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Title: Hello. I am a former catholic.
Post by: AtheistLemon on June 01, 2015, 11:56:24 AM
So, hi. Not sure how to start this thing out, but here I go. I was a catholic for about... well, most of my life. Or at least I claimed I was catholic. I was really some a zealot of sorts, refusing to believe we evolved from "monkeys". As I got older, I turned to evolution and started seeing more and more logically, settling on the idea that God used evolution as a tool of sorts. Eventually I realized that if Jesus is God, and God is incapable of sinning or temptation, then how did Jesus get tempted? After that, I became an atheist and began abandoning all the christian ideals.

So, hello.
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Post by: drunkenshoe on June 01, 2015, 12:05:50 PM
Welcome to the loony bin. We have cookies.

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Post by: SGOS on June 01, 2015, 12:06:47 PM
Well, hello.  I used to be Lutheran, so of course I thought Catholics were weird.  Now I think Lutherans are weird too.  Welcome to the forum.
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Post by: Green Bottle on June 01, 2015, 12:09:04 PM
Welcome Lemon, and dont you be bitter now''     :dance: :pidu: :shifty: :kidra:
Title: Re: Hello. I am a former catholic.
Post by: AtheistLemon on June 01, 2015, 12:20:39 PM
Quote from: Green Bottle on June 01, 2015, 12:09:04 PM
Welcome Lemon, and dont you be bitter now''     :dance: :pidu: :shifty: :kidra:
Can I at least be a sourpuss?
Title: Re: Hello. I am a former catholic.
Post by: SGOS on June 01, 2015, 12:22:02 PM
Bad puns are against the forum rules.
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Post by: Munch on June 01, 2015, 01:14:04 PM
Welcome to our crazy boat of beer, chips and bacon.
Title: Re: Hello. I am a former catholic.
Post by: Mike Cl on June 01, 2015, 01:40:02 PM
Quote from: AtheistLemon on June 01, 2015, 11:56:24 AM
So, hi. Not sure how to start this thing out, but here I go. I was a catholic for about... well, most of my life. Or at least I claimed I was catholic. I was really some a zealot of sorts, refusing to believe we evolved from "monkeys". As I got older, I turned to evolution and started seeing more and more logically, settling on the idea that God used evolution as a tool of sorts. Eventually I realized that if Jesus is God, and God is incapable of sinning or temptation, then how did Jesus get tempted? After that, I became an atheist and began abandoning all the christian ideals.

So, hello.
Quite a trip!  And I imagine at times, difficult.  My wife is a recovering Catholic.  She was raised in it, reached your conclusions, and has been recovering ever sense. :)  Welcome.
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Post by: Termin on June 01, 2015, 08:46:27 PM
 Welcome :)
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Post by: Sal1981 on June 02, 2015, 09:15:23 AM
Hi & welcome. Logic has its way to fly straight against Christianity.
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Post by: SoldierofFortune on June 04, 2015, 07:13:44 AM
we don't believe that evolution is reality.
we just know it.
Title: Re: Hello. I am a former catholic.
Post by: Baruch on June 13, 2015, 09:27:30 AM
I am in the priesthood of all believers, no matter what you believe in.  My ex was a former nun.

Bless you, my son.  Unless of course you are a daughter ... in which case blessings are superfluous.
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Post by: Naru on June 25, 2015, 12:35:18 AM
Welcome to the forums. Enjoy your stay
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Post by: Solomon Zorn on June 25, 2015, 10:34:23 AM
Welcome! I used to do shots of Yukon Jack Whiskey with a lemon chaser. Takes away all the objectionable flavor of the whiskey.

Here's a poem you might enjoy:
http://www.solomonzorn.com/insufficient.html
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Post by: Deidre32 on June 26, 2015, 10:11:52 PM
I'm a recovering Catholic too. lol Welcome :)
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Post by: MoreWinters on June 28, 2015, 07:21:22 PM
Hey! Welcome to the site, bro! Glad you can join! :D