(February 21, 2016 at 4:09 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:(February 21, 2016 at 4:00 pm)GeneralDog Wrote: Mom made me go to church today. She texted my preacher and told him i was an atheist and he made some lesson about the reality of scripture. I was skeptical, he made lots of claims and his evidence was eyewitnesses. I thought about how witnesses on 9/11 said they saw no planes and It got rid of that doubt. They talked to me in the car about why i dont believe in prayer and they think im running away from god because i feel guilty of my sins. They are saying i will go to hell but fail to prove hells existance.
Overall its a good day, i can already tell i will never be able to get out of church. They wont let me leave
Do some reading on the history of how the Bible was actually written, and who actually wrote it ( books by, Bart Ehrman, Robert Price, Richard Elliot Friedman). There are some good lectures by these people on ytube, too.
Most local pastors have not done any actual research or study on the subject.
Then, every time you have to go to church, ask a bunch of tough questions. After a short time, you might be asked not to come back. I personally know several former Christians that have done this.
I have to go with my parents, if that happened then i would just be forced to go to a different church
