Steve gathered in a couple of Deist testimonials. One was mine, an expanded version of which follows. I have requested permission to maintain the other one here on the Deist Information site. I will post it if I get permission. I am actively seeking more testimonials for the Deist Information site.

Chuck's Testimonial:

Examined critically, the Christianity that I grew up with crumbled like a dried out sand castle. I wandered for years in that wilderness between agnosticism and atheism. In terms of religion, I knew what I wasn’t, but I didn’t know what I was. For me, agnosticism was not just doubt, it was indecision. Atheism was a step too far. It still is. Atheism is a firm declaration that God does not exist. I would say scientific evidence leans in that direction, but it remains an open question. I do not have enough faith to be an Atheist.

Soon after coming to Deism, after reading Paine and several other works critical of the same religious practices I, myself, criticized, I realized that just tearing down revealed religion was just not inspirational. Many Deists I met online were inspired, so I was obviously missing something.

And so I came to a more modern and positive form of Deism, and it fits. Constructive Deism is affirming and uplifting in comparison.

Now I am more involved in Deism than I ever was in my former religion. I believe what I believe because what I believe now makes sense. I am not trying to believe what someone else thinks I should believe. I seek no one's approval. I meet my own expectations. I am my own person.