Hostage to fear

[robvalue]

Hello, welcome

I'm very sorry to hear what you've been through, and are going through. For what it's worth I can confirm that religion is bullshit, and hell is a man-made concept to bully people into compliance. [There is absolutely no evidence to the contrary]

It's normal for the sting and the fear to remain for a while, but it usually does fade in time. Consider how much time you've spent worrying about other gods judging you, and other possible "hells"? Most likely no time at all because you know they are made up, and this is no different.

I firmly believe there is nothing religion offers that cannot be achieved through other means. Deciding how to talk to others about it is very difficult, if it's any use I have a bit on my website with a few ideas here.