I know for me and friends of mine who left sects of Christianity, one of the hardest things to get past is the fear. There's this weird cognitive dissonance that happens when you're just sitting there, thinking about what it means to live a life without god when suddenly, "That was so blasphemous, I better pray for forgiveness!" pops into your head. It takes a while to get past that, and sadly the religious guilt never goes away for many things. Every now and then you'll get these little bouts of fear that you're going to hell. Just keep in mind that you came to this conclusion after a lot of meaningful thought...probably a lot of unanswered prayer, too. Remind yourself that, at the end of the day, there is no good reason to believe that any of that nonsense is true, and sin doesn't exist.
You'll be able to shake these feelings with confidence after you've replaced the Christian guilt with your own thoughts on those matters. It just takes some time.
You'll be able to shake these feelings with confidence after you've replaced the Christian guilt with your own thoughts on those matters. It just takes some time.
