
Larryd
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- Birthday 02/01/1988
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Illinois
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Heavy metal, hockey
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Married father of 2 girls
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Still have any Gods? If so, who or what?
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Welcome. I understand the issue with parents, despite the fact my dad is not a minister technically he might as well be. It was expected of me from a young age to believe and act a certain way. Either that or eternal fire. That fucks up a kids mind. My sister is enabled by my parents ( lives with them with her 3 kids 7 and under and doesn't work,) but shes just a great Christian so its ok. I've never asked for anything from them in my life but I'm the black sheep. I will never force religion or beliefs on my kids. I get it, it's hard to break from that. But the freedom I finally feel at
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Thanks everyone for the responses. I'm going to look into some of the reading. Its given me something to think about
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Religion, and what it did
Larryd replied to DevilsCabanaBoy's topic in Testimonies of Former Christians
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I still enjoy some Christian metal, mainly demon hunter and norma Jean. Some of the Christian stuff is just terrible though. Avatar has some good anti-Christian lyrics especially in smells like a freakshow. God in a casketGone for eternitiesWe've got no rules,No rules, no rulesI...God in a casketLost all authorityCome watch the foolsThe fools, the fools
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Thanks LogicalFallacy, I'll give it a watch after my kids go to bed
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One thing I have noticed reading various posts in here the last 2 days is how many of you dont fear hell. I do not believe in god, I do not believe in heaven or hell. But honestly, the idea of a real and physical hell has been ingrained or indoctrinated into me for 32 years. I remember believing in hell at 6 or 7(which is a really fucked up thing for a parent to do to a small child). So I still haven't shaken the fear of hell. It was my biggest fear during my years as a Christian as well. I was just looking for insight/advice on this and how many of you overcame it
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My favorite is avatar, though I like all kinds of metal/hard rock. In flames, fleshgod apocalypse are also good ones among others. How about yourself?
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Thank you all for the kind words and encouragement. It goes along way. I've been looking for this kinda community for a long time
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Hi. I'm 32 years old, and I've been a Christian for....most of that. I grew up in a house where religion was life. Everything revolved around church, god and the works. I was homeschooled and indoctrinated from an early age. I prayed the sinners prayer at 5 or 6. Clearly, I did not understand it. Theres absolutely no way, but that's what I was supposed to do. I grew up, involved in church. Youth group. Had a best friend who was a super christian. Met my wife, my friend didn't approve of her so he made her feel not good enough and unvalued. We, obviously, had a falling out. It was at this