How the Baptists sucked me in
When I was only in primary two my best mate told me she had started to go to church and I should too. I thought what the hell whats the worst that could happen to me?
When I first went I thought it was great, they gave you breakfast and were so friendly in sunday school. I kept going for weeks Mr Baker was the minister and was fun to talk to, his daughter Becca always had something funny to say and Mrs Baker always helped us with problems.
But what was I to know that they were brain-washing me, making me believe that if I didn't go to church and pray everyday i would end up in "hell". They started to put more pressure on me saying I should join the other group activities which went on most nights of the week. I had no idea what I was doing i thought this would save me from a horrible "after-life". My friends didn't even recognise me half the time as I was quiet and subdued when just 6 months before I started at church I was lively and bubbly.
For many years I tried to stop going but I had dreadful nightmares of me dying and being tortured for not being the perfect christian. It took over my life I even started to go to church whenever a sermon was on so "God" would forgive me for even trying to stop this wonderful thing happening to me.
But the time came when I realised bad things were going to happen anyway as my uncle died of cancer. Mr and Mrs Baker said it was because he smoked and drank too much and "God" had decided he shouldn't waste his life that way. I realised what they were saying and...
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My god this is deep. Its short but full of pain and remorse. No one has the right to tell you why "god" killed someone. That is bullshit about the smoking and drinking think. Irelands full of drunks and they arent killed because god thinks there a waste of space. This is brilliant. You really have over come this. Well done. No one has the right to suck you into a baptist cult. Nice job.... no really well done!
Very opinionated essay. There are some baptists out there who enjoy their faith. I found this essay to be completely discriminatory toward Baptists. Tolerance of other's faith is a much better idea than "DONT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES I DID!"
Just a question, what religion are you dabbling in now, 666?
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Did you make one?
What the heck do you think you are? i am sure you are a human being, one that knows himself.then,that you were lead astray shows you do not know 'thyself'
The unexamined life is not worth living,perhaps you did not examine the life you wanted to live,yet you were a hypocrit-you only wanted to follow people so they will think you are one of them.may be you were really enjoying the breakfast,may be not.they even wanted to take you the right path,but just because your mind was made up for bubbly life you had to look for an excuse, "they were brain-washing me".says who?.be yourself in the right God.make up your mind before you act, those in the baptist faith have never complained,who are you to..in deed,chose ye this day whom ye will serve,bubbly life or God.
Now you are telling me not to make same mistake,what mistake? did you make one or you, or you just rationalize it? "opinionated piece of work indeed"
Now you are judging them.
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