If you left Catholicism where did you go?

[Anonymous]

It’s been a long journey, but we are now very active Unitarians.

[Anonymous]

Science I guess? I knew from a young age that I didn't believe the stories and found it as a way to control people, girls in particular. I'm atheist now.

[Anonymous]

ELCA Lutheran

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am Episcopalian and I have a couple of dozen Episcopal friends who are former Catholics.

They’re still Catholic

But not in good standing and will definitely go to hell if they don't return to the Church.

Heaven is not an HOA and the Catholic church is not its board.

+1 and even the Catholic Church doesn't actually say that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Science I guess? I knew from a young age that I didn't believe the stories and found it as a way to control people, girls in particular. I'm atheist now.

What stories did you think the Catholic Church wanted you to believe? And which stories were used to control people?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Catholicism is the One True Faith.

LOL no, never, not.

Did you forget the Church condones the abuse of children?

No, it doesn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Science I guess? I knew from a young age that I didn't believe the stories and found it as a way to control people, girls in particular. I'm atheist now.

How funny. I have been an atheist my entire life and I view religions, particularly Christianity, primarily function as controlling men.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ELCA Lutheran

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lutheran (ELCA)

They are Christian nationalists.

I think you are confusing ELCA Lutherans with some other flavor of Christianity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lutheran (ELCA)

They are Christian nationalists.

No, they are not.

https://download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/wearechristiansagainstchristiannationalism.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEAZUA3JkM

[Anonymous]

Left as a teen. It never spoke to me. Religion has no role in my adult life, including in raising my kids. I told DH early on the I would not stand in his way if he wanted to take them to church, etc., but he never took up the mantle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Science I guess? I knew from a young age that I didn't believe the stories and found it as a way to control people, girls in particular. I'm atheist now.

How funny. I have been an atheist my entire life and I view religions, particularly Christianity, primarily function as controlling men.

Interesting! I find it much more restrictive for women, especially sh!t like the purity angle that's so tightly wound around girls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Science I guess? I knew from a young age that I didn't believe the stories and found it as a way to control people, girls in particular. I'm atheist now.

What stories did you think the Catholic Church wanted you to believe? And which stories were used to control people?

That jesus' body is a cracker? That god artificially inseminated a random woman? Original sin? That if you dont listen to a pedophile pastor (or let them touch/rape you) you'll go to hell? I mean that's off the top of my head, but basically everything about it.

How is that controlling people?
Where in the scripture does it say that you should have sex with a sworn to celibacy?

The child rape and the cover ups are awful, but that's not part of the religious stories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Science I guess? I knew from a young age that I didn't believe the stories and found it as a way to control people, girls in particular. I'm atheist now.

How funny. I have been an atheist my entire life and I view religions, particularly Christianity, primarily function as controlling men.

Interesting! I find it much more restrictive for women, especially sh!t like the purity angle that's so tightly wound around girls.

I don't see that in the New Testament. If anything, Christianity puts the onus on the man instead of requiring the woman to wear veils. NB: take the gouging out thing metaphorically.

Matthew 5:28-30
New International Version
28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

[Anonymous]

I sleep in on Sundays now.