If you are a former Christian, what made you decide to leave Christianity?

Question

If you are a former Christian, what made you decide to leave Christianity?

I left Christianity because of a contradiction I seen in the Bible.

And, also, Astrotheology.

Answer 1

I left Christianity because I was sick of the hate and ignorance.

A bunch of judging hypocritical morons, is you ask me!

Answer 2

I've pretty much decided I'm a Unitarian Universalist pagan now, and the reason I do not want to be Christian any more is because of several things:

1: Given that Jesus did exist, it seems that his followers appended to him titles that were originally assigned to Caesar Augustus - as a way of resisting Roman rule. That's fine, I don't have a problem with that. I'm all for resistance to foreign rule. But that means Jesus never was God or the Son of God. He was just a Jewish rabbi who spoke truth to power - which, once again, is just fine. Just be honest about it. I can't take literally the idea that he was divine. He likely died with complete unawareness of the idea of him being "divine."

2: I saw a video that talked about the movement of the sun through the 12 houses of the Zodiac and how it corresponded with the story of Jesus. Metaphor, which is ok by me. I just wish Christianity would be honest about it.

3: I'd been pagan for about 18 years and I've seen some amazing results there (of magic, of petitioning the Gods) and it just works. Quite well. So now I am doing something of an Anglo-Saxon heathen path.

Answer 3

Hmmm....I never had a problem with contradictions in the bible because I would work my brain in circles trying to make it seem like there was no contradiction.

I guess I just realized that christianity was no different than any other religion. I believed in it because I was told to. But the fact that there were so many religions in the world bothered me.

I tried to convince myself that deep down, they were all the same. Then I actually studied world religions, and realized they aren't the same at all.

If one is right the rest are wrong.
The "TRUE" religion would be obviouslessly superior
But no religion really stands out as being better than the rest.

So they are all wrong

Answer 4

1. The way the "good" Christians treat everybody else, including gays.

2. Contradictions in the bible.

3. Most people are Christians just to fit in.

4. I think that even if there is god, I would not want to worship a god that leaves so many in pain, while others float by without a worry.

Answer 5

In so very very very very many ways, I found Christianity to be one of the most intellectually dishonest organized religions I've ever run across. Was a good thing however, that intellectual dishonesty put me on a path in the search for truth-perhpas I would not have followed this search for truth if the religion were intellectually honest and rational. As it was--it set me on a search to find truth--and I found truth in the fundamental properties of matter and energy and how they interact--and needed no permission from a deity to do so.

Answer 6

I in no way quite believed interior the way that they mentioned God dealt with issues (like the finished flood and noah's ark). I hated it as quickly as I have been given in hardship in bible college for asking questions like,"Why would not god do in basic terms away with the devil now and be achieved with it?" As I have been given older, I found out that the bible were replaced plenty so as that the church ought to stay in political capacity, and that shown my thought that the bible wasn't very honest. I studied the bible on the suggestion of a christian after telling them that I felt i grow to be dropping my faith, yet that only bolstered my thought that christianity wasn't for me. And the super one: I have been given uninterested in the finished concept which you will pass to hell for stupid issues, yet issues like rape have been ok each so often. AND the area the place while you're actually not a christian, you pass to hell. What somebody in no way even heard of Jesus? they did no longer do something incorrect, yet that they had a seat reserved suited next to devil besides. it rather is fairly plenty it, in a nutshell.

Answer 7

It just seemed so made up and human. I was raised catholic but realized I just didn't believe. I have to many intelligent and warranted questions that need to be answered before I would even come close to believing in any of that. I say let science answer as many questions as it can before turning to a supernatural source. Even then, I can't imagine a personal god who answers everyone's prayers and listens to everyone's thoughts.

Answer 8

I finally realized what was driving my belief. Once that happened, I tried to maintain it, but honestly looked at science and religion and the historical results of both.

I realized that religious belief, was in fact not good for mankind, where as a reliance on understanding and science always led to peace.

Once I figured out that my belief was caused by an incorrect assumption about the meaning of life and my personal value, there was no looking back.

Answer 9

I said it before and I will say it again it made no sense . I could not believe a story that changed from minute to minute the double talk gave me a freaking headache .

Answer 10

The fact that god doesn't exist, and non-belief in god negates the belief that Yeshua ben Yosef was the son of god, and I also don't believe that Mariam was a Virgin when she gave birth to Yeshua. 2 of those things are critical for christianity, and the other is critical for catholicism (the faith within which I was raised). So yeah, that's why.

My name is Christian though. Christian the Atheist.

Answer 11

Science.