I’ve come to realize that I no longer believe in God. Growing up, I was a Christian and was taught to believe in lies told in a big boring book that I couldn’t even understand. As I went to Elementary through Middle school I was a kid who was so corrupted by religion. I was to taught to reject truth, facts, real life experiences, science, education, and so many other normal useful things just so I could “go to heaven.” I was the kid who laughed at the teacher and said, “That’s wrong!” and I would always use the Bible as my proof. And ONLY my proof, because that’s what i was taught. “God’s word is the ONLY truth.”
However, as i got older i started to realize that i was having these feelings. Feelings that i was taught was wrong and sinful. So I started to go down a path of self-discovery and realize that my whole life. My belief, and everything was all a facade. I ruined my reputation, image, life, other’s lives, and so many things just because of my religion.
Now I believe in science, facts, life experiences, history, open-mindedness, and so many other things. If god is real, then why does r***, murder, terrorism, kidnapping, communism, theft, gang banging, drugs, and just about everything exist? What kind of god just chills out and watches this stuff? And also, how do I know if my god is real?! There are sooooo many other religions out there, how do i know if mine is the right one? Because ALL RELIGIONS say that they’re the “Right One”. Also, I’ve NEVER heard god! There is no voice! He can’t speak! No one has actually heard him!
Religion has ruined my life. Never force your kids to grow up in a religion! None at all! I’m not religious because I don’t reject facts right in front of my eyes! All the people at my church, (which I’m forced to go to since I’m still a junior) ONLY use this as their argument, “It’s sin!’ That’s it. That’s all they use. They are not allowed to say what they believe, but only what a fake facade “says” in a book made up by old men in the desert.
