Bookworm

@L.B. I'm so glad you brought this up! I'm an African American whose deconversion had a lot to do with the white supremacy that is inherent in modern American Christianity. I tried again and again to give Christianity a chance, and this is the very thing that sent me running away almost every time. And now white Christians are by and large in on this "take our country back (from the black and brown people)" and supporting racist policies. It's a shame. I have thought about being a Unitarian Universalist because they are vocal and active in matters of social justice. However, there isn't a lot of ethnic diversity in those congregations either. It's strange.

What's worse is when they teach that you can use words to command money to land in your lap... after sowing your financial seed into their ministry.

Yes.

I was told to never talk about a bad dream, because it would come true. I don't know how many bad dreams I kept to myself, which was torturous. I'm glad I don't remember them.

Why is it that the vast majority of perpetrators of mass shootings and bombings are male people? Does it have anything to do with emotional issues? Mental issues? Cultural conditioning? Upbringing? A combination of these? Women can be afflicted by mental illness too, but there's no trend of them bombing buildings, shooting groups of people, etc. So what is the difference?

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/01/child-marriage-kentucky-brides-parents-rights/385489002/

I've been living this way for a long time because I have this idea that there's no telling when I'm going to die. It could be 50 years from now. It could be 5 days from now. I struggle with making 5-year and 7-year plans because of this belief. How do you balance these ways of approaching life and death?

They can be opposed to homosexuality. I figure it would be rare.

Has anyone ever met someone with a bizarre combination of beliefs? For example, atheists who are opposed to homosexuality, or Christian atheism?

Yeah, that's a risk. Even when Jehovah Witnesses approach me, I let them know I'm pagan. So far I haven't encountered confrontational types.

I was taking the public bus home from work last night, when a lady struck up a conversation with me about nutrition. During this conversation she asked me directly, "Do you believe in Jesus as your savior?" In the past, I would have projected fear of her response and said yes just to keep the peace, but this time, I flat out said no. She didn't try to convert me or anything.

This video has helped me a whole lot, so as an ex-christian theist, I'm sharing it with you guys.

Welcome to the site! I live in the southwest USA as well. This site is a great source of information and support, especially for those of us who have flip-flopped. Check out this post: https://www.ex-christian.net/topic/76730-the-importance-of-full-deconversion/