And this is why I call my progression from Catholic/christian/theist to atheist, "My born again experience."
[M]y profession of atheism still doesn't make the phrase "lost my faith" any easier to say. It sounds so negative. It sounds as if something that you value is no longer in your possession...I don't feel as if I have lost anything; instead it's just the opposite. I feel as if I have found something very valuable, indeed. I have found myself.
I agree with Jerry here. I don't ever use the term "lost my faith". I simply grew when I found out it was not true. That is a very positive thing.