As both an ex-Christian and an ex-Baha’i, I have been active in subreddits that reflect my background and interests.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exchristian/
https://www.reddit.com/r/exbahai/
Here’s a discussion in one subreddit I took part in:
Humanist, UU, Ex-Baptist & Ex-Baha’iThe ONLY reason I was ever homophobic was because of my being raised Baptist and later being a Baha’i. Once I stopped believing in the idea of infallible God-centered religions, I dropped my bigotry against LGBT people. I accepted that the founders and writers of most great religions knew nothing about sexual matters.
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Oh how interesting! May I ask what enticed you to become Baha’i?
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So here I was making a casual reference to one of my past religions and apparently this other person had never heard of it, so I had to explain to them what it was about.
Humanist, UU, Ex-Baptist & Ex-Baha’i
My assumption that if there was a God, then logically I needed to find the most recent religion founded in his name instead of following an older one. One should know the will of God for this age, right?
Once I realized that the Baha’i Faith was no better than Christianity, I gave up on belief in God completely. I am atheist now.
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That’s so interesting to me because I often hear the opposite claim. That we should go to the oldest religion as its the most true. I’ve met Christians who legitimately believed Christianity was the first religion. Then there’s Islam that claims all the prophets of other religions were actually Muslims whose words got corrupted over time + we are all born Muslims. I’ve never seen someone contemplate the opposite before.
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I thought, “In what universe does that make even a little bit of sense???”
Humanist, UU, Ex-Baptist & Ex-Baha’i
False dogmas and mistaken assumptions are common among older faiths. That’s how they sell themselves.
Following an older religion is like trying to work as a mechanic on a 2015 Ford car using a guide of a 1956 Ford car.
For the record, I drive a 2015 Ford Fiesta. And I do believe that as humans evolve, so should their religions.
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