People of r9k:
I am currently torn between losing my virginity to a prostitute or becoming a Christian.
Sometimes I feel like I believe in God and Jesus and sometimes I don't. It tears me up inside.
Has anyone on r9k grown up religious? I grew up atheist but I am drawn to faith for some reason.
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I am feeling fucking rekt up inside atm. Would really appreciate talking to some robots about this.
I was raised Christian (liberal lutheran bullshit), left as a teen, and came back during college.
God is the light, user. It sounds stupid at first but you will come to know him, and it will give you the purpose you've been striving for all these years. Don't make this mistake, remain chaste and trust in our father. It really is so good.
Pls refrain from fedora posting. I feel like that shit has to die now.
I grew up christian but then we had a peado choirmaster that didn't get me but got one of my friends and i was like FUCK god he's gay and I HATE souls and I became a hardcore reddit atheist for like 10 years. Now I'm older I'm just agnostic, I like some biblical stories, hate some passages, think the aesthetics of Christianity are really funny and meme about GOD and THE HOLY GHOST all the time.
Just do your thing dude. I don't think you're gonna go to hell for sleeping with a prostitute, you just might get an STD if you're not careful. So be careful.
What kind of Church are you part of now? Are you from Nothern Europe? I hear the Lutheran Church in America is actually quite conservative.
If you take the Bible seriously then we are basically all bound for hell if we don't follow Jesus. I have been going to a Baptist Church here in the UK for about 8 months now. I am struggling with the beliefs and I go back and forth. I sorta wish God would reach out to me with something tangible.
I get the impression that America was A LOT more religious back in the 90s; Church attendance was still high and few people openly identified as atheists.
It seems like across the west identifying with Christianity has plummeted amongst the youth.
Religiosity in America rose in the 50s with the revival movement then declined in the 60s and remained steady up until 2000. Religiosity has dropped massively since 2000 and is falling further with millennials.
I wonder if in 100 years there will be many white Christians left.
There's some really good stuff in the bible, I think it's just a little morbid living your whole life in fear of damnation but I guess it's in there for a reason. I still indulge in some bible study every now and then and try and internalize teachings that seem relevant to my situation. Recently I've been thinking a lot about Cain and Abel because it's been really relevant to my current situation. I've become very bitter about not getting out what I've put into my hobby/career and seeing people who I consider less skilled than me doing really well and I've just got to remember I just need to keep making my sacrifices and do it for the right reason, not for success and not get all fucked up and take it out on my brothers.
I've never really had a religious experience and the whole peado priest thing really soured me to the faith for a while but I can't deny that when I do my best to live well and follow the word of the lord, I feel better and life seems more meaningful.