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I Lost My Religion

i stopped going to church since 7 months ago. today i found that i was removed from the whatsapp grp of a cell grp i once joined there.

i removed myself from 3 other church related grps.

i wanted to leave those whatsapp grps since i left the church but was just too embarrassed to do so and lest i would affect other people s faith. now by being removed and removing myself, i should close this "trying to seek direction for life from religions" chapter and start a new life with a clear mind.

you dont need to be a believer of a religion to be a good, ethical and wise person.

there has been some discomfort meeting ex acquaintances from church, both from me and from them, i can see. people perhaps see me as a traitor. but after some time, i act pretty much like back to normal; they may perhaps still feel embarrassed. it always seems to me that, the so called love from christianity stops outside church, and especially excluding quitters.

i cannot care. i remind myself to have the courage to be disgusted. no one could be liked by everyone. and i dont believe there is a place where everyone likes everyone equally; i used to believe that naively but of course now i dont, it will never work, the world never works like that, in any grps in the world.

it s my life and it s great to control and accept myself. it s great to spend my free time the way i find meaningful, rather than confronting with people who demand and request too much from you because they have the authority, whose orders and decision i cannot agree with. i dont feel blessed working for other bosses after work. there are always people who think if they have good intention then everything they do is right. it s sick.

blessed was i being enlightened and took the courage to quit and decide for my own life.

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to my ex-aquaintances from church: just as i respect your religion, please respect my choice to quit and what (not) to believe.
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flimflam · M
I have no faith and I think there is no God and I'm well aware that I can't prove that anymore than the existence can be proven. I don't try to inflict my thoughts on others, though I am of course happy to discuss them, I hope politely and with an open mind.

Whether or not you have lost your faith and spirituality, or you have simply moved away from the (IMHO) POISONING CONTROL of organised religion and retain your belief in God; what you have done is allowed your mind to question and consider that not every word 'written' is truth and that even if it is, the interpretation may be flawed.

Believe what you like.
Behave like a good person. Every faith has the same basic rules about how you should be to others in life although some are outdated and ultimately were written by frightened, naive, selfish, controlling men. You'll know the ones that should be discarded. You'll know the ones that are naturally fair and right.

Have faith in YOURSELF and let your kindness decide what you should do.

Enjoy all the hours you've got back from all that churchgoing. Use them well. X

Congratulations, you're now free.