Does anyone feel bitter towards their old religion?

I feel good that I left my old religions of false hoods but feel for the ones still there.

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12 Satan has promoted other lies that could mislead us if we are not careful. Consider some examples. Anything goes—right or wrong. It is determined by how you feel. This idea is promoted in the media and in entertainment. Such a distorted view of God’s standards exerts pressure on us to cast aside all moral restraint. The truth is that we have a desperate need for moral guidance that only God can fill. (Jer. 10:23) God will not intervene in earth’s affairs. Being influenced by such a live-for-today spirit could cause us to become “inactive or unfruitful.” (2 Pet. 1:8) The truth is that Jehovah’s day is fast approaching, and we must keep in expectation of it. (Matt. 24:44) God does not care about you as an individual. Believing this satanic lie could cause us to give up, feeling that we could never be worthy of God’s love. The truth is that Jehovah loves and values his worshippers as individuals.—Matt. 10:29-31.

I used to be raised Christian and my father and mother came from a Catholic background. My attitude in the direction of Christianity in these days is dependent upon who your speakme about. The Church: towards it. I feel it manipulates individuals into accepting just one interpretation. To not point out it's violent history of silencing folks that puzzled them. Common Churchgoer: I recognize men and women who get worried of their community and check out to aid better peoples lives, i do not agree that you simply should aid others in view that God tells you to or due to the fact that you'll go to hell if you do not, but i admire their dedication to their fellow man. Evangelicals/fans: Despise them, whatever excellent occurs to you it's god's will. Whatever bad occurs it's an additional man or woman's fault (different races/faiths, homosexuals, sinners). Recruiting kids into any religion earlier than they may be able to decide for themselves is questionable at exceptional, brainwashing at worst.

I did at first. I was bitter for about a year, but I think that's less to do with the fact that I'd left it, and more with why I left it.

Digit error huh. :)

No I don't feel bitter. I worked with Anglican*, and Catholic clergy at University. Like all groups of human beings there were good and bad.

* Total aside. One of my colleagues surname was Christmas, so he was the real Father Christmas. He thought it was funny when we called him "Santa".

Yes, I feel very, very, very bitter towards religion and all the abuse, prejudice, hatred, fighting, bloodshed, destruction and war that it causes!

Religion put all of Europe in the Dark Ages!

http://see_the_truth.webs.com/Inquisition.html

The Dark Ages never ended! The majority of the people in the U.S. are religious! The majority of people in power and control in the U.S, are religious! Church and State are "NOT" separated here!!

History repeats itself!

IN OTHER WORDS, RELIGION IS SLOWLY AND INSIDIOUSLY PUTTING THE U.S. IN ANOTHER DARK AGES AND PEOPLE DON'T EVEN REALIZE IT!!

We are using up all our resources on the planet, polluting the whole planet, killing off all the species on the planet, using up all the oil and clean drinking water on the planet, etc, etc, because of OVERPOPULATION caused by religion and its policies of- anti-abortion, anti-condom, anti-birth control, anti-gay, right-to-life, be fruitful and multiply, etc, etc, etc...

Religion is a horrible, toxic, infectious, viral, addictive, mental drug and poison that's extremely harmful and destructive!!

Religion causes ignorance, delusion, prejudice, abuse, hatred, fighting, bloodshed, destruction, killing and war!!

Religion stops the advancement of science, technology, learning and progress for the whole human race!! Look what religion did to Galileo, now Darwin, Hawking, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc...

HUMANS WOULD BE MUCH MORE PEACEFUL, PROSPEROUS, AND ADVANCED, IF WE WIPED OUT ALL RELIGIONS!!

For those of you who don't know, Bush is an extreme, ultra conservative, Christian fundamentalist!! The 8 years of deep wound damage that Bush, Cheney and religion did to the United States is MASSIVE!!!

It's going to take many, many, many years to recover from the massive deep wound damage that Bush, Cheney and religion did to the U.S. and the world with their "Holy-Oil-War", etc, etc...!!

It will take Obama, or anyone else, a minimum of 8 years to start getting the U.S. back on track from the massive mess that Bush, Cheney and religion caused!! Deep wounds take a long time to heal!!

THE U.S. AND THE WORLD ARE IN MAJOR SERIOUS TROUBLE IF WE CAN'T FIND SOME WAY TO STAMP OUT RELIGION!!

These links will show you how foolish, harmful and destructive religion is! Please take a look at these awesome links. I promise you'll learn something!-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kla-BcN8u8Q&feature...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVuw1wEuaAQ&feature...

http://www.boreme.com/posting.php?id=12236&page=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkXOwBIRX7Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUj8hg5CoSw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M114bK4qaiM&feature...

http://godisimaginary.com/

http://jesusneverexisted.com/

http://www.1001biblecontradictions.com/

How do you intelligently choose a religion? TY

Never been forced or stupid enough to have an old religion

Well, I only ridicule and bash my previous religion in the manner in which I ridicule and bash all religions...

leaving a religion is a big thing,you dont leave your religion for small things but you leave it for big mistakes and when you know these mistakes you start to hate it more

yes because they are a bunch of child molesting b*****ds