Question:
How to come out( religion style :) )?
aklik11
2010-02-17 05:22:24 UTC
I was born catholic, I study in a catholic school, I pray everyday(not seriously, though), I participate in religious activities(mostly because they are compulsory)... Yet, I feel to be an atheist...

I chose to be an atheist because I'm bisexual... Unfortunately, nobody understands that this is next closest thing to being straight... I'm not accepted and they keep telling me to stop thinking about boys because it's not right, but isn't it a person's privilege to choose who they want to be with?

Because of that, I started disbelieving in God. He made me ask myself, "Why did you even make me exist in a ****** up world? Why did you even make me this way?" They say it's a sin but with God around, wouldn't there be no sin? I mean, yeah, powerful & almighty, yeah, but why hasn't He eradicated sin? Instead He DESTROYS MOST OF THE WORLD because of sin...

Unfortunately for the people I know, I'm an incredibly smart kid(mostly in philosophy and morality, that is). I know when someone is saying something wrong, and I analyze that simple contradiction in their sentence, especially if it's something about praying & God. Because of it, it's driving me completely nuts. It just makes me want to scream and point out that there is something wrong in their sentence and possibly win in an argument. They win in arguments because I can't scream at their ugly faces. Otherwise, I'd be in deep trouble without even having to create an argument...

So, how do I get over this and stop the screaming in my head? How do tell everybody that I'm an atheist?
Six answers:
Avery
2010-02-17 05:32:39 UTC
The best thing to do its to just come out and tell them. good luck. =)
Amy R
2010-02-17 05:45:18 UTC
The talk about screaming kind of flies in the face of your talk about being smart. I understand you are frustrated, but basically people are making assumptions and you have not corrected them in your case. Some of this depends on your age, but if your family situation allows it you can inform your family/parents that you no longer wish to attend church services because you do not have faith in the existence of God, so attending services seems like a false activity for you to do. It will not stop people from automatically assuming you are a Christian, since people still tend to do this in mostly Christian cultures or areas, but over time, you get used to calmly explaining that you are not a believer and people close to you remember this enough not to invite you to services. I would just avoid discussion on the issue with people who are Christians. Evangelicals are trained to debate faith so they want to debate it with you. I just tell them I see no point in discussing it and refuse to participate.
Roxy
2010-02-17 05:50:33 UTC
God is the good in each and every one of us. And the good doesn't mean the one who follows all the rules, but rather things like kindness, compassion, honesty, ability to not be envious, etc. - The values that unite the human-kind. Otherwise, I believe that God gives all of us chance to choose our own life.
Smell my finger
2010-02-17 05:37:41 UTC
...first of all, I don't believe you are an "A" theist ! ...if you were, you'd just NOT consider the things of God (YHVH) and be on your way... living your life as you choose to... I believe the Spirit of God is speaking to you (constantly) in subtle, little ways and is showing you that He (God) really cares about you... You see, in the beginning...God created "prefection"...then, He turned it all over to mankind to manage... (we need to check our management skills)... You are blessed and highly favored of God ! ...what you need to do is acknowledge that fact and communicate with God... NOT thru the "religions" of mankind but thru His Spirit. You don't need to tell anyone anything about your Spiritual or non spiritual beliefs... You're relationship (if you choose to have one) is with God...NOT everyone else !
2010-02-17 05:33:14 UTC
God does not make you a fa(*Bleep!*) or a Straight, but you become what you decide to be, based on whatever data on choices is available to you.



PROVERBS 23:6-7.



6. Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,

neither desire thou his dainty meats:

7. For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:

"Eat and drink," saith he to thee;

but his heart is not with thee.



MATTHEW 12:33-37.



33. "Either make the tree good, and his fruit good;

or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt:

for the tree is known by his fruit.

34. "O generation of Vipers,

how can ye, being evil, speak good things?

for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

35. "A good man out of the good treasure of the heart

bringeth forth good things:

and an evil man out of the evil treasure

bringeth forth evil things.

36. "But I say unto you,

'That every idle word that men shall speak,

they shall give account thereof

in The Day of Judgment.'

37. "For by thy words thou shalt be justified,

and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."



IF YOU SAY, "God made me a sinner!" what evidence do you have of this blasphemy? You *saw* God when he was making you a sinner?



L. Ron Hubbard presumed as a fundamental postulate, that Humans are created perfect. He then reasoned that, "Evil must come from Outside." He then embarked upon a course of finding the Source of Evil in Man. He found that words spoken in someone's hearing in moments of pain have the force of hypnotic commands, which become implemented under certain conditions. These words are picked up as early as one's fetal stage, before one even had ears, and are stored against a time when the subconscious mind finds opportunity to use them.



The state of reverie enables one to bypass the mental blocks preventing conscious knowledge of these commands. A skilled auditor (counselor) can make a person access these memories, and when one is consciously aware what a command was, the mind no longer has to implement it.



When you find the commands that made you unable to control your abnormal sex urges, they will disappear.

This is not something you can do on your own, you have to have an outside person directing you. This is best someone in the same shoes as you, who also wants to optimize their mind, so you change places until you have attained the state of *Clear,* in which you no longer have any compulsive or inhibitory commands ticking away like Time Bombs inside you. You will no longer have a subconscious mind bank.



MATTHEW 5:2-13.



2. And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

3. "Blessed are the poor in spirit:

for theirs is The Kingdom of Heaven.

4. "Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

5. "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the Earth.

6. "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after Righteousness:

for they shall be filled.

7. "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

8. "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

9. "Blessed are the Peacemakers:

for they shall be called The Children of God.

10. "Blessed are they which are persecuted

for righteousness' sake:

for theirs is The Kingdom of Heaven.

11. "Blessed are ye, when men

shall revile you, and persecute you,

and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely,

for my sake.

12. "Rejoice, and be exceeding glad:

for Great is your Reward in Heaven:

for so persecuted they the Prophets

which were before you.

13. "Ye are the Salt of the Earth:

but if the salt have lost his savour,

wherewith shall it be salted?

it is thenceforth good for nothing,

but to be cast out,

and to be trodden under foot of men."



Those who are able to discipline themselves and take responsibility for what they do, rather than blame some theory that God is ultimately to blame, because He made the hurdles too high, and our legs too short, and so on, are the ones HE values. You say God made you a fa(*Bleep!*). So you lost that war. Have you exercised the qualities that Jesus says make one Blessed? Have you fasted and thirsted after Righteousness? Made peace between warring parties (e.g. by praying on your knees at 3 A.M.?) Have you withstood persecution for being a REAL Christian- not a fa(*Bleep!*), thrown off all urges toward negative feelings and LEAPED FOR JOY afterward? Probably not. You are all about giving in to Satan, instead of standing against him, and reclaiming lost ground.



JOB 28:28.



28. "And unto Man He said,

'Behold, the Fear of The Lord, that is Wisdom;

and to depart from Evil is Understanding.' "



PSALM 111:10.



10. The Fear of the LORD

is The Beginning of Wisdom:

a Good Understanding have all they

that do His Commandments:

His Praise endureth for ever.



PROVERBS 1:7.



7. The Fear of The LORD is The Beginning of Knowledge:

but Fools despise Wisdom and Instruction.



PROVERBS 9:10.



10. The Fear of the LORD

is The Beginning of Wisdom:

and The Knowledge of the Holy

is Understanding.



In my experience, the biggest fools are the ones who have FAILED, and CAN SEE NO WAY to solve their problem- but are still TELLING US how "incredibly smart" they are!



L. Ron Hubbard made people pay $425 to buy his STUDY TAPES course, and find out what he taught was "The ONE Barrier to learning," which, when cracked open, enables one to learn ANYTHING. This is, THE BELIEF ONE ALREADY KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO LEARN. I personally think that that point by itself is worth half a thousand dollars! Don't you?



There is NO WAY you can "come out" as a Homo Worshipper of God! YOU ARE AN ABOMINATION.



Repent, and FIX YOUR PROBLEM using the tools God has graciously granted us.



Be a great example to your comrades.

Don't defile your House of Worship.
Jessica
2010-02-17 05:30:19 UTC
just tell em.


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