Hostage to fear

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Your messages are very moving I can sense what a crazily emotional time this must be for you, but an exciting and liberating one.

I'm so relieved to hear your "chick" was completely understanding. I have my suspicions that a great deal of Christians pay lip service and don't really believe half of the stuff they say they do, because they know it is ridiculous and flatly contradicts all of reality. I hope you and your family continue to work things out. And credit where credit is due, you guys put the food on the table, not God!

There's no harm in retaining any wisdom you find from the bible, being atheist/agnostic has no requirement to reject the whole bible. There's nothing wrong with having a mental image of Christ either, as a role model or friend. Jettison what is harmful, and keep what helps you.

If you have any apologetics people have put to you that are causing you doubt, feel free to post them here and we'll dismantle them.