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WHY ARE PEOPLE LEAVING CHRISTIANITY?
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God just
never shows up.
They can see no proof
of God's existence,
not evidence of any intervention, especially in times of natural disaster and
major economic adversity, such as hunger and AIDS epidemics in Africa.
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Their prayers
are not answered.
Once again, they see no evidence of any intervention from God, whether they
are praying for themselves or others.
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They see
no difference in attitude and behavior between Christians and
Non-Christians. Non-Christians are equally capable of living a moral life as
Christians.
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They have had
several bad experiences in churches. (i.e. corruption, abuse,
coercion, greed, gossip)
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The Bible contradicts itself,
as well as with morality and reality. The Bible makes several claims that to a
rational human being, just don't make any sense.
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They do
not understand why a God that loves everyone would send anyone to hell.
For example, people of other religions (we're talking millions of people
here), according to the Bible, would end up in Hell because they have not
accepted Christ. If God truly loves everyone, why would he doom all of those
people to torture in hell for eternity?
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The Bible
contradicts science and nature.
According to the Bible, the world is only 6,000 years old, while science has
proven that the world is, in fact, much older. This is only one instance in
which science trumps the Bible.
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They
realize that all religions claim to be the only true religion, and only one
can be right.
This causes them to doubt that out of all of the religions in the world,
Christianity would be the only way.
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They see
no evidence of anything supernatural, including God.
Throughout history, supernatural beings have been used as a way to explain
things that humanity did not understand.
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They
realized that Christianity is a faith that borrowed several of its stories and
teachings from older traditions,
such as Paganism.
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They
realize that, contrary to Biblical teaching, that people are inherently good.
They cannot grasp the concept of original sin.
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They see
more harm than good being done in the name of Jesus.
(i.e. The Crusades)
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Christianity is too oppressive.
Practically any natural human behavior can be labeled as a sin in at least one
denomination.
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Christianity suppresses knowledge and creativity.
Because science and nature contradict the Bible, Christians steer people away
from discovering the scientific truth.
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Christianity suppresses human sexuality.
(i.e. premarital sex, contraception, homosexuality)
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