Former believers, did you feel religion scammed you?

[catfish]

Yet another "Angry Atheist" eh?

[Whateverist]

Yet another "Angry Atheist" eh?

I imagine it would be hard not to be if you were actively coerced into professing to believe what you come to think is nonsense. I count myself lucky that though my father was a total religious nut, he had no ability to communicate or form a relationship. I think that prevented him from effectively passing the contagion.

My mother would say she believed but it wasn't anything she obsessed about. When my father was away overseas in the navy, she could never be arsed to drag all or any of the seven of us to church. She didn't talk about heaven or hell and I don't think she thought about it. I think she thought of god/Jesus as a stern, distant father figure who wasn't a force in her day to day existence and she had more urgent matters to attend to. Lucky me.

Those who were more actively and effectively deceived and coerced should give themselves room to vent and get over it. Mad? Who wouldn't be? Those of us who got off more lightly can afford to let bygones be bygones and speak with theists without the anger. Anyone who shows up here on a mission from God can pretty much count on hearing from both camps. Don't like it? See yah.

[Lemonvariable72]

Yet another "Angry Atheist" eh?

I imagine it would be hard not to be if you were actively coerced into professing to believe what you come to think is nonsense. I count myself lucky that though my father was a total religious nut, he had no ability to communicate or form a relationship. I think that prevented him from effectively passing the contagion.

My mother would say she believed but it wasn't anything she obsessed about. When my father was away overseas in the navy, she could never be arsed to drag all or any of the seven of us to church. She didn't talk about heaven or hell and I don't think she thought about it. I think she thought of god/Jesus as a stern, distant father figure who wasn't a force in her day to day existence and she had more urgent matters to attend to. Lucky me.

Those who were more actively and effectively deceived and coerced should give themselves room to vent and get over it. Mad? Who wouldn't be? Those of us who got off more lightly can afford to let bygones be bygones and speak with theists without the anger. Anyone who shows up here on a mission from God can pretty much count on hearing from both camps. Don't like it? See yah.

I wasn't so much coerced as I was taught to believe at a age where i was too young to reject from such a authority figure in my life (My grandparents who i lived with when I was young). Unfortunately they taught me how to think too.

[Bad Writer]

Yet another "Angry Atheist" eh?

How would you raise your children? Would you punish them with physical abuse if they didn't want to go to church? If your answer is yes, then you can kindly go fuck yourself.

[Captain Colostomy]

Catfish eat their young.

[Silver]

Lots of animals do.

[FifthElement]

Yet another "Angry Atheist" eh?

Not here, never been religious for a second, amazing, huh ?

Never been plugged in

[catfish]

Yet another "Angry Atheist" eh?

How would you raise your children? Would you punish them with physical abuse if they didn't want to go to church? If your answer is yes, then you can kindly go fuck yourself.

Dude, what's with the personal questions about physical beatings? Is this what you're fighting back against?
If I answer no, will you kindly go fuck yourself?

[Bad Writer]

Dodging the hard questions? Maybe you would just ground your kids if they didn't feel like worshipping your god, right? Yeah, that makes it all better.

[catfish]

Dodging the hard questions? Maybe you would just ground your kids if they didn't feel like worshipping your god, right? Yeah, that makes it all better.

Conjecture...