I was Anglican, and left the faith because I flat-out couldn't say the creeds or even the Lord's prayer without knowing I was lying to myself and those around me.
What led to that point was discussions on the Amazon Religion Forum (RIP) and a realization that God (if It exists) doesn't, in fact, do anything.
When everything in the world goes well, it is easy to push all the contradictions in Christianity to the back of one's mind. When a senseless death happens, it becomes harder to accept the idea of an omnipresent good god who doesn't do anything, or an absentee god that still actually exists. Neither make any sense, and even if one were true, it doesn't correspond to the God of Christianity who is supposed to actually do things for those who believe.
When I realized that Christianity was not just partly false, but completely false, it felt like a weight was lifted. There is a burden to all that cognitive dissonance.
What led to that point was discussions on the Amazon Religion Forum (RIP) and a realization that God (if It exists) doesn't, in fact, do anything.
When everything in the world goes well, it is easy to push all the contradictions in Christianity to the back of one's mind. When a senseless death happens, it becomes harder to accept the idea of an omnipresent good god who doesn't do anything, or an absentee god that still actually exists. Neither make any sense, and even if one were true, it doesn't correspond to the God of Christianity who is supposed to actually do things for those who believe.
When I realized that Christianity was not just partly false, but completely false, it felt like a weight was lifted. There is a burden to all that cognitive dissonance.
