Old 08-20-2009, 06:04 AM
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One reason I have for having doubt about the "christian" faith is that so many 'christians' are like my old fundamentalist grandma whose beliefs were thus: when someone sins, you forgive them but you love them a little less to remind them that they're a sinner. That goes against all the so-called 'christian' teachings. There are a few people on this site who practice christianity the way my old grandma practiced it.

That sh!t turns me off to christianity faster than anything. I am currently doing the AA steps and am now on step seven "humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings" but am having a hard time with it cause I'm not even sure He exists, much less cares about me. It's a constant battle in my head: wanting to believe in a loving God and doubting that He cares about me at all.

Reminds me of a prayer I heard long ago: "Oh God, if there is a God, save my soul, if I have a soul". That pretty much sums it up for me...
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