{"id":2286015,"date":"2024-06-30T10:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T14:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outspoken-atheist-goes-viral-after-publicly-coming-to-realization-about-god\/"},"modified":"2024-06-30T10:57:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T14:57:08","slug":"outspoken-atheist-goes-viral-after-publicly-coming-to-realization-about-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outspoken-atheist-goes-viral-after-publicly-coming-to-realization-about-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Outspoken Atheist Goes Viral After Publicly Coming to Realization About God"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foutspoken-atheist-goes-viral-after-publicly-coming-to-realization-about-god%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2286015&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Freely Ashley,\u2064 a once avid atheist, publicly revised\u200d her stance on God via a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-judiciary-asks-wray-to-amend-his-testimony-that-fbi-does-not-censor\/\" title=\"House Judiciary requests Wray to revise his statement denying FBI censorship.\">social\u200b media\u2064 platform<\/a>, \u200brevealing her newfound belief and intention to develop \u2064a deeper spiritual relationship. Previously critical of theological discussions, Ashley recounts a pivotal change in her perspective, particularly noting an argument where a \u2063user claimed the existence of God as the universe\u2019s\u200d most &#8220;obvious truth&#8221;, which \u200cshe initially \u200drefuted. Months later, \u200dshe acknowledged this truth herself. \u200cCalling \u200dher realization both\u2062 new and frightening, Ashley shared her gradual acceptance and the signs she&#8217;s experienced that reassured her \u2062belief. Embracing her journey without adhering to specific labels, Ashley\u200c now wears \u2063a cross to symbolize her ongoing faith exploration and reminds herself of God&#8217;s omnipresence. \u2064She invites understanding and patience from\u2063 her followers as \u200bshe navigates this personal evolution. The Christian community \u2063is \u200dencouraged to support her in her spiritual journey towards \u2064deeper faith and\u200c understanding.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>  &nbsp;By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>  &nbsp;June 30, 2024 at 5:45am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A once-outspoken atheist who previously argued aghast the existence of God did an about-face on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> on Monday, and explained she is trying to further her relationship with Him.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a good start for a person who was vocally opposed to hearing the message of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-espns-pat-mcafee-stops-program-talk-salvation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salvation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, writer Freely Ashley of the outlet ThePublica acknowledged on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/x-users-spot-telling-problem-hillary-clintons-attempt-support-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the social media platform X<\/a> that she had encountered a situation that had changed her mind and her heart.<\/p>\n<p>She did not explain if she had been connected with the teachings of Christ, but Ashley said she had come to the conclusion that the existence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gods-mission-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God<\/a> was &ldquo;obvious.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The writer shared a tweet she posted last November in which she had declared she had no reason to believe in God during an argument about theology.<\/p>\n<p>During a larger argument about the topic, one of the platform&rsquo;s users commented to her, &ldquo;The existence of God is the most obvious truth in the universe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ashley quoted him back and commented, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not so obvious to me, friend.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;The existence of God is the most obvious truth in the universe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not so obvious to me, friend.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Freely Ashley (@TheFreelyAshley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFreelyAshley\/status\/1720857850174472581?\">November 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Monday, the wife, mother, and avowed &ldquo;former leftist&rdquo; shared the exchange and commented, &ldquo;It became obvious to me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">*Deep breath*<\/p>\n<p>It became obvious to me. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dusAwVNq7q\">https:\/\/t.co\/dusAwVNq7q<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ftZVuDmOoh\">pic.twitter.com\/ftZVuDmOoh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Freely Ashley (@TheFreelyAshley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFreelyAshley\/status\/1805342287230382314?\">June 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a series of follow-up comments, Ashley explained a bit more about her feelings about God after coming across Him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe in God. This is very new. And scary,&rdquo; she wrote. &ldquo;Why is it scary? I&rsquo;ve denied the existence of God since I could remember.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ashley added, &ldquo;I&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">ve spent<\/a> a lot of time thinking about this. I&rsquo;ve spent a lot of time fighting against it. I&rsquo;ve seen too many signs in my life to deny it any longer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In two separate posts, Ashley further commented on her journey with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/celtics-coach-wears-christian-faith-shirt-live-espn-winning-nba-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faith<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, I believe in God and I&rsquo;m developing my own relationship with that in the ways that best resonate and guide me. And that&rsquo;s where I&rsquo;m at right now,&rdquo; she told her followers.<\/p>\n<p>She concluded:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not labeling myself as anything right now. I&rsquo;m wearing the cross to remind myself there&rsquo;s always an audience (God) and to act accordingly. I put it on about a month ago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I appreciate those with have reached out with kindness. Thank you. I probably think about this differently than you do, so don&rsquo;t follow me too fast lol.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m not labeling myself as anything right now. I&rsquo;m wearing the cross to remind myself there&rsquo;s always an audience (God) and to act accordingly. I put it on about a month ago.<\/p>\n<p>I appreciate those with have reached out with kindness. Thank you. I probably think about this&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Freely Ashley (@TheFreelyAshley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFreelyAshley\/status\/1805403673184338370?\">June 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/5-ways-christians-can-salt-light-pride-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christians<\/a> should pray for Ashley&rsquo;s journey in faith to lead her to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/atheists-seething-huge-international-soccer-tournament-kicks-off-sermonette-prayer-jesus-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus<\/a>, no matter what comments she might have made in the past.<\/p>\n<p>God loves her just as much as anyone who had believed for the entirety of their lives and as much as those who have spent years loyally worshiping the Lord in pews.<\/p>\n<p>However, as the scripture tells us in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=James%202%3A19&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James 2:19<\/a>, &ldquo;even the Demons believe&rdquo; in Jesus&rsquo; salvation, so Ashley does have a lot of work ahead of her.<\/p>\n<p>Believers everywhere should pray that Ashley and those like her end up in the loving arms of the savior of mankind &ndash; the son of God who walked this earth and cleansed us of sin with his blood.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t even know if an election will be held in 2024.&rdquo; Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that&rsquo;s exactly what will happen &mdash; no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can&rsquo;t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - &#039;Remove Those Flags!\">lying leftist media<\/a> and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech&rsquo;s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&amp;utm_source=site&amp;utm_medium=westernjournalism&amp;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we&rsquo;ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&amp;utm_source=site&amp;utm_medium=westernjournalism&amp;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help?&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don&rsquo;t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&amp;utm_source=site&amp;utm_medium=westernjournalism&amp;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&amp;utm_source=site&amp;utm_medium=westernjournalism&amp;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44767\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44767\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44767\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44767\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44767\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Johnathan Jones has worked as a reporter, an editor, and producer in radio, television and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prageru-why-are-utilities-so-expensive\/\" title=\"PragerU: Why Are Utilities So Expensive?\">digital media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Johnathan &#8220;Kipp&#8221; Jones has worked as an editor and producer in radio and television. He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Johnathan Jones, June 30, 2024, at 5:45 am: A former staunch atheist publicly reversed her stance on God via social media on Monday, stating her intent to deepen her relationship with Him. 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