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Same here, though my deist father had a bit to do with it. I was raised nominally Christian, but never taught that nonbelievers go to hell.Actually, I can't ever remember having that inner conflict. Once I realized that I didn't believe what I was raised to believe, and actually believed something else, the transition was pretty much internally pain-free.
Actually, I can't ever remember having that inner conflict. Once I realized that I didn't believe what I was raised to believe, and actually believed something else, the transition was pretty much internally pain-free.
In the last year after being a Christian for 30 years, I quit believing in hell...and my belief in the holiness of the bible fell away shortly thereafter. One day the thought came to me crystal clear that God couldn't possibly send a human to hell for eternity for living a measly amount of time on earth, it didn't make sense. And it especially doesn't make sense because we never get to meet God face to face. How could a sentence so severe be dealt from a creator that loves us? With only an ancient book as evidence and a "supposed" Holy Spirit that is probably our own inner voice, how is it fair to be punished eternally for not making the right choice?I was wondering for those of you who were brought up as christians how long did it take you to stop thinking that you might be going to hell? Well not hell excatly but to....get past what you were taught & move on with something that's a completly different.
I was raised Catholic, but I don't recall ever buying into the threat of hell. Even as a kid I recognized the contradiction between a God of love and a God of vengeance. And eventually I chose the God of love, and rejected the God of vengeance being taught to me.I was wondering for those of you who were brought up as christians how long did it take you to stop thinking that you might be going to hell? Well not hell excatly but to....get past what you were taught & move on with something that's a completly different.
I was wondering for those of you who were brought up as christians how long did it take you to stop thinking that you might be going to hell? Well not hell excatly but to....get past what you were taught & move on with something that's a completly different.
I was wondering for those of you who were brought up as christians how long did it take you to stop thinking that you might be going to hell? Well not hell excatly but to....get past what you were taught & move on with something that's a completly different.
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Actually we can post and ask respectful questions right? My question is, what are the tennants of the Pagan faith?