Hello

[Troubledteen]

Just recently declared myself no longer a Christian due to several things
1. "All sin is equal in the eyes of God" lol nuff said
2. The "kind caring religion" constantly hates on gay
3. They claim you must believe in Jesus or you will go to hell for eternity. Like really I don't believe anyone deserves that kind of suffering for eternity because they were raised Jewish or were actually logical thinkers
4. "It was a metaphor"
Not gonna call myself atheist but probably a deist

[Mr.Obvious]

Welcome, to our little band of heathens. Hoping you'll like it here.

[Baruch]

Welcome too.

[aitm]

troubledteen eh.....gotta watch out for them rabble rousers...


welcome, but stay off the lawn dammit!

[Mike Cl]

Welcome to the site.

[stromboli]

Welcome. You are evolving. Keep doing so.

[kilodelta]

Welcome. aitm is serious about his lawn... I think he has land mines in there...

[Solomon Zorn]

Just recently declared myself no longer a Christian due to several things
1. "All sin is equal in the eyes of God" lol nuff said
2. The "kind caring religion" constantly hates on gay
3. They claim you must believe in Jesus or you will go to hell for eternity. Like really I don't believe anyone deserves that kind of suffering for eternity because they were raised Jewish or were actually logical thinkers
4. "It was a metaphor"
Not gonna call myself atheist but probably a deist

Welcome Troubledteen! Congratulations on seeing the incongruities in Christianity. When I was a teenager I was just getting heavy into the Christian faith. Took me till my mid-thirties to really divest myself of it. What does your family think of your new point of view?

I really think you might enjoy some of my poetry. Here's a link to the stuff I think you'll identify with: http://www.solomonzorn.com/religious-poems.html

Here's a sample:

“Insufficient”
Solomon Zorn


They say he walked on water, and turned water into wine,
He fed a multitude, and drove some demons into swine.
They say he raised the dead, and gave back eyesight to the blind,
He told a crippled man to walk, and lepers found him kind.

But these are insufficient works, in fact they're quite mundane,
When used as evidence for extraordinary claims,
Like saying he's the Lamb of God, whose sacrifice compels
All sinners to believe in him, or burn in endless hell.

For even if the legends of his “miracles” were true,
(Just speaking from an onlooker's subjective point of view)
This, still, is not the kind of evidence I need to see.
The stories that I once believed, are not convincing me.

No, I've seen one too many, looking like a stupid ass,
Praying to the salt-stain, underneath an overpass,
To think that people can't be fooled, especially back then,
Or swallow all the dogmas, and the myths I can't defend.

There's a page for feedback if you have questions or comments.

[AllRight]

Welcome Troubled. I also became disgusted by the judgmental christians around me continually condemning homosexuality.  That type of hypocrite is not someone I want to be or to be around. Not the only reason I am no longer christian, but it's a biggie.