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The Hammer

Skald
Premium Member
I'm still having a hard time accepting that there are gods who love me and are looking out for me. But then again...

I fully understand and it has taken me a while to get back to that point as well.

I believe that there are Gods looking out for you, and loving you though. Even if you can't see that just yet.
 

Sgt. Pepper

All you need is love.
I fully understand and it has taken me a while to get back to that point as well.

I believe that there are Gods looking out for you, and loving you though. Even if you can't see that just yet.

I certainly don't see it and I'm not sure I ever will either. I wish I could think of it as a comforting thought, but I can't because I feel like I was fooled into believing in a "loving" God when I was a Christian and when I was growing up. So, I don't want to fall for that and be ensnared by a religion again. As far as I'm concerned, my indoctrinated belief in a God who loved me and wanted to save me is totally incompatible with the brutal reality of what I endured while growing up. Now I feel like I'm much better off on my own without relying on God or any gods to help me. But I won't say anything else about my concerns because I don't want to derail your positive thread.
 
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Sand Dancer

Currently catless
I certainly don't see it and I'm not sure I ever will either. I wish I could think of it as a comforting thought, but I can't because I feel like I was fooled into believing in a "loving" God when I was a Christian and when I was growing up. So, I don't want to fall for that and be ensnared by a religion again. As far as I'm concerned, my indoctrinated belief in a God who loved me and wanted to save me is totally incompatible with the brutal reality of what I endured while growing up. Now I feel like I'm much better off on my own without relying on God or any gods to help me. But I won't say anything else about my concerns because I don't want to derail your positive thread.

But Polytheistic Wiccans have gods, don't they?
 

Sgt. Pepper

All you need is love.
But Polytheistic Wiccans have gods, don't they?

Yes, but as one myself, I don't rely on these gods or goddesses to help me and I don't love them. To be honest, I'm content to keep my new beliefs at arm's length. I don't feel comfortable showing devotion to a god or goddess at this time in my life because of my deep animosity towards the Christian God and because of the hardships I lived through when I was a Christian and before that while I was growing up. I learned a painful lesson not to be dependent upon a god, so I won't let myself be emotionally attached to another deity.
 
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lewisnotmiller

Grand Hat
Staff member
Premium Member
Yes, but as one myself, I don't rely on these gods or goddesses to help me and I don't love them. To be honest, I'm content to keep my new beliefs at arm's length. I don't feel comfortable showing devotion to a god or goddess at this time in my life because of my deep animosity towards the Christian God and because of the hardships I lived through when I was a Christian and before that while I was growing up. I learned a painful lesson not to be dependent upon a god, so I won't let myself be emotionally attached to another deity.

Honest question...is it the God that was problematic, or the religion?

As an atheist, I'm obviously thinking it's the religion. But I don't want to preclude that you have a belief in both the Christian God and other Gods in a literal sense, and see the Christian God as a problem.
 
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