Betty Brogaard

Betty Brogaard is an unbeliever. She was reared by a religious mother, attended a Baptist Sunday School and Church as a child, spent many years in a cultic-type church and then in a Lutheran Church, none of which satisfied her religious curiosity or answered her many questions in a satisfactory manner. She finally realized in her 60s (she is now in her early 70s) that she did not believe the Bible is the word of God nor does she now believe that a God exists. Leaving religion behind was a difficult step for Betty as she had always been ensconced in a belief system.

Throughout her quest for knowledge, however, she remained and still is convinced that the so-called Golden Rule is the best way to live life. She learned that this basic principle of action, in varying ways, is expressed in all the world's religions that she has studied. Her life's motto, therefore, is: Do not do to others what you do not wish done to you. In writing her books, de-conversion of religious people was not her goal. Establishing understanding and respect between believers and unbelievers (agnostics, atheists, humanists, etc.) is her aim.