During your journey from your previous religious beliefs to your current ones, did any other human assist your transition?
How did they help you?
Did anyone actively attempt to prevent your "conversion"?
2007-12-03 07:41:06 · 15 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Excellent question.
R&S influenced change in my beliefs. Specifically, YOU, Bettie, Reverend Soleil, Hawaiian Brian (anyone remember him??), FuriousBlue, and plenty of others on here. I doubt most of the people who influenced me even realize they did.
I can't really say anyone has actively tried to prevent my conversion to atheism. But then again, not that many people knew about it (at least not in my real life).
2007-12-03 07:47:49 · answer #1 · answered by Linz VT•AM 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! I started off a very apathetic Catholic, went to various fundamentalist churches, looked into Judaism and Buddhism a little, and ended up back in the Catholic Church retaining my strong Quakerly leanings.
Lots of the fundamentalists helped me see how unsuited I was for their belief system, and how unChristian many of their teachings are.
Lots of people helped me get back to the Church too. Some very wise and deeply spiritual people who will never make the evening news the way the pedophile priests do.
Lots of my gay friends tried very hard to prevent my participation in any religion. Unfortunately they're still under the delusion that fundamentalism is Christianity, and that all religious people are out to oppress and take advantage of people.
2007-12-03 07:43:39 · answer #2 · answered by Acorn 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not really. I've always considered the idea of the Judeo-Christian God to be ridiculous and idiotic. I even interrogated my mother at the age of 10 about the existence of God (she's a Baptist).
Research about the theory of evolution and the origin of life has only strengthened by belief that we live in a Godless universe.
[edit]: actually, 10th grade biology was almost enough to seal the deal for me.
2007-12-03 07:45:55 · answer #3 · answered by Alex H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My professors in seminary introduced me to a greater understanding of Christianity and the Bible than the little fundamentalist churches in which I grew up. They helped me by encouraging me to question and seek, but always holding me accountable for still living in a way that would please Christ. They also showed me how caring for the physical needs of the world is an integral part of faith. No one tried to interfere with these changes, but some were confused by them.
2007-12-03 07:53:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lots of people
the church's i grew up in
the pastors son
the evangelicals on TV
my parents
the open hatred by christians for homosexuals
history books
lots of people helped convert me to an atheist
altho my parents tried to keep me christian, Hell, i even had 2 exorcisms
2007-12-03 07:56:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Friends of like mind I met while seeking helped me by answering my questions as best they could.
I kept my conversion to paganism low-key, until I was ready to tell my folks. I didn't even tell my husband at first, we were fighting alot at the time and he actively dislikes religion.
As time went by, my family life and paganism eventually harmonized itself.
2007-12-03 08:42:18 · answer #6 · answered by MiaOMya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...many other believers in Yahweh and Yeshua aided me in reading the Word, where I truly found out what it means to be a follower of Christ.
2007-12-03 07:49:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change? No. Helped me figure it out myself? Yup. Two actually. Boars Heart helped me start out and I have another Heathen friend who is invalueable to me in my current studies.
2007-12-03 07:47:29 · answer #8 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I made up my own mind but did ask a few friends who were followers things when I had questions.
Noone forced me or tried to stop me either.
2007-12-03 07:45:10 · answer #9 · answered by ChaosNJoy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well my Sunday School teacher telling me exactly what Genesis said had a lot to do with it. But other than that, no.
2007-12-03 07:45:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋