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Originally Posted by SlowFade
What prevented you from accepting reality?
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I feel like I finally arrived at reality but it was a different reality than I expected. The God that religion presents was very different than the God I experienced. When I was finally able to walk away from religion, away from pentecostalism, away from mainstream Christianity, away from the God of "having church", away from a preconceived box into which God was forced to live in, I was finally able to experience Him.
But I understand your position and would hope you don't respond to the pressure religion can present...positively or negatively. They mean well, but seem to be occasionally misguided by fear and pressure.
Be well, SlowFade.