RE: I hate Church and still feel obligated to go
May 1, 2016 at 1:58 pm
(This post was last modified: May 1, 2016 at 2:02 pm by Brian37.)
You live in a free society. My position is that you don't need a church, or a holy book to live your life. But even if you stay a believer, you are under absolutely NO obligation to stay in a church by force of law. You might like some of those who attend, but you can still be friends outside that setting, and if they ditch you for leaving, they were not your friends to begin with.
I used to attend for a few years as an atheist, a Unitarian church. I simply outgrew it, but nobody hunted me down or disowned me or questioned me if I didn't show up on Sunday. I am no fan of blind loyalty, to any one group, not even my fellow atheists.
You do have a right to be yourself, if that particular church bothers you that much, you are only torturing yourself by continuing. Nobody has a right to emotionally blackmail you into staying. Not telling you to stay or go, just simply saying it is up to you, not anyone else. The people who love you wont care if you leave.
I used to attend for a few years as an atheist, a Unitarian church. I simply outgrew it, but nobody hunted me down or disowned me or questioned me if I didn't show up on Sunday. I am no fan of blind loyalty, to any one group, not even my fellow atheists.
You do have a right to be yourself, if that particular church bothers you that much, you are only torturing yourself by continuing. Nobody has a right to emotionally blackmail you into staying. Not telling you to stay or go, just simply saying it is up to you, not anyone else. The people who love you wont care if you leave.
