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#11
RE: Ex-Christians
November 8, 2012 at 12:42 pm
Quote:How did you know you were a Christian ??

I got dragged to a fucking church every weekend. You know, the entry requirements to that particular cult are shockingly low.
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RE: Ex-Christians
November 8, 2012 at 12:58 pm
(November 8, 2012 at 9:38 am)Tnmusicman Wrote: I know a lot of atheists will say they are former Christians. How did you know you were a Christian ?? Did you participate in a ritual or say a prayer or go to confession?
Did you have some sort of affirmation that you were a Christian ?
I apologize if this has been asked before but I'm fairly new to atheist forums.

I can tell where this is heading...

I hope you are not implying that many atheists that claim they were former Christians were not really Christian because they didn't have a 'personal relationship with Christ'.

If that's where you're heading, please dissuade yourself of that idea. There are plenty of former Christians that had experiences that they truly believed were 'witness of the holy spirit'.

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
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RE: Ex-Christians
November 8, 2012 at 1:05 pm
Quote:I can tell where this is heading...

They are predictable.
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RE: Ex-Christians
November 8, 2012 at 4:59 pm
Full immersion baptism, spoke in tongues, prayed a lot, read the Bible twice (that probably counts against me), fasted, donated, church up to three times a week.

But whatevers, if the OP agrees with me that I was a Christian, I'll be very surprised. It'd be nice to see 'em bring a new dog to this hunt for a change, though.
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RE: Ex-Christians
November 8, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Batshit crazy motherfuckers.




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RE: Ex-Christians
November 9, 2012 at 7:57 am (This post was last modified: November 9, 2012 at 8:08 am by Aractus.)
(November 8, 2012 at 11:11 am)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: I remember pritty well how my dad, angrily refused to let me go to catholic confession because to him all catholic priest were nothing but potential pedophiles.
There's nothing more humiliating for a child then to be made to go to catholic confessions. Also it encourages NOT talking about your sins to your peers, in direct contradiction to scripture.
(November 8, 2012 at 12:10 pm)Strongbad Wrote: How did I "know"? Well, let's see:

My parents were devout Catholics. I was "baptized" when I was a few days old. I was taken to church twice a week, and I walked around with black crap on my forehead every "Ash Wednesday". I went to Catholic school, and was an altar boy. I went to confession twice a week (and confessed all of my "sins", you know "fighting with my brother", "talking back to my mother", etc.) I said my penance prayers, and I knew how to work the Rosary beads. I went through "confirmation", and regularly "took communion". I was as christian as a christian can be.

However, as I am now an atheist (for the past 40 years or so), I suppose a genuine True Christian would say that I never actually was a christian, because I never "truly accepted Jesus in my heart".
(November 8, 2012 at 4:59 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: Full immersion baptism, spoke in tongues, prayed a lot, read the Bible twice (that probably counts against me), fasted, donated, church up to three times a week.
I don't like saying whether someone "is" or "isn't" a Christian, that's between them and God. A person is saved if they 1. accept Jesus as their saviour, and 2. repent of all their sins. That's all there is to it.
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RE: Ex-Christians
November 9, 2012 at 8:19 am
There was a time when I wanted to accept Christ... I don't think I actually did... My rational brain just couldn't get past the switch from Catholicism to Protestantism... I've considered myself an atheist since I was about 12, but I don't think I ever considered myself Christian before that time... I went to church because my mom made me. I even felt swept up in the sermons... But I don't think I ever truly drank the kool-aid, though I did get baptized and partook of the communal grape juice and wafer. I have no interest at this point, it's all just bunk.
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RE: Ex-Christians
November 9, 2012 at 8:44 am
I have so many problems with the RCC that it'd take me weeks to list them all! They accept the Vulgate as the holy infallible inspired word of God!
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RE: Ex-Christians
November 9, 2012 at 9:02 am
What's the alternative? Calling it a storybook? Yeah..that'll work....
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Ex-Christians
November 9, 2012 at 9:58 am
(November 8, 2012 at 9:38 am)Tnmusicman Wrote: I know a lot of atheists will say they are former Christians. How did you know you were a Christian ?? Did you participate in a ritual or say a prayer or go to confession?
Did you have some sort of affirmation that you were a Christian ?
I apologize if this has been asked before but I'm fairly new to atheist forums.

I went to church twice a week most weeks, had a strong love of the Bible, and believed that the Apostle's Creed was true.
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