As a semi-agnostic, ex-Christian theist, I get shit on by both atheists and religious people. I think I'm getting caught in the cross-fire of their hatred for the other group. It's frustrating. (lemmy.world)

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If you want to talk about religion, atheism, or agnosticism in a public, semi-anonymous internet community such as Reddit/Lemmy, you'll want to have thick skin. Sadly my skin is not as thick as I'd like.

Oh, and as an ex-Christian, I still use Christianity as a frame of reference a lot— especially when criticizing American "Christians" for their lack of empathy when a good chunk of their own book states they should be otherwise. But then because I brought up Christianity but didn't explicitly say it was wrong and/or evil, I get shit on pretty quickly. Then people literally try to tell me I'm lying about being an ex-Christian, including on Lemmy. People are... sad.

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