Why aren't you a Christian?

[Tino]

I was born catholic. Here are the key things I can recall that convinced me it was all delusion:

1. Answers to questions in religious ed classes made no sense or were circular in nature

2. Felt no different before/after confession

3. Felt nothing from communion or mass

4. Observed church members speaking disrespectfully of priests behind their backs. Realized that church membership demands very little of its members, yet the members felt free to mock the only people (priests) who had made a real commitment to it.

5. Observed that prayer had no effect.

6. Observed pain that church doctrine brought to my mother when dealing with divorce/re-marriage

Stopped participating at age 15 or so.