Vin, welcome to the forums. I must admit that I feel for you and your family deeply. This along with other factors was one of the main reasons I became an atheist. Fundamental christianity taught that if you were ill it was for one of several reasons: 1. god was testing you 2. You are not right with god due to some hidden sins etc. 3. you were under some sort of demonic attack due to your not being right with god 4. or you did not have enough faith. In the end it all came down to two reasons, either god was testing you or in some way it was your fault. Towards the end of my ministry I was being pushed by the elders of my church to commence a faith healing ministry, but I refused.
I personally think that your father is in a bad place and it is going to be a process to try to get him out of there. In fact, I don't think it can be done. I was a religious zealot and it took me years to finally be rid of all things religious in my life. Atheism is a growing process and it is something the individual must analyze on his own and decide for himself. No amount of arguing is going to sway his opinion.
I personally think that your father is in a bad place and it is going to be a process to try to get him out of there. In fact, I don't think it can be done. I was a religious zealot and it took me years to finally be rid of all things religious in my life. Atheism is a growing process and it is something the individual must analyze on his own and decide for himself. No amount of arguing is going to sway his opinion.
There is nothing people will not maintain when they are slaves to superstition
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