It was probably around 2nd grade. I wasn't raised religious but we lived right next door too a Baptist church. I used to ride my bike in their parking lot & noticed a lot of kids that came there for "Sunday school". I asked my parents if I could go just to hang out with the other kids. I didn't last but a couple weeks. It was the day they decided to teach the story of Abraham & the whole "tying up his own child for sacrific" thing that just didn't mesh well with me. I just remember the church teachers actually even getting mad at me at that point for asking questions & basically saying that wasn't right. I was so young that my memory now doesn't serve me 100%. I just know that something from this actually led to me not even being allowed back.
It was a little over 2 years ago and this video changed my life. Thank you Willis Boykins.
Wow, that guy had nothing. "I'm not out here to win an argument". He literally didn't even know why he was out there.
I was a devout Mormon. This was about 40 years ago. I was riding in a truck with a guy who had left the church. He kept asking me, "But what if your church isn't true?" "Just what if?" That started me down the track of doubting. Then I was President of Young Democrats and I needed to ask the VP in charge of student affairs if Barbra Jordan (Rep from Texas) could speak at BYU. He said "She's just embarrass herself." If really took me back. I soon left BYU mid semester and also left the Mormon church.
My mom sent me to different churches when I was a tot....for the most part, I just found it hard to sit still for hours on end. But one church was telling us that we were all born with original sin and were going to go to hell if we didn't repent. I believe I blurted out,"No, I'm not!" or something to that effect, but I was asked to leave the building and had to sit, by myself, on the steps outside waiting for my mom. I thought I was busted and was gonna get a pop in the mouth, but my mom was not religious, and explained that is just one thing that some people believe.
Age 6, roman catholicism. I was hearing things that made absolutely no sense to me, and whenever I asked any questions, I was rebuffed, often harshly. I truly believe we are all born atheists and have to be taught to believe in delusions. I vehemently oppose the religious indoctrination of children. I think it's child abuse.
being rebuked as to be the worst part...some of us children are not so dumb, and if you treat us so, we will grow up to resent it....I don't resent it, but I wonder if that is a problem they have shored up?
I always resented being forced to go to church. I didn't want to, and took more than one beating over it. The adults in the household didn't go, but my sister and I were forced to, every Sunday (as well as catechism on Wednesdays after school), rain or shine. Once I hit about 12, I smartened up. Started going in, grabbing that day's program, and taking myself, my sister, and the collection money, across the street to Dunkin' Donuts for breakfast. From the time I was about 8 or 9, I knew it was all bullshit.
I had a friend of mine who was African American Mormon when I was in elementary school in SLC. When I found out that he couldn’t join the priesthood at in the Mormon church I was completely offended. I can still see the look his face. I was 10.
In early secondary school during the foot and mouth outbreak. In religion class , run by a guy training to be a priest. Kicked out for asking what if the lamb of god got foot and mouth?