I’m a Vancouver native who has been an atheist almost my entire life and a skeptic for years. I strongly believe in freedom of religion, freedom from religion and that skepticism and critical thinking should be taught to our children at an early age. I’m an opponent of religion being involved in politics and am honoured to contribute to the Atheist Republic in a variety of ways in order to make the world recognize that atheists are people with hearts who care about humanity. My main hope is to help educate people about science and confront ignorance about atheism.