(October 2, 2017 at 2:59 pm)okccannon Wrote: It doesn't take a genius to figure it out, but I've known that noah's ark, talking donkeys, and giants are big fairy tale for quite some time! The problem is that I am surrounded by die-hard christians, including my wife other family members. For that reason, I am still in the closet and nobody knows that I am an atheist. In fact, this post is the first time I've ever let anything out.
I still attend church every Sunday to make everyone happy.....longest hour of my entire week! Day after day I get to hear "praise god", "that was a miracle", "pray for healing", etc. I am constantly subjected to faith based movies, christian music and other attempts to brainwash me. Most recently, I've had to battle my wife as she wants to give the church a 10% tithe. I have found it increasingly difficult to live in the closet while pretending to be a jesus follower to please everyone else!
I'm hoping that this forum will provide me some place to communicate with others like me, and learn how to cope with the daily struggle!
I'm all for a degree of compromise to avoid conflict but today it's a 10% tithe, and next week? Half your clothes to a church charity, knocking on doors distributing the word of god, visiting sick people in hospital and telling them lies and living a lie yourself? Dude, you need to find a way out of this or your life will become a misery.
Welcome to the forums.
It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.
