People make the assumption that I “left god” or “lost faith” when I tell them I don’t believe. I remember being a very young child, who was made to go to church 3 times a week, and asking my father “so god wants us to believe everything he says and has to prove nothing, if we don’t we are sinners? And we will burn in hell forever?” I was already questioning validity at 10 or 11. So have I lost my faith? Not really.
There was a turning point. I remember watching Religulous. The Bill Maher documentary. The points he makes made me curious enough to do some research. I grow older and wiser. And less tolerant of the people who only do things because “it is written” in the Bible. I had this arguement with an ex. I told him “I read Harry Potter, it didn’t make me a wizard.” Reading the Bible makes you no more of a good person. From my experience, it is used as a crutch or shield to hide behind.
So I ask you, my new friends, when did you know? Did your faith change or have you always felt this way about religion/god(s)/Bible, etc.?