Giving up Christianity

[Love51]

I have been an active Christian for a long time. I've been heavily involved in the church my whole life - I did my "gap" year working for a Christian organisation, have done preaching, worship leading, PCC, etc. I've always had a church, whenever I've moved house I would find a church soon. I've been "questioning" my faith for quite a while, but was so invested in the church I didn't really feel safe to move on. The church is like my extended family, but closer, and they don't have to stay for days on end when they visit! Just this week I've come to a realisation that it (Christianity) is all wrong. So, I'm wondering if anybody else has "lost their faith" later in life, and how they went about moving in with their lives.

I've been a Christian so long that I don't know how to move on past that, it feels like I've decided to start drowning kittens or something. How do you deal with that huge dent in your identity?

perfect robots

Isn't that exactly the sort of environment that Christians think they're heading, as in heaven?

I haven't lost my faith but I rarely go to church and I don't like the pressure to 'share' your faith and feel guilty as I have never been very active in the church and can't be bothered alot of the time.

Peppermint Sorry for what you have been through. Thanks for sharing. I'm thinking about what you said - if you want to say more please do.
Ive had a friend from.church to visit (the other one had to cancel as been poorly). It was lovely. I've also told my parents. Mum was great. Dad was quiet on the subject but his usual kind self the rest of the visit.