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It's funny, because I thought of that after I posted the whole "DON'T MAKE FUN OF ANYBODY" statement in my original post, but honestly, IF someone were from that church I HIGHLY doubt that they would admit it (other than to tell us
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It's funny, because I thought of that after I posted the whole "DON'T MAKE FUN OF ANYBODY" statement in my original post, but honestly, IF someone were from that church I HIGHLY doubt that they would admit it (other than to tell us we're going to Hell for liking sex/sex toys/porn/erotica/what ever) because they'd be excommunicated from their church. But I see what you're saying...
Yes. Religion IS a sticky subject that most people tend to stay away from. And I am curious about why people walk away from the church sometimes, but often times, it's fairly obvious. It also usually manifests in the "I started to question and no one could/would answer my questions and made me feel stupid for having any." Or there was just too much judgment there to feel comfortable.
I certainly don't expect people to tell me why they left necessarily. Especially in such a public forum because faith is a very, very personal thing. Thanks for telling as much of your story as you were comfortable with. While I am a practicing Christian, I'm quite understanding of those who've walked away from the traditional church/God because I've been there before. I have no judgment in that area.
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True, being on this site would be going against what I read lol. I think there are a lot of people who are a part of a religion but don't believe in all parts of it though. For example the Bible says it is a sin to have a tattoo. I don't think a lot of people take it all word for word.
This isn't the reason I walked away, but actually my questions were answered when I was questioning things. The Father at my church told me, at my confirmation, that the Bible was not meant to be fact, but instead a guideline for how Christians should live. I had asked him if it were fact because I felt disrespectful to others if I got confirmed and not believed it as such. I ended up getting confirmed and left the church completely shortly thereafter.
You are more than welcome! I totally believe that you would respect my opinion/views especially since you are the person opening this discussion
. That's why I offered a private discussion to ya. Not everyone is so open minded though. I am totally open to hearing other people's religions etc. What I don't like is when people push them on me (Amen George Carlin).
