(March 25, 2014 at 6:57 pm)OGirly Wrote: It's been nice not to walk around in a niqab (face covering, gloves, abaya etc etc). Quite a few people in my life had never seen my face until I gave up Islam (at least those who met me while I was muslim). It's nice to not have to feel guilty all of the time too. That's probably the most liberating part of being an atheist for me at least.

Wait...you were a drug addict or alcoholic and a Muslim?...interesting

it brought out the best in me, in every way possible. it put to rest the idea of everyone going to hell and suffering for eternity. Thankfully this saved me from a heart-attack at a young age. It's nice to be free, and it's nice to understand the nature of existence.

Yeah I think one of the major advantages could be the decrease of fear in one's life and a lighter heart.

However, sometimes people become fearless as a result of their faith too, so it's hard to say. I know I was more scared when I was without faith.

But I'm not one of these scrupulous guilt ridden people that lives in panic because everyone around them is going to hell for not believing what I do.

Yes, Religion can be extremely destructive. I don't deny that. But it doesn't have to be.

Christians say it's rude not to warn of hell. I think it's terrible to not feel real pain and agony for these people they assume are facing such a fate.

I can be out on my bike thinking about religion rather than sitting in church thinking about riding my bike.

(March 25, 2014 at 7:25 pm)heathendegenerate Wrote: Christians say it's rude not to warn of hell. I think it's rude to not feel real pain and agony for these people they assume are facing such a fate.

Or worse...use it to feel better about themselves.

(March 25, 2014 at 6:06 pm)Thunder Cunt Wrote:

(March 25, 2014 at 5:54 pm)psychoslice Wrote: When I left my church after 17 years, I felt so free, I could have beer without feeling guilty, I could go to the shops on Saturday, as my church were Sabbath keepers, yea just total freedom.

Sabbath keepers!hock:

I'm so sorry! That's what my Mom was

Was she a Seventh day Adventist ?.

(March 25, 2014 at 8:50 pm)psychoslice Wrote:

(March 25, 2014 at 6:06 pm)Thunder Cunt Wrote: Sabbath keepers!hock:

I'm so sorry! That's what my Mom was

Was she a Seventh day Adventist ?.

She was for a period of time then converted to messianic Judaism where they eat kosher and act Jewish but accept Jesus

Seventh day adventism is a wicked cult. THey ruin alot of people

I've heard so many of the "step-on-a-crack-break-your-mother's-back" bullshit rules that attend every single religion I've ever encountered -- and that's quite a few of them, since I and my siblings were little religious experiments for our parents. They did not attempt to influence us in any way re religion, instead exposing us to as many different faith cultures as they could manage -- which is too many to name here. Result? Instant little atheists.

Every time I hear some religious person recite one of their "rules," whether it concerns when and what to eat, what clothing must be worn, what rituals must be followed, when to fuck and when to fart and everything else in between, I just smile a little and feel grateful that I am not constrained by all that nonsense.

(March 25, 2014 at 10:44 pm)Thunder Cunt Wrote:

(March 25, 2014 at 8:50 pm)psychoslice Wrote: Was she a Seventh day Adventist ?.

She was for a period of time then converted to messianic Judaism where they eat kosher and act Jewish but accept Jesus

Seventh day adventism is a wicked cult. THey ruin alot of people

Yea I don't know about being wicked, but yea they can ruin a lot of lives, as also with the JW's, and Mormons.......well all of them I suppose lol.