UW Atheists Featured in the Daily
By Lael Telles
November 3, 2009
Chris Busby, a UW junior, was raised in a Southern Baptist community in Alabama but now identifies himself as an atheist.
When Michael Amini walked out of a Mormon endowment ceremony in May 2006, his parents asked him if it was the most amazing experience of his life. The UW senior was about to embark on his mission trip to Singapore, but he emerged from the temple questioning the entire foundation of his faith.
“I found the ceremony disturbing,” Amini said. “I was immediately convinced the whole church was false.”
But instead of turning his back on the first 18 years of his life, Amini opted to leave for mission training in Utah. After several days, he phoned his parents to explain that he had confessed a sin to the bishop and he would not be permitted to continue on the mission.