And it's also being told that a God who is supposed to be infinitely loving is willing to sentence people to an ETERNITY of torment. Not just epically evil, Adolph Hiter/Jeffrey Dahmer type people, but (according to what I was taught in the fundamentalist church I grew up in) plain, old, ordinary people and even amazingly good people will receive this sentence, for like, no reason except that Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden. That basically, we are all born in a stacked deck, and the only way to escape a horrific fate is to be a "Christian" -- which to these people means conforming to a very narrow and specific definition of "Christian."
That--the whole hellfire thing and the ridiculous criteria for escaping it--was what finally pushed me over the edge. Fortunately, once I was old enough to think for myself, I was able to figure out how horribly warped and twisted and horrifically unfair this view of things is.
The funny thing is, I actually still believe in God. I just don't believe in one who acts like a mentally disturbed five year old.
That--the whole hellfire thing and the ridiculous criteria for escaping it--was what finally pushed me over the edge. Fortunately, once I was old enough to think for myself, I was able to figure out how horribly warped and twisted and horrifically unfair this view of things is.
The funny thing is, I actually still believe in God. I just don't believe in one who acts like a mentally disturbed five year old.
Sincerely,
The Former Fundie Who Survived
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