(December 17, 2008 at 2:15 pm)EmmaM Wrote: I was christened as a baby and haven't believed in any religion since I can remember.
I never went to church etc..
I was wondering is there any way I can formally renounce the attachment to Church Of England that I have due to being christened??
Strange question I know but my husband says I can't be an Atheist because I was christened and am technically Church of England even though I haven't believed in it at all or ever practiced it.
Looks like you've never been a christian at all, so why do you think you need a deconversion ceremony ? It's not like you were moving to another cult, because atheism is no religion (it looks like your husband see atheism as one). Does people who believed in astrology need a formal deconversion ?
I think your husband's argument is used to prevent people from leaving their religion: "you're a lost sheep but you're still one of us. Even if you deny god, he still loves you...blablabla" That kind of speech makes any undecided people feel guilty about leaving their religion (which is absolutely no good reason to remain a christian).
Nevertheless, some kind of deconversion ceremony can help you leave your emotional attachment to religion I guess.
*waits for Adrian's post"
