This article was absolutely essential in my rejecting Christianity. There had been thoughts quickly darting in and out of my head for years that I never let myself think fully: “Heaven sounds boring and I don’t want to go there.” “What the Bible says about killing nonbelievers is abhorrent.” What the Bible says about killing rape victims is even worse.” They were quick, emotional responses. Little, “Hmm, that doesn’t seem right” moments that I always tucked away in short order with a “God is all-wise, stop questioning,” etc. I’m not sure why, but I actually took this article’s simple piece of advice: focus on what’s actually painful to focus on. There’s a series of dark-side strategies involved with guiding people to do exactly the opposite, “God is all wise, you are stupid” being a small part of it.
This article was absolutely essential in my rejecting Christianity. There had been thoughts quickly darting in and out of my head for years that I never let myself think fully: “Heaven sounds boring and I don’t want to go there.” “What the Bible says about killing nonbelievers is abhorrent.” What the Bible says about killing rape victims is even worse.” They were quick, emotional responses. Little, “Hmm, that doesn’t seem right” moments that I always tucked away in short order with a “God is all-wise, stop questioning,” etc. I’m not sure why, but I actually took this article’s simple piece of advice: focus on what’s actually painful to focus on. There’s a series of dark-side strategies involved with guiding people to do exactly the opposite, “God is all wise, you are stupid” being a small part of it.