RE: From devout Protestant Christian, to devoutly protesting Christianity.
March 4, 2012 at 5:48 pm
(March 4, 2012 at 3:14 pm)Child of Stardust Wrote:(March 4, 2012 at 2:25 pm)Creed of Heresy Wrote: People tend to turn to god in times of crisis not out of strength, as they will always claim, but out of weakness and cowardice. I've known a few people who were atheists and then someone close to them died and they insta-converted to being a Christian, which leads me to believe that they didn't do it out of faith but fear. They suddenly realized someone they loved is gone forever and they can't tolerate the idea that they're gone in every sense of the word so they choose to lie to themselves, tell themselves that they're somewhere beyond death. Which is truly, truly saddening.
Wow. O.O I've never even heard a Christian claim they turned to God in times of crisis out of strength. I've always heard them say "I finally realized I couldn't do it on my own anymore, and so I invited Jesus into my heart". They basically admitted they were "weak", lol.
It's very sad, yes. It's a human tendency that's not just limited to religion, unfortunately. Most people would rather lie to themselves about things that make them uncomfortable than face the truth. Even though coming to terms with the truth would make them stronger...
Yeah, part of the whole "Christian Revitalization" movement going through American Christianity tends to be "I am strong because I believe" rather than "I was weak so I believed." I think they have started realizing how foolish it is to say "I am a weak individual so I need a crutch," only in different words, so now they say that atheists are weak for being disbelievers. I love the irony.
