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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acpguy · C

Something to think about; Jesus taught a very strict form of the Hebrew religion, it makes no sense at all why there is a Christian religion (actually all Catholics) that teaches it is "the one true religion". Humans want to not let go of their physical wealth and being so had to come up with a way to justify keeping it. Both Catholics and Jehovah witnesses say we are going to be raised up from the dead at the end of the world. Personally I would rather not be raised up from the dead as I9 will probably look like shit and smell even worse.

trackboy · 22-25, M

@acpguy before jesus there was no after life in the jewish religion. now it comes down to was jesus telling the truth? were the disciples telling the truth about what happened? did the miracles happen as described or not?? the dead sea scrolls were written down less then 100 years later. locking in what the reports had said to that point. becoming a check on the bible that was written again and again centuries later. so if there was a lie it had to be from jesus and his disciples. or the writers of new testament with the lifetimes of people that knew jesus and the disciples. that is where fraud would have to have happened. no real independent record other then that jesus existed in Pontius Pilates journal. if that was even his journal and not a forgery written later on. the old testament is so old its likely just collection of various fables that were passed down many generations before being written down. then we have the near death experiences. are they really look at a after life. or just a drug trip our brain goes on when dying. some drugs induce the same experience. then you have various guests on coast to coast am. are they telling the truth or lying. 😺