div>\n

3) What other faiths\/worldviews did you look into? Why did you choose the one you finally chose?<\/div>\n

4) How long did it take for you to convert?<\/div>\n

5) How long did it take for you to \u201ccome out of the closet\u201d?<\/div>\n

6) How did\/do family\/friends respond?<\/div>\n

7) Are you ultimately glad you made this choice? Would you do anything different? Would you recommend anything different to anyone else?<\/div>\n

8) What books would you recommend?<\/div>\n

9) Anything else? What questions do you wish people would ask? What questions do you wish people WOULDN\u2019T ask?<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

I am also looking for all faiths. Other Jewish converts would be awesome, of course, but isn\u2019t necessary. I\u2019m more interested in our common experiences.<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

Shabbat Shalom!<\/div>\n

~Lynn<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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