ValentineMary:

I can't fully recall when my doubt started, guess it was so many years ago. Though while a christian I used to argue with atheist on facebook and I used to pity them because I always thought they were all going to hell. Until I continued to know them more then I discovered that they were not really bad. So why did Christ say they would end in hell? This was the question that open the gates to freethought. As the years went by, I lost faith in religion though still a mariologist (those who study and have great devotion to the virgin Mary) and high ranked societal leader in d catholic church. I lost faith in religion due to the stories I read from the old testament about Moses killing, Abraham's will to kill, etc. I was like "Okay Jesus is God but maybe the jews got it wrong about Yahweh after all". I tried to separate the old testament from the new and tried to be a follower of Christ and not a christian in d traditional way.

This got me studying and asking qus but it seems nobody had d ans. The best thing they could say was "Just believe" which to me was not good enough. One major event I rememberd that made me more septic about faith and religion was one day I went to charismatic prayer meeting (which my leader cousin is a strict member and when u are in his place, you MUST go) and the instructor read the part when God to kill all the people and livestock. Then the instructor asked a strange qus "Is God bad" he said and d class chorused no. I was preplexed and like "Hell yeah he is wicked. A God that would order the killing of women and children is not worthy of my respect" Though I did not say it out, but that night I posted an article on it on facebook and I was amazed at d number of Nigerians who are skeptic about the bible and religion.

My journey with truth went on though silently, then I began to edit my Credo(I believe in God), ave Maria (hail Mary)and pater nostra (our father) because I did not believe in some of what they said then. Then I stoped confession and communion because I felt it was not necessary to ask a man in white robe for forgivness when he was not the one I offended. Believe me when I say that before I turned atheist, I was a traditional catholic to d core.

So life went on and I only believed in only Jesus, Mary and d saints. I felt that probably Yahweh was not God afterall. Until the story of Jesus failed in logic. If u follow my article the day before yesterday titled "The foolishness of Christ death" u would see how Jesus story failed in logic. And if it breaks down in logic then it is not worth believing. It was after so many years of study and question asking that I finally said "Damn it, I don't believe in any of these EVEN IF I WANTED TO. And I called myself an atheist".

My skepticism on voodoo started right from SS3. Then as well as now, I am fully convinced that voodoo (juju) don't work and they are only mind games. Even though my mother and aunts held vigil almost every night to "fight" these evil spirits, deep down I was convinced that it was a waste of time.

I am now convinced now more than ever that religion is bad and a liability to humanity

ValentineMary:

I felt that probably Yahweh was not God afterall. Until the story of Jesus failed in logic. If u follow my article the day before yesterday titled "The foolishness of Christ death" u would see how Jesus story failed in logic. And if it breaks down in logic then it is not worth believing. It was after so many years of study and question asking that I finally said "Damn it, I don't believe in any of these EVEN IF I WANTED TO. And I called myself an atheist".

Cutehector:
One thing is certain in life. (correct)


You and I shall die one day. And whatever beliefs u have shall die with u ( incorrect).

whitecloth:

in the afterlife beliefs don't die with people, they are only proving to be wrong or right.

Cutehector:
I still don't agree with u bro

cruzita:
the bible can never be explained logically .u are entitled to your own life and opinion dont just conclude

Speeechless3:
Say what you know madam.
The bible is logical and reasonable. Our debased minds and blind eyes that need cleansing and opening respectively keep telling us the opposite. Little wonder false men of God can deceive us easily. "The bible is pro cmon sense"

whitecloth:

No p bro, this is my view of the matter,
lets assume am a Christian( believe in God, Jesus, Holy Spirit) if I die today when I wake up in the afterlife and there is no God there, I saw the great Buddha, I'll say to myself that I was wrong, and if the opposite happens, I'll rejoice that my belief saved me, there is no religion that support non consciousness of belief in the afterlife, if there is you can tell me o. we learn everyday.

cruzita:
Madam,keep explaining bible logically and u will get stuck in the middle .

ValentineMary:

I can't fully recall when my doubt started, guess it was so many years ago. Though while a christian I used to argue with atheist on facebook and I used to pity them because I always thought they were all going to hell. Until I continued to know them more then I discovered that they were not really bad. So why did Christ say they would end in hell? This was the question that open the gates to freethought. As the years went by, I lost faith in religion though still a mariologist (those who study and have great devotion to the virgin Mary) and high ranked societal leader in d catholic church. I lost faith in religion due to the stories I read from the old testament about Moses killing, Abraham's will to kill, etc. I was like "Okay Jesus is God but maybe the jews got it wrong about Yahweh after all". I tried to separate the old testament from the new and tried to be a follower of Christ and not a christian in d traditional way.

This got me studying and asking qus but it seems nobody had d ans. The best thing they could say was "Just believe" which to me was not good enough. One major event I rememberd that made me more septic about faith and religion was one day I went to charismatic prayer meeting (which my leader cousin is a strict member and when u are in his place, you MUST go) and the instructor read the part when God to kill all the people and livestock. Then the instructor asked a strange qus "Is God bad" he said and d class chorused no. I was preplexed and like "Hell yeah he is wicked. A God that would order the killing of women and children is not worthy of my respect" Though I did not say it out, but that night I posted an article on it on facebook and I was amazed at d number of Nigerians who are skeptic about the bible and religion.

My journey with truth went on though silently, then I began to edit my Credo(I believe in God), ave Maria (hail Mary)and pater nostra (our father) because I did not believe in some of what they said then. Then I stoped confession and communion because I felt it was not necessary to ask a man in white robe for forgivness when he was not the one I offended. Believe me when I say that before I turned atheist, I was a traditional catholic to d core.

So life went on and I only believed in only Jesus, Mary and d saints. I felt that probably Yahweh was not God afterall. Until the story of Jesus failed in logic. If u follow my article the day before yesterday titled "The foolishness of Christ death" u would see how Jesus story failed in logic. And if it breaks down in logic then it is not worth believing. It was after so many years of study and question asking that I finally said "Damn it, I don't believe in any of these EVEN IF I WANTED TO. And I called myself an atheist".

My skepticism on voodoo started right from SS3. Then as well as now, I am fully convinced that voodoo (juju) don't work and they are only mind games. Even though my mother and aunts held vigil almost every night to "fight" these evil spirits, deep down I was convinced that it was a waste of time.

I am now convinced now more than ever that religion is bad and a liability to humanity

Cutehector:
religion doesn't count on d day of judgement.

Speeechless3:
Lie

cruzita:
Madam,keep explaining bible logically and u will get stuck in the middle .

Speeechless3:
^^^oseod, am a catholic too. If you dont mind what power of the rosary have you seen or experienced?

whitecloth:


I just don't know why you sound funny to me,
you want to use logic to explain the Bible?
Have you even had a close or personal relationship with this God you're talking about?
all I see you talking about is catholic ritual.

thesicilian:

I can understand your journey for the search of truth, as it were. One question I'll like to ask is, Have you found that truth in atheism?

Cutehector:
religion doesn't count on d day of judgement.

ValentineMary:

If u can't use logic to understand the bible, how can u be sure what u believe is true?

ValentineMary:

Actually I think I have. It has made me see d error in faith based religion. It has taught me how to be good not because of heaven but rather because of love for humanity. Atheism has a lot to teach d world if people would just calm down and listen.

whitecloth:

You're funny o, a book was written and the instruction says you can only understand it by faith, and here you are you want to use logic, if you want to know what am saying, turn you schl text book upside down and read, if your friends comes in and ask you what are you doing, tell them you're trying to use logic to understand it from another perspective. did u see?