As a former church-goer and dedicated believer in the supernatural, I share Elizabeth King’s inability to totally let go of God as she describes in her piece, “Being not quite 100% atheist.” I attended Sunday School and church as well as played the piano as the choir accompanist every Sunday until I left home for college. I prayed frequently and believed fervently for those years. But I found myself in my late 20s with questions about church teachings that had no answers. I just didn’t believe any longer. But I must admit to a lingering notion of someone lurking somewhere to whom I “pray” in times of serious stress or concern. I think it’s because, as King notes, of my early conditioning to believe in God that I carry that idea with me — even as I approach 80 years of age.
— Karen Griffith, Hammond, Ind.
