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A18
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« on: January 06, 2006, 07:24:51 PM »

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A18
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« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2006, 10:27:13 PM »
What made you two quit going?

I've never liked going to church, and I don't plan to any longer than I have to.
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A18
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« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2006, 10:31:26 PM »
Quote from: thefactor on January 08, 2006, 10:24:08 PM
I would try harder to find a church that fits me today except for my extreme social anxiety, which prevent me from doing a number of other things as well.

Wow, you never struck me as the type of person to suffer from extreme social anxiety. I used to have that same problem, but I just got over it in the last couple years, with the help of several things.
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A18
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« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2006, 11:27:38 PM »
Quote from: Lt. Governor Everett on January 08, 2006, 10:39:29 PM
Quote from: A18 on January 08, 2006, 10:27:13 PM
What made you two quit going?

I've never liked going to church, and I don't plan to any longer than I have to.
Well, I hated the people for various reasons. I have a severe problem with hypocrites (though I am at times a hypocrite, of course), and having to deal with an entire congregation of hypocrites was miserable. Ever since then, religion has been mostly a private matter for me. Thankfully, my mother never really forced me to attend church, so I simply stopped going of my own volition and she never asked why.

I can't really explain this. The basic reason is that I don't like doing a lot of things around other people. Eating is one, praying is another.

It's been a while since I quit going to church, so I don't remember too well, though the most likely reason is still people.

Well, you're a better Christian than me. I simply don't feel like I get anything out of it.
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A18
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E: 9.23, S: -6.35
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2006, 11:51:43 AM »
Quote from: Lt. Governor Everett on January 08, 2006, 11:42:15 PM
But if you don't feel that you are getting anything out of the religion, why are you still religious? Are your parents/family forcing it upon you?

I don't think I'm getting anything out of church. I don't know if I'm getting anything out of the religion... I do believe in God and the resurrection, but I'm not sure what the practical utility of the Bible is. It seems so locked up in riddles sometimes.

As for pretending to be a beacon of perfection, that's one problem I've never encountered. One underlying theme of the religion is that we're all flawed.
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A18
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« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2006, 09:13:34 PM »
It depends what you mean by religious.
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