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David Cook: Columnist, atheist go to church

photo David Cook

“Atheist is a word that scares people. It just means that I don’t believe in God.”

Meet Jennifer Ross.

She’s 35, a graduate of Notre Dame High School, has blond hair and a quick and easy laugh. A lover of all creatures great and small, she spends uncountable hours as an animal rescue volunteer. Monday through Friday, she works in the real estate business.

And she doesn’t believe God — yours, mine, anyone’s — exists.

“I’ve had this belief since high school, and I remember questioning things since I was a little kid. I was brought up around Christianity. My grandmother was a Methodist. My other grandmother was a Presbyterian.