Well after reading through this thread my reply may seem like a brick wall jutting out of nowhere but I thought this would be the best place to post it.
One of the main things I struggle with having given up on Christianity, is the fact that God punishes us for using the free will he created us with according to the Christianity I was raised with. In other words, if God created me to make my own choices, why should I be punished if I don't want to follow Christianity?
I remember many a time listening to sermons and reading in the Bible how if I didn't follow God's principles I was to be rejected by Him. How can God reject me for doing something he created me to do?
Of course all of this is under the assumption that God exists. I'm just asking this from the standpoint of someone who has been raised to believe he does.
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