{"id":2298,"date":"2021-06-08T14:33:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T18:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2021-06-08T14:33:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T18:33:01","slug":"im-so-happy-to-be-here-atheist-society-official-resigns-position-becomes-a-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2021\/06\/im-so-happy-to-be-here-atheist-society-official-resigns-position-becomes-a-christian.html","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m So Happy to Be Here\u2019: Atheist Society Official Resigns Position, Becomes a Christian"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I3u_jKw4sW4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>The former atheist went to church to announce his resignation and declare he has accepted Jesus Christ!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A high-ranking official in an atheist organization resigned from his position because he has accepted Christ into his heart and no longer wants to promote atheism, Christian Headlines reports.<\/p>\n<p>Seth Mahiga, who previously held the position of secretary for Atheists in Kenya Society, announced on social media that he had become a Christian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis evening, regretfully, the Secretary of the Atheists in Kenya Society Mr. Seth Mahiga informed me that he has made the decision to resign from his position as Secretary of the society,\u201d the press release noted. \u201cSeth\u2019s reason for resigning is that he has found Jesus Christ and is no longer interested in promoting atheism in Kenya. We wish Seth all the best in his newfound relationship with Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People around the world celebrated Mahiga\u2019s Christian conversion story!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the power of God. Stronger than anything else in the whole universe,\u201d one Twitter user noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Amen!,\u201d another Twitter user said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis resignation caused by regeneration should ignite celebration for all Christians and consternation for all atheists\u2026May his tribe increase in every way!\u201d pastor James Merritt of Cross Pointe Church in Georgia tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>This atheist organization was founded in 2016 to support non-religion, secularism and the belief that \u201cthe universe is a natural phenomenon with no supernatural side,\u201d the website notes. Atheists in Kenya Society is a member organization of Humanists International.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Mahiga\u2019s powerful testimony in the video above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former atheist went to church to announce his resignation and declare he has accepted Jesus Christ! A high-ranking official in an atheist organization resigned from his position because he has accepted Christ into his heart and no longer wants to promote atheism, Christian Headlines reports. 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