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Why are christians so desperate to deny those who became Atheists were ever christians? [Spirituality & Religion]

I used to be a devout christian but, after seriously studying the bible and examining my faith, determined it was all BS. I found the bible to be nothing more than a jumble of myths and superstitions taken from various older belief systems and frequently contradictory. As a result of my studies, I became an Atheist.

Now I find some christians are desperate to deny I was ever a christian. They just can't accept the fact that a christian could ever break away from "the truth" (as they like to call their beliefs) to become an Atheist. The idea is so alien to them they deny it's even possible. They even claim to know what the person experienced better than that person knows. Another claim is that I couldn't have studied the bible "properly" and that I should ask (their) "god" for help. What are they so scared of?
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There are always those in every group (using the term loosely) that are closer to the extreme. Just keep on going with your life. Whether you go back to the faith (or any faith) or not is up to you. Anyone who can't accept it are hypocrites. If they won't even attempt to collect information from you to try to understand your reasoning (regardless of their own) then they're big fat hypocrites. Leave them in the dust.

I've known devout Christians who are way more level headed than those radicals. Their reaction is to accept it and move on. It's not like you're going on a crusade to slay kittens.

Didn't study the Bible "enough"? [i]I'm so sorry for not thinking exactly like you! It's my fault I'm different and for processing information in my own way which can lead me to different conclusions that you may not agree with and react negatively to![/i]

Sometimes, no matter what information is presented, someone will deviate. It is inevitable. It doesn't make you good or bad, right or wrong. You're human. This is within normal parameters.