And you were justified in being honest because no religious faith/belief has any rational basis for them. The biggest reason for this is due to their supernatural elements which are not factual. On that basis alone we should dismiss all religions and beliefs as being truth or credible. This doesn't mean some folks shouldn't apply the traditions of faith to their lives for meaning. I only suggest a belief that a God exists, and these dogmas being authorized by any of these God, is not credible or rational. If people believe then it is for reasons other than reason and knowledge.
Too much feeling, not enough thinking.
That was then. But once I came to understand, I realised I had been wrong all along. From my own personal investigation I discovered that there is a God and His recent Messenger Baha’u’llah, came to bring world unity, the next stage in humanity’s evolution.