(December 15, 2009 at 12:35 am)chatpilot Wrote: Thanks binny, my walk with the lord was very close that is why it was so hard for me to pull away from it. Weaning myself from my reliance on god and my religious beliefs took years but in the end it was well worth the struggle.
I agree, that was a moving story and you seemed very deep into religion. It's a shame what religion does do lots of good people on a daily basis. I do have some questions however if you don't mind?
(December 14, 2009 at 3:08 pm)chatpilot Wrote: When I finally began to pull away from my former life and was able to justify my experiences through science and other disciplines I felt a release like no other. I felt free from what I now call spiritual oppression due to my extreme religiosity. I don't regret leaving the church and feel the my life is better for it. I don't feel a need for god and feel like I have my head out of the clouds and my feet planted firmly on the ground.
Were you able to justify ALL of your experience and do you mind digging a little deeper and sharing some of those.
Also you said you worshiped out of fear of God? Why do you think that was?