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030 Ariel Pontes - Part 1: Raised in Brazil w/Catholicism & Spiritism. Sought an Out-of-Body Experience, Began Asking Questions. Now a Humanist, He Chairs the Americas Working Group at IHEYO
Voices of Deconversion
English - January 04, 2018 04:12 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsReligion Religion & Spirituality Christianity atheist deconversion agnostic exchristian freethinker humanist secular skeptic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Ariel was raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-well known for being a very Catholic country. However, Ariel describes how spiritism, reincarnation and out-of-body experiences are a normal part of Christianity in Brazil.
In his early teen years he sought out how he could have an out-of-body experience. He began asking questions to learn more...and that's when things take a turn.
He is now Chair of the Americas Working Group at IHEYO (International Humanist and Ethical Youth Organization):
http://iheu.org
https://www.facebook.com/IHEYO/?timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=577990171&pnref=lhc
He's also a web developer and blogs at http://ghostlessmachine.com/en/
He currently lives and works in Bucharest, Romania.