I'm Pagan, but not a wiccan or anything as organized as that. I agree with alot of people here that organized religion is something for the masses and for the followers who are not bright enough to think for themselves. Everyone wants to be relived and forgiven for their sin. Whatever happened to facing responsibility for your actions and just living with whatever happened in the past.
hey i'm new here and just wanted to share my probably lame story :)
I started doubting the existence of a God when I was 13, It was a long change and my decreasing faith really scared me.
At 14 I really began to worry because not only was I starting to hate God but I also realized I was most likely gay as well.
I actually tried to start believing again but felt like it was wrong to force myself into it so I decided to drop it completely.
By 16 the fear of being blasphemous had vanished but I kept sinking into a deep hole of discontentment for all religion.
I'm 20 now I'm an atheist and I believe religion doesn't really deserve any form of respect, I can only respect people for deserving respect. You shouldn't respect me just because I go to church.
The way I see things is like this, I can't respect anyone's religious mindset until these dogmatic sheep get their shit right and learn to play nicely with their Gods.