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Former believers, did you feel religion scammed you?

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RE: Former believers, did you feel religion scammed you?
September 2, 2013 at 12:04 pm
(September 2, 2013 at 12:26 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: What a asshole for a father. I bet he went through quite the rebellion stage. Still i hope all turned out well for him. Did he leave the faith?

He hated Christianity even at that point, so there wasn't anything for him to leave. I stopped hanging around him a few years later, so I don't know exactly how he turned out. I've seen him around, and he definitely doesn't look Christian.
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RE: Former believers, did you feel religion scammed you? - by Faith No More - September 2, 2013 at 12:04 pm

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