WillT Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I’m glad to have found a group here! I was raised in a rather lukewarm Catholicism as a child, but became very fundamentalist catholic in my late teens/early 20s in a desperate attempt to find meaning and be “pleasing to god”. Of course, being false, I never found meaning and living according to the dictates of religion was the cause of many, many poor decisions. I’m in my 30s and now extricating myself from a religious mindset and living my life on my terms. I’m looking forward to being a part of the group here, and I’ll make a longer post in the testimony section at some point! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 WELCOME! Looking forward to hearing more of your story. I just logged back in after over a months vacation from the site. You will find a lot of support here. The Catholic church is responsible for messing up a lot of people. I did a lot of research on them when going through my deconversion. Distancing yourself is a wise choice. If you are interested, can find my conclusions in my Testimony. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Welcome aboard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Joshpantera Posted June 18, 2019 Moderator Share Posted June 18, 2019 Welcome to the forums! Read around, participate and enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOHO Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Welcome to Ex-C, @WillT. Looking forward to your extimony. - MOHO (Mind Of His Own) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
☆ Tsathoggua9 ☆ Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Hey, welcome aboard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LogicalFallacy Posted June 18, 2019 Moderator Share Posted June 18, 2019 Welcome @WillT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillT Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 Thanks for the welcome all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Margee Posted June 19, 2019 Moderator Share Posted June 19, 2019 Welcome to Ex-c WillT. Looking forward to hearing more of your story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 The journey out of religion is almost always long, difficult, and emotionally draining. This site offers support from like minded folks that have taken this journey. Therefore, their experiences and insight can be quite helpful for those that are in the process of leaving their religion. I have no doubt you will find this site helpful in your journey too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
◊ DestinyTurtle ◊ Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Hello and Welcome! You know I've heard a lot of fundamentalist/former-fundamentalist types that they got lured in to it after they were embroiled in a more lukewarm version of the religion, eventually to find that they still felt a lack of purpose or meaning. I guess it's a temptation to double down and hope that a more intense version of the faith would give rise to that exhilaration again. Anyways, seeking a deeper meaning and purpose, I think, is a good trait, and can help you a lot outside of the context of religion (which ultimately doesn't help with this need anyways). Hope this site helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanForsman Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I totally look forward to reading your extamony. I don't know what happened emotionally yet but any money you dropped in the plate previously investing in your eternal future can go into an IRA or 401K now and definately do something to make your future here on earth brighter. Everything is right about escaping the cult. Congratulations WillT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Another one that made a brief appearance and disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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