Renouncing / Changing Religion

[misscherry]

Just wondering if anyone here has renounced or changed their religion, and why? What religion did you change from/to? Interested in other people's experiences.

[nailit]

Mamy, my apologies. Just reread the thread.

[Mamyalynne]

That's ok.

[douglas9401]

I vaguely remember saying to my mother that I didn't want to go to Sunday school any more. She said 'okay' and that was that, I was twelve I think, that was my last interaction with God botherers unless you count the six visits to a spooky priest to de-heathenise me and make me worthy of my bride to be (not the current lucky lady). :-)
I confess (see what I did there) to enjoying some of the hymns I've heard at funerals and weddings but don't sing along, maybe scared I get the bug again.
I remember attending a funeral and was beside my youngest sister-in-law who I've known since she was about 14, 35ish years ago now and was surprised that when the time came she crossed herself along with the other faithful. Never in all our acquaintance had I seen the slightest hint of religion until then.
Seems it gets into the blood.

Sorry, I've rambled.

[douglas9401]

Oh, and I love the smell of incense.

[gness]

Evening, MissC....I was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church in 1971......a few years after I decided it was a strange religion to belong to and had left anyway....
A removed ectopic pregnancy was the reason given by the Parish Priest for my excommunication....well, my refusal to ask for forgiveness for it.....

A strange censure is excommunication.....it binds a person to their obligations without allowing them any of the benefits of their faith.....no surprise there though....still allowed to fatten the collection plate....:-)

I'm an atheist.......one with a sadness at how religion is so cruel and destructive........

I think this is your first question.......don't let some of the replies put you off......there are two or three folk who will always answer with a snipe at somebody instead of answering the question posted.....x

[237SJ]

The Catholic Church has a lot to answer for. They seem to indoctrinate people.

[tamborine]

Betcha all celebrating this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas

[Baldric]

Tambo, we certainly will, but it will not be a Religious Celebration in this house.

[tamborine]

You might think it non-religious but the fact is youre celebrating a christian event.

Do you celebrate Ide or ramadan etc. You certainly dont get holidays for them.

[ummmm]

Tambo...a lot of people celebrate it simply because they are forced to take time off work.

[jno]

'tis the old pagan festival of Yule, tambo, marking the end of the year and the turning toward the new year and new life. Early Christians hijacked it, since their story was also about rebirth.

[ABSpareEditor]

Tilly is right, a lot of 'nit picking' on this thread... and as such I have deleted a fair few answers, mainly because they aren't in any way related to the question title.

So if you could all go away and rid yourself of 'nits' so you don't need to 'pick' them quite as much, that would be much appreciated! I've been told 'Full Marks' Shampoo works within 5 minutes...

[bednobs]

you've been told wrong ed - nits are the bane of my life, and full marks is rubbish!
so i don't get deleted, i was brought up as methodist, but have turned into an athiest in my older years. I still like the hymns though! my daughter is christened, but i had to cross my fingers during my part

[ABSpareEditor]

bednobs - thanks, noted about Full Marks! hehe... :-)

[wolf63]

If the Full Marks shampoo stuff doesn't work would decapitation be a reasonable alternative?

[Theland]

I went from a child in Sunday School which I hated to my atheist years to my , "something up there" thoughts throughout my twenties. Became a "sort of" Christian and then became a true believer having investigated it
WITH MUCH PRAYER