BRB

I was wrongfully accused of intentionally shattering security at Atheist Alliance International’s conference last year and blamed for putting the life of one of my heroes Ayaan Hirsi Ali in danger;

I am being blamed for tearing apart the Richard Dawkins.net community for being an advocate of transparency and, of all things, reason;

As such, my name has been blackened in the Atheist community;

I am in deep financial troubles with very little hope of rebounding from them;

My podcast host has declined my account due to my financial situation;

I owe the government more money than I can pay under what is clearly a fine of double jeopardy driven by ageism but public complacency and financial troubles are keeping me from being able to contest it;

The theatre group I am involved with is rapidly turning against me for standing up for my artistic integrity to an out-of-line director;

The movie I wrote and was planning on directing fell apart days before shooting was to begin after my lead actor and co-author scrapped the project and failed to tell me until I had already invested more than a reasonable amount of time and money into it;

My romantic life has fallen to pieces and, as such, rumours have spread throughout the gay community in my city about me;

My reputation as an honest man has completely disintegrated due to the rumours and lies about me;

My closest friends have betrayed my confidence;

I have been physically sick for the past week and the symptoms are worsening by the day;

As such, I feel the need to take a break from my public life so I can get my real life back in order. I ask that you do not pray for me or offer any sort of condolence, religious or otherwise. I also ask that you accept this indefinite hiatus from blogging, podcasting, acting, writing, etc. without further question as to any aspect of my personal life.  I feel that any questions from my readers, family, friends and employers that need answering have more than sufficiently been answered above.

I will be keeping in touch with a few of my online friends during this time but I do not intend to frequent any forums, blogs or any other online groups, other than one private group, until I return.  If you are not a member of that group, I may or may not miss you and you know who you all are.

My blog co-author and podcast co-host are welcome to continue creating blog posts and podcasts while I am away.

No, I have not converted to any religion.

Thank you,

Reed Braden