Have you ever unconverted?

Question

Is there anyone here who was a Christian , Muslim, etc and has unconverted? Some religions are so deeply rooted in culture and family this would surely mean being outcasted.
What are the possible consequences for unconversion in your religion?

Answer 1

No.

Answer 2

Yes I have - after 20 years of indoctrination as a Baptist, I stopped going to church. My parents didnt like it but there wasnt anything they could do.

During this time I read Holy Blood Holy Grail which opened my eyes to the truth about christianity and how false, hypocritical and close minded it really is. I agreed with the Bible being full of contradictions, being biased and telling fantasy stories. .

I turned to new age and Buddhism looking for answers. In the end I settled for the 9 (rather than 10) commandments (2 through 10) and the golden rule. Those are the rules I have tried to live by ever since.

I could never totally reject the idea of God, and eventually I settled for believing in a supreme being who created the universe, and then let nature takes its course. I certainly do not beleive in the God of the bible.

I have recently discovered that this belief in a supreme being does have a name - its called DEISM.

Answer 3

I think it would've been a better question had you asked if anyone had ever left their faith or converted to another one.

In some cultures, that is true.. people are outcast for not believing what their families believe. In Judaism, they are treated as if they are dead, and they actually "sit shiva" (a period of deep mourning) for that person.

For some who have left christianity, their families and friends will do something similar, but not as drastic.

I left Christianity over 15 years ago. I have walked a pagan path for a long time now. If I were to leave it now, there would be no consequences, as in paganism, all faiths are valid.

Answer 4

If you are talkinig about people who have left their religions, lots of people do that I think. I left mine. My folks are evangelical
Christians. I believe in God or Goddess or simply Universal
Energy, but I am not a Christian of any kind. My religion as
a child felt abusive as I grew up and realized it didn't have to be all that fire and brimstone. I possibly could have moved into a more liberal
Christian denomination, eg United Methodist; but for some reason, that didn't feel like an option. For years, I couldn't even
use the word God without conjuring up that judgmental, punishing God I was taught about.

Exploring other paths helped me to after many, many years to think of a loving God.
I wasn't an outcast with my family but my mother used to pray
to God that really bad things would happen to me so I'd turn back to God. sigh

I can't talk to my folks about my spiritual beliefs at all. It's a whole part of my life that they know nothing about and don't want
to. I don't know of anyone else in my family that left the old religion, but I am very thankful that I was able to and feel a more positive path for myself.

Answer 5

Yes, I was raised Baptist, SOUTHERN Baptist. ;)

I became an atheist in my late teens when I decided I could finally think for myself. Don't miss it in the least. My life is quite full and I am very content with my existance on this earth.

I don't think there are any consequences with leaving the Baptist church. I mean I tried other flavors of christianity before I actually became an atheist. Trying to find a place to fit in. But I found my spot in atheism. It's a wonderful life!

Answer 6

I was lucky enough that my parents didn't raise me and my brothers in a set religion. They taught us about all of them, some of the good points and some of the bad and when we were old enough, they let us decide for ourselves. One of my brothers now goes to a Baptist church. The other one and I don't go to church and we're all very happy. My parents could care less what religion we are or even if we have religion. They love us just the same and it should be the same with any parent and if its not then they aren't very good parents are they?

Answer 7

I was sent to sunday school to church my aunt was very devout but age 16 i turned Wiccan for although religion has some negative past in bygone days none have continued to secure the bygone era like christianity if you read enough on witch trials and the convertion of native American you swiftly get your eyes open
and if someone tells me that the people who did these crimes where not christian i would advice them to go back and read their biography such as they are for christianity to me was a seething black pit of lies

Answer 8

A recent news story told of a man who converted from Islam to Christianity. His country sentenced him to death. The US may have steped in to save him? Not sure what country but the story is less than a month old.

Answer 9

Yes, I have. I was born without belief, was converted to Catholicism as a child, and rejected religion as an adult. I was told that the consequence of this would be damnation, and I rejected that too.

Answer 10

The last three attempted conversation with my cultist parents consisted of them saying, "You're condemning us to hell because you're an atheist!" regardless of any topic I tried to discuss. (The catholic cult often tells parents that children *must* grow up catholic or the parents will end up as briquettes in satan's barbeque.) I never was a cult member even with "Sunday school" indoctrination and beatings when I asked questions they couldn't answer.

I gave up trying to talk to them and haven't talked to them in three years because they won't talk about anything else. And *I'm* supposedly the bad guy?

No, the cardinals who told them that crap are the criminals. (Really, they're criminals - one raped a woman, and one knew about a pedophile and did nothing.)


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Answer 11

"unconverted"? so you converted your religion then want to go back? sounds like you dont know what to believe. i suggest changing your religion to "spiritual" and not spending much time thinking about it because you're gunna hurt that little brain of yours.