Have you ever changed your religious/nonreligious views? Why?

Question

What made you change?

Answer 1

After years of research into Islam I converted. It brings me peace

Answer 2

Yes, I've done it quite a bit of times I was born into a christian pentecostal church, my parents where members and raised me in that faith but with time I stopped believing in all the hypacritical SOB's that made up the church so I left religion as a whole, not necessarily for that reason but that was one of many. I considered myself an athiest for a short period of time in my 15's till I was 20. When I went to this catholic spiritual retreat, now I'm a converted catholic, and actually thinking very hard as to wether or not priesthood would be right for me. I'm 21 now. so been a year almost since I've considered myself catholic. Just hope that I don't keep changing and stick wiith this for the rest of my life, but honestly I do think I will continue this..

Answer 3

I always believed in God, as long as I can remember, and I also believed that Jesus was God's son, who died on a cross and rose again. But that was about it.....even though I went to church as a child, I didn't learn much more than that.

When I was about 45 years old, someone took me to a good bible teaching church. I was very put off when the pastor began saying things like, Jesus is the only way to heaven, etc. I thought, how arrogant. But then, I began bible study and ten years later, I have come to believe the bible is what it claims to be, by inspiration of God.

I also found that verse, John 14:6....where Jesus said He was the only way to the Father. Ah, I said....that is why the pastor said that! :)

Answer 4

I was raised catholic, something was suspicious about it. Tried as christian (non-catholic), I felt it was a bit worse, I felt it was more dogmatic. Researched religions and became agnostic, I spent a lot of time researching and making questions, not only to myself, but to priests and pastors. Now, I've decided to be an atheist, there is some weight I was carrying as an agnostic, that small possibility, and then I decided it wasn't worth it and turned an atheist, my life has being much better since that. Even though, questioning life and its issues is in my nature, so, I'll keep questioning everything.

Answer 5

Yes I have. I was baptized a Roman Catholic and my family and I went to church every single Sunday morning. When I got older and little wiser, I realized that the Catholic religion is insane! You cannot do a thing wrong and if you do, you must confess to a priest, do pennance and ask God for forgiveness. I do believe in God, but I do not believe he is going to throw me into the firey pits of hell just because I had sex before I was married or throw my mother down there with me because she is divorced and re-married. I now believe more in spirituality and I still believe in God, I just believe that things happen for a reason, and you shouldn't be punished for them. I also realized that God created the Earth and everything that makes up the Earth, so why not worship the earth and everything it consists of.

Answer 6

In my neighborhood people do it all the time, I live in the country, and around here I've noticed that when a preacher preaches about something that is a sin and they don't agree with it, they simply go out and start they're own church, omitting that one sin, of course.
Personally I think its all stupidity, the bible isn't made for a person to pick and choose what they can and cannot consider to be a sin.
But unfortunately I'm seeing more and more of it each day.

Answer 7

I was once Catholic and now and one of Jehovahs Witnesses. My views were changed when I didnt some searching to see what was really the right religion and I found that I have the truth now and was a bit confused before. I was what made me change. Me and my heart

Answer 8

You might say they evolved. It started with child-like belief. Mom and Dad believed so it must be so.

Then I went to school and began to learn wordly knowledge. It seemed to conflict so I began to wonder.

Then, as my knowledge increased, I began to realize that there is no such thing as emprical proof....................of God, or anything else. I also learned that such questions as, "If God is all powerful, can he make a rock so big he can't move it?" were questions that had absolutely nothing to do with God.

Then I began to recognize that the "coincidences" which often helped me in life might not be coincidences at all. And many of them were statistical miracles.

Then I began seeking faith. It was very tough, and at the early stages I usually failed. But I had come to believe that it really could move mountains, so I persisted.

There was no "flash", there was no epiphany. But my faith slowly grew. It is still not great enough to move a mountain, But I will continue to work at it, because I now know three things.

1. God is
2. God loves
3. God helps

Answer 9

I spent most of my 20s proudly labeling myself an agnostic. I was so wrapped up in my own drama, I just kept telling myself (and others) I'd think about it later.

Then one day, feeling particularly burdened by my family, my home, my job, and who knows what else I had a bit of a rage... why me? Why did I have to do it all alone? All of a sudden, I just knew... I didn't have to, because I wasn't alone. I felt the weight lifted off of me, and I have been a believer ever since.

I know it sounds cheesy, I can't explain in words what it meant to me, though.

Answer 10

Sure, after 12 years of revisionist history and biased science in in public schools, followed by 4 years of socialistic teaching in a public university I was a good card carrying atheists. After taking the time to read and open my mind to the non comformist views of those who hold to christianity instead of the herd mentality of american junk culture, I accepted the Bible as the word of God.