greenhunter Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I'm not sure, I just left, I guess you could say I had enough of being told that what I believed in was "wrong" and that even though I was "saved" and did the cliches of "christianity",and I was going to hell because I didn't support the issues they supported. I officially left in 2005, with the final belief that if there was a god, or isn't one, I don't care. I haven't told my family yet, and honestly don't plan on doing so, I've told some of my friends and them being my friends are cool with it. It's been an easy road for me to leave so far, things have changed for the better and I can finally think about me and now can freely say happy holiday (I love saying that rather than merry christmas) without hearing some "christian" say to me "you need to say merry christmas", or give me the riot act on how we were founded with "christian fathers' sorry about the rant, it's been a long path building up to my relief, but now that it happened, I feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Davka Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Welcome, greenhunter, and congrats on your escape from madness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomadic techno-gypsy Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Congratulations. . .coming out to family is an adventure (read: lots of bumps), don't rush it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
★ Citsonga ★ Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Greetings. I can finally think about me and now can freely say happy holiday (I love saying that rather than merry christmas) without hearing some "christian" say to me "you need to say merry christmas" For what it's worth, the word "holiday" is derived from "holy day," so you may even want to switch to "season's greetings" instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenhunter Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 Greetings. I can finally think about me and now can freely say happy holiday (I love saying that rather than merry christmas) without hearing some "christian" say to me "you need to say merry christmas" For what it's worth, the word "holiday" is derived from "holy day," so you may even want to switch to "season's greetings" instead. thanks for letting me know so i'll say seasons greetings instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShallowByThyGame Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Happy Festivus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenhunter Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 Happy Festivus! isn't that a "religious" holiday...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddbird1963 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 The great thing is you feel better and honestly dealt with what you felt needed to be dealt with. That was NOT a lame de-conversion story, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenhunter Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 The great thing is you feel better and honestly dealt with what you felt needed to be dealt with. That was NOT a lame de-conversion story, by the way. thanks, well, i heard all these people with great stories and all i had was working with a "christian" bookstore, with idiots who thought they were better than i am because i didn't listen to "christian music" or watch "christian movies", the same company who did a hostile takeover of a internationally known "christian" university, but treats their employee's like shit, but a lot better than the previous owner of said university who didn't even pay minimum wage or insurance as far as i knew. a lame douche-bag of an ex step father who claimed that i wasn't saved,my former church was apart of the southern baptist convention who endorsed the idiot who gave us the phony known as palin. so my turn was more political since i was a democrat at 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenhunter Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 btw you guys have been great thanks for the encouragement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenhunter Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 i talked to my mom about it, and she doesn't care, so i can breathe a sigh of relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest M_H Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 The great thing is you feel better and honestly dealt with what you felt needed to be dealt with. That was NOT a lame de-conversion story, by the way. There is no Lame de-conversion story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
★ Citsonga ★ Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 The great thing is you feel better and honestly dealt with what you felt needed to be dealt with. That was NOT a lame de-conversion story, by the way. There is no Lame de-conversion story. Very true. It's great to be freed from the shackles of religion, so any deconversion story is a good deconversion story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenhunter Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 The great thing is you feel better and honestly dealt with what you felt needed to be dealt with. That was NOT a lame de-conversion story, by the way. There is no Lame de-conversion story. Very true. It's great to be freed from the shackles of religion, so any deconversion story is a good deconversion story. again thanks, it's short and quick but it's to the point as i could make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenhunter Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 sorry it's been less than a year since i posted, here's an update: i made my official exit from my church in november. my christian friends are slowly catching on, but since i went to that church since birth they don't seem to care. i took at night job at a hospital, and my mom is still ok with it. so no major problems, yet. my aunt is very religious so i won't be telling her anytime soon. a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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