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[quote=Anonymous]I was raised Catholic, but was the rebel child who questioned it all and often got in trouble in CCD for questioning things. Still I was forced to get confirmed because "you may want to get married in the church one day."  Even then I knew I never would.

Then college came and I was sucked into a Christian cult. Spent 4 years in that where I became a believer and was even baptized. Looking back I think I was more lonely than anything and it gave me a sense of belonging and community. During my senior year I was almost kicked out of the cult for considering dating someone who wasn't a Christian, because he would "take me away from god."

Once college ended and I moved away from that group I became more of an agnostic. Married my husband who was not raised with religion and never really looked back on church.  I like the idea of the community of a church and even now I find things that are comforting about a Catholic mass. I can see the appeal, but I just don't believe any of it. I don't believe in god, heaven or hell.

When my nephew died/was stillborn the first thing I said was "there really is no god." After that I was done.

Over recent years I have realized more and more that there is no god, that religion is just a means to control people and full of contradictions (god is good, yet he will send you to hell, a hell he created, simply because you don't spend your life worshipping him).[/quote]

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