Immediately after I asked that I received the Holy Spirit and God spoke to me and said, “Yes, that is the reason why. Now go and tell them the truth.”
...and now I was coming to them claiming I, a non-religious person, had a message for them from God that they were deceived.
How distubingly self-righteous . God speaks to and through many people whether they be Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox or whatever not just you. You have no right to judge others and claim that their faith and their beliefe was based on nothing but 'deception.' You have 'saved' no one. You are no prophet, no messenger of God even though you wish to elevate yourself to such a position.
EDIT- I am aware I broke my own promise to not reply to jmfcst ever again but this post almost made me spill my tea.