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The day Ricky Gervais became an atheist

newhumanist.org.uk » 2008 » April » 10th » The day Ricky Gervais became an atheist

Tagged: comedy, evolution, jesus, god, ricky gervais, creationism, very silly things

American men's magazine Best Life has a short piece by comedian Ricky Gervais on how he became an atheist. After saying how, at the age of 9, he was a massive fan of Jesus – "More than pop stars. More than footballers. More than God" – Gervais describes the day his 19-year-old brother, Bob, walked in just as he was drawing Jesus on the cross as part of his RE homework: "There I was, happily … Continue Reading »

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