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Lost Faith
I lost my faith three years ago. The thing is, no one knows. I feel so cornered by the religious culture and ashamed of myself that I can't be honest with everyone about my religious beliefs.....so that maybe then I could figure out those beliefs....or the absence thereof.
When I lost my faith, I knew it was because I couldn't be 100% me.....that is, the bisexual that I am. I also knew that no one who professed mainline Christianity would ever acknowledge me without being discriminatory. You could say my unbelief was evidenced by others' ostentatious bigotry.
But now I'm left with still no one to share life and spirituality with. People in my life and network, including family and friends, suddenly became a tangled pattern of untrustworthy people.
When I lost my faith, I knew it was because I couldn't be 100% me.....that is, the bisexual that I am. I also knew that no one who professed mainline Christianity would ever acknowledge me without being discriminatory. You could say my unbelief was evidenced by others' ostentatious bigotry.
But now I'm left with still no one to share life and spirituality with. People in my life and network, including family and friends, suddenly became a tangled pattern of untrustworthy people.
(6 month ago)
hang in there.. i choose my battles with religious friends/family carefully so i'm not ostracized. i find it easier not to argue with anyone that has faith, you aren't going to change them. i envy how they can believe bullshit but like you and i - i don't think they'd get that we're bisexual or atheist so i share that part of me with people that are. hope that makes sense, i'm here if you want to someone to vent to.
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(6 month ago)
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(6 month ago)
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(6 month ago)
I lost my faith a good 12 years ago. Still no one knows that I've chosen to stop believing (I haven't shared with anyone the reason, yet). My relatives and their friends are very religious. I would shame my immediate family if it were to come out that I'm a non-believer...so I play along when it's needed, so that I don't hurt them. It doesn't hurt me to play along, so while I'm still among family I play the part.
(6 month ago)
Try Buddhism. You don't need false faith, or people to tell you what to believe in. Everything you will come to believe will be based on personal experience through meditation. Google "zen meditation", give it a try and you will begin to understand. Best of luck in your search for truth and peace.
(3 month ago)
To all those suggesting that the best thing to do is life your life in silence..
This way you perpetuate the problem, and do not help the following generations or even other people in you community that might share the same non-beliefs..
Always try to fight for your beliefs.. there are no right and wrong..
Also, you mention that you do not want to alienate close friends and/or family by announcing your disbelief..
but would you rather live your life there, among these people who do not understand you and who force you to lie (or keep something inside you) ?
Look your own happiness for a change and stop worrying about others..
when you tell them, you do not force them to alienate you.. they make that choice, and you really should not consider these people, that so easily discard you, as friends..
This way you perpetuate the problem, and do not help the following generations or even other people in you community that might share the same non-beliefs..
Always try to fight for your beliefs.. there are no right and wrong..
Also, you mention that you do not want to alienate close friends and/or family by announcing your disbelief..
but would you rather live your life there, among these people who do not understand you and who force you to lie (or keep something inside you) ?
Look your own happiness for a change and stop worrying about others..
when you tell them, you do not force them to alienate you.. they make that choice, and you really should not consider these people, that so easily discard you, as friends..
(3 month ago)
There is also such a thing as being spiritual but not strictly religious. I like to consider myself as one such being. The problem with religions such as Christianity is that they require believers to follow strict rules. I've read the bible, the Koran and know a lot about Bhudism. My 'religion' is a mixture of a bit taken from one and some believes derived from the others. Believe what YOU want to believe and know that your believes will change and evolve as you get older
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