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30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group People using it to justify their hate.

OkTurnover4202 , liakapelke Report

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412points

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Bazinga 2 years ago

It's a serious issue. In no place in the bible does it say that being homosexual is a sin, but many people look for excuses for their biases

106points

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group So many things but the final straw for me was my church asking a homeless man to leave and not come back. He would sit and listen to the sermons never bothered anyone and always sat in the very back. I confronted my youth group leader and she defended the preacher.

chaoz2030 , Joe Cosentino Report

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392points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

Do they think Jesus was against helping the homeless?

195points

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group When I was 6 years old, the pastor gave a letter to my aunt to give to my mom saying that we were not donating enough money to the church. So we stopped going, and I have never been to church since.

nicklee803 , It's No Game Report

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322points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

Donations are voluntary are they not? That pastor was a k******d.

97points

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group The expectations for women to be subservient to men and have no further aspirations than “wife and mother”.

givemeyourking , denisbin Report

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312points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago (edited)

Religion really screws with women's rights. I was told once, by a chauvinist Christian that women have different rights, but they are still equal rights.

102points

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group I worked at a restaurant near a church on Sundays. Rudest bunch of people ever.

Draginia , Sean MacEntee Report

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302points

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deanna woods 2 years ago

I work in a restaurant too and they are rude.

66points

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30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group It quickly became evident that many people who call themselves religious, only do so to feel morally superior to others around them, and then use that superiority to try to control everything they can.

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291points

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Nikki Sevven 2 years ago

Which is morally superior, though? Subsuming morals that have been imposed on you by a church, or developing your own morals based on the idea that you should treat others the way you would like to be treated in similar circumstances? The latter actually requires self-reflection and thought, and can be modified as the times change. The former merely requires blind obedience and, apparently, judgment of others.

50points

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group As a kid, someone explaining to me that my dog that just passed away wouldn't be in heaven. I'd never see him again. Because dogs can't accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior. So he was going to hell.

Pretty much done with it after that.

BoredBSEE , Mike Bonitz Report

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290points

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Jelena 2 years ago

For me, it was a claim that animals have no soul. and I am absolutely sure that they have it, both reason and soul, and more than some people.

208points

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group Being told it was gods plan after my mother suffered through chemotherapy, and still passed away. I have no interest in a god who’s plan includes cancer

Zayt08 , Peyri Herrera Report

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281points

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MarmotArchivist 2 years ago

Sayings something like this to someone who lost their mother. This makes me want to punch them in the face.

151points

#10

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group When I realized the Bible wasn't written by God/Jesus and it was written by man and was written like 200 years after Jesus's death. Like I can't even 100% trust the word of a good friend who heard something from someone else in 2022, let alone some game telephone from 2000 years ago.

Greenlawn11740 , Alan Levine Report

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276points

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Nikki Sevven 2 years ago

Also, rules that would have made perfect sense for the protection of a tribe in the Bronze Age (most of Leviticus) make absolutely no sense in the modern world. We can eat shellfish now, because we have freezers. We can get tattoos and piercings, because we have autoclaves. And so on.

120points

#11

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group There’s a short period of time where most of the religion started. Everything prior is mythology and everything after is a cult. Hmm, how convenient.

BigBadBootyDaddy10 , olavXO Report

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254points

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Ozacoter 2 years ago

This is one of the biggest problem with traditional religions. They originate in ancient times, brutal, violent and sexist. How is it logical to follow rules that were developed thousands of years ago in a very different society? I dont need bronze and iron age people to tell me how to behave, how to dress, what to eat or whom to love.

125points

#12

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group Going to a megachurch.

They received over 1 mil in donations every weekend and spent it on elaborate props and videos rather than helping the community in any meaningful way.

LiterallyCasey , Dennis Jarvis Report

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250points

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Kona Pake 2 years ago

Do the elaborate props and videos include the Learjet, the Bentley and the weeklong retreat at European resorts?

91points

#13

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group The lack of compassion and rejection of science

PikesPique , Kosala Bandara Report

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248points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

I have noticed science is only accepted if it supports the religious worldview in some way. Any other science is to be dismissed.

72points

#14

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group I was 6 years old in a Saudi elementary school. There was this one Christian Bosnian kid whose dad was a butcher, he was incredibly kind and often gave me delicious smoked meat sandwiches.

The thought of him going to Hell as a non-Muslim was illogical, and made me question religion for the first time.

Svstem , Bernard Spragg. NZ Report

Final score:

247points

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Jamie Sterling 2 years ago

When I was 12, I was told you had to believe in Jesus to go to heaven. I asked what about the other people in other countries that never even heard about Jesus. I was told they weren't going to heaven. My God wouldn't keep good people out of heaven just because they didn't know about Jesus. Goodness and kindness get you into heaven, not Jesus or religion in my belief system. I'm a nurse.

21points

#15

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group The non-answers to all my questions as a kid. "You just have to have faith" is a dumb way to respond to an inquisitive mind.

my_d**hurts , shay sowden Report

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242points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

Perhaps they were referring to George Michael.

67points

#16

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group I started caring about what is actually true.

All the contradictions of every religion melt away when you can simply acknowledge all religions are man-made.

junkmale79 , Henri Sivonen Report

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228points

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MarmotArchivist 2 years ago

Amen.

51points

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30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group Religious people.

TheGoodJudgeHolden , prayitnophotography Report

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225points

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Enlee Jones 2 years ago

Some of the most vile and bigoted people I have known would call themselves “good Christians” with a straight face. It seems like half the people I went to high school with wound up being ultra right-wing zealots who believe everything they read on Breibart.

16points

#18

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group My dad had cancer for 10 years and then he passed away when I was 14 years old. I thought I was having a good heart to heart with my small group leader about it.

She asked if my dad was "a man of God" because she wanted to make sure he isn't "burning in Hell"

Who the f**k says that to a grieving child? So completely insensitive. It took me several months to fully realize the weight of that conversation with her before I left religion altogether.

Jazzlike_Log_709 , tripleigrek Report

Final score:

224points

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Izzy Curer 2 years ago (edited)

Setting aside the obvious reasons for why this was terrible, what, exactly, was the mf point in asking this? Let's assume for a moment that hell exists. What could be done about anything at that point? What could the kid do? What could the group person do? Nothing.

16points

#19

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group My mother. She instilled some serious shame into me under the guise of God. Some things she said:

-Not allowed to believe in Santa because that takes credit away from God. Santa was actually a hand of Satan trying to corrupt me

-Not allowed to believe in the Easter Bunny because it was also a hand of Satan trying to corrupt me away from Jesus.

-I wasn't allowed to feel pride in my accomplishments because it's a sin

-I was a d**khead because my dad got me fully vaccinated as a child and that is against God's plan

-Hollywood is operated by Satan so I wasn't allowed to watch movies or shows (especially Disney)

-Harry Potter was an absolute no because witchcraft is an affront to God

-Scientists should not be trusted under any circumstances

-My rare genetic condition was part of God's plan and I'd understand some day

-Not allowed to say "damn" because it's an affront to God

-etc

That combined with her regular, not religious abuse has left me struggling a lot with my religiosity.

dayna29 , jrsnchzhrs Report

Final score:

194points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

What a horrible childhood, deprived of joy and happiness?

85points

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30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group Sermons alternated between asking for money, telling us LGBT people were bad, or telling us we were all worthless sinners without God.

Left church every Sunday feeling like s**t. One week, I just decided I'm not going back.

I don't miss it.

IngsocInnerParty , Ivan Narmanev Report

Final score:

165points

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Procrastinating Panda 2 years ago

Are all churches like this?

18points

#21

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group I was like 15 and playing an instrument in the “worship band” for the most popular “youth group” in the area (which is a verrry Christian area). At one point the pastor dude was praying and the musicians were behind him waiting to play when he was done. The whole room (200+) had their heads bowed as dude was praying. Then his prayer went into the whole “here’s what you pray if you want to become a Christian right now” yada yada yada.. then at the end he says

“Ok everyone keep your heads bowed, eyes closed. Now if you just prayed that prayer with me I want you to look up - everyone else keep your heads bowed- but if you just now gave your life to Jesus look up at me or raise your hand so I can see you”

I’m behind him, and facing the crowd who have their eyes closed so I decide it’s safe to take a peek. I discreetly look up and notice that exactly ZERO people in the crowd are looking up at him. Every single person still has their head bowed, eyes closed. (Which is fine, I mean maybe they were all already Christians?) However, as I’m looking at nobody responding, Mr Pastor starts saying “ok I see you there”, “oh I see another over there, Amen” “and you back there, praise god”. “Yes I see you over there, amen come find me afterwards”. It was perplexing to see him lie to so many people like that. And this wasn’t some nobody youth pastor, he was like quite legit having written books and being mentioned in national articles and stuff
TLDR; an acclaimed youth pastor tried to make it seem like his prayer had converted several people, when I could clearly see it had not

timcooksd**k , Tony Alter Report

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142points

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Nikki Sevven 2 years ago

I always get a chuckle when I see Christian tattoos, since Leviticus strictly forbids them.

82points

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30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group The fact that there are multiple but I was taught that only ONE is correct

Delicious_Toe_8104 , Adrian Scottow Report

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130points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

Fun fact. All religions cannot be right. However all religions can be wrong.

113points

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30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group The fact that if you're not in my religion, you're kinda f**ked in the afterlife. I didn't choose my religion, so what makes me so special?

Final score:

128points

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K- THULU 2 years ago

Of course condemning a non believer to hell is pretty well the same as condemning them to narnia or the magical world of oz. I'm not really scared of a made up destination...

9points

#24

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group My parents pulling an exorcist on me. On their own. Screaming at me that I wasn’t their son but that there was a demon inside of me...

And more but that is the main thing tbh that has made me more an ant-theist than just an atheist

Mere-Thoughts , Daniel Borman Report

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126points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

What had the child done to make the parents think an exorcism is needed?

35points

#25

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group Honestly having to go to church as a little kid. Felt like an endurance test every Sunday to just get through it. Like, dude I’m 6 I wanna play with my action figures or be outside or game. I don’t wanna fight the fidgets in the pew listening to adults breathy sing to tired hymns while I just want it to end so I can go be a kid on the weekend. Then as I got older all the obvious reasons you see everywhere, the contradictions, violence, stupidity etc

_BluLeaf , Amanda Slater Report

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119points

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Who Panda 420 2 years ago

They did make it really tough on children. Some Churches had fun Sunday School or catechism classes but then you had to sit through Mass afterward. It felt like the worst punishment to sit still and be quiet for so long.

28points

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30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group There was never an answer.

I wanted to believe desperately.

I wanted to and I begged God to allow me to be doubtless. I tried and tried and tried to make it work. To make it fit.

I asked questions. I wondered. I pondered. I just got to a point where there were no more answers. No one had an answer that made sense.

Nothing that the next person couldn’t alter or contradict. Nothing that was ‘set’ or ‘fixed.’ It was all up in the air and I just needed more faith.

I tried. I really did. But my mind just won’t allow it anymore.

Vintagepoolside , mr.urganci Report

Final score:

115points

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Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago

That's exactly how I feel. I ask a question, get answers but the answers end up giving me more questions. It just goes on and on and a lot of the time the answers don't make sense or just not logical etc.

29points

#27

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group Being told I was going to rot in hell every time I made a simple mistake

Goldenpearl01 , leKorbo.be Report

Final score:

114points

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M O'Connell 2 years ago

If you get there before I do, save me a spot on the couch.

61points

#28

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group Having to confess my “sins” as a 10 year old.

jk10102 , flowizm Report

Final score:

114points

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M O'Connell 2 years ago

Didn't you just make up random s**t? That's what I did. The penance was always the same, which made it even more funny.

65points

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30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group Religious leaders ruined religion for me

Formal-Bat-6714 , Henry Burrows Report

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112points

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Ozacoter 2 years ago

Exactly. Like the new Pope pretending to be modern as a way to gain followers but then refusing that women get any power in the catholic church (f*****g sexism) and calling people that have no children selfish.

47points

#30

30 Things That Shook People’s Faith In Religion, As Shared In This Online Group former catholic, current atheist here. i am fortunate enough to not have had any severely traumatic experiences involving the church. but, i grew up in the church and i used to love to sing the hymns. as i got older i started to realize what the words i was singing meant. i really didn’t like how some of the hymns/songs called us as people “nothing” compared to god. i don’t really agree with devaluing and trivializing ourselves and our problems as part of worship. that is what really did it.

g_miller13 , denisbin Report

Final score:

105points

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Florence 2 years ago

i agree, telling me i’m a worthless sinner compared to ThE lOvInG jEsUs ChRiSt really f****d with my already bad mental health

24points

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Jose Ortiz 2 years ago

I grew up as a Jehovah Witness. When i was around 16 i had a love interest in a girl from the church that was 15. I was told she could not be my girlfriend because she was spoken for. The male was in his mid to late 20s. Also my sister got pregnant at age 17, before they shunned her, they asked in full graphic details on the details on that night that my now niece was conceived. Sick sick motherfu*kers. I'm getting angry just typing this. The "elders" in that religion are just high ranked pedophiles that do not call authorities for any reason.

57points

Tamra Stiffler 2 years ago

Ohhh, the JW's are definitely on my s**t list. Had two knock on my door, and I wanted to be polite, so I allowed them to come in. Offered them tea. We talked about lots of things, as I'd just had my third miscarriage and was looking for answers, comfort... something. And with a smile on their faces, they told me my miscarriages were god's punishment of me for my sins.

44points

Olle Andreasson 2 years ago

My grandmother got trickee into joining that cult because she was lonely. They abused her for years and the final straw was when they didnt let her go to her grand-grand-childs birthday. Then they told her that her cancer was a punishment from god and that her house was "satans ground". She died from the cancer about 6 months later. Then when my family took over the house they came and visited. I chased them away with rocks and swearing. I was 14 at the time.

9points

Shane S 2 years ago

When Leah Remini did the episode about JW, it was really eye opening. Someone needs to do a spin-off series

5points

jknbt jknbt 2 years ago (edited)

JW is a false version of christianity. The Watchtower Organization says it is the sole prophetic voice of earth for Jehovah God. The falsely prophesied no less than four times the exact time and date of the Rapture where only their 144,000 JW saints get to go. Well, guess what? This never happened when they said it would. The scripture says not to give any respect to a false prophet. JW's, rage away at this if you want, but you have been soooo deceived. Repent while you can. “Then the LORD said to me, ‘The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions of their own minds’” (Jeremiah 14:14; see also 23:21–33; Zechariah 10:2). “If any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death” (Deuteronomy 18:20).

2points

Sky Render 2 years ago

My father ruined it for me. Bastard abused his own family in horrific ways, yet thought he was some sort of saint because he went to church. And the church's members looked up to him as some sort of pillar of community, not realizing how vile he really was. Definitely was one of those "I can do whatever I want and I'll be forgiven for it" sorts who uses religion as an excuse to be a terrible human being.

27points

everyone's favorite person 2 years ago

I realized I was LGBTQIA+, and my parents' religion believes that you need to hide that identity and pretend to be cishet your whole life. that's not something I want, so i started actually thinking about their church and I realized there were many things I didn't agree with. Religion isn't bad necessarily, but it's not for me.

22points

Jude Last 2 years ago

Whatever gets you through the night is how I feel, and I agree with George Carlin: "Religion is like a lift in the shoe, and I say just don't ask me to wear your shoes. And let's not go down and nail lifts onto the natives' feet."

12points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago (edited)

As a young bi-romantic asexual woman I made the decision to move toward spirituality after a priest asked if I was truly happy since I wasn't married and wasn't have kids. I realized then that they viewed my value as a woman in the church as attached to a man and having children to spread the gospel. I also left when the Church of Scotland had it's great schism over whether to allow LGBTQIA+ priests. Any church that professes love and tolerance yet excludes or looks down upon a specific population is not a church for me.

5points

Shane S 2 years ago

Being gay definitely swung it for me. I started by trying to argue the Bible and biblical meaning before I finally realized I could stop trying to defend it and just acknowledge the whole book as fiction and walk away. So I did.

4points

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Jose Ortiz 2 years ago

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Shane S 2 years ago

When Leah Remini did the episode about JW, it was really eye opening. Someone needs to do a spin-off series

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Sky Render 2 years ago

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