As an atheist, it has come to my attention that promiscuous people tend to get much more free passes than LGBT people. Now I understand that standard Christian doctrine discourages people from that, however, the experiences I've had with Christians is completely opposite to that.

To put it simply, promiscuous people are NOT held to the same standard, especially promiscious men. There are no laws dictating how many people aomeone can sleep with. There isn't public outrage when someone (more specifically, a man) sleeps around. There are no protests saying promiscuous people can't marry. There is no outrage when a "womanizer" character is portrayed in media.

So what's the deal? It doesn't feel consistent at all. If all sexual sin is held in the same regard, than why not publicly rally against promiscuous people the same way you do against LGBT people? Now of course I have no problem with people who want to sleep around or not, but why can't Christians seem to be consistent eith their beliefs in sexual sin?

As a final point, I'd like to add that my points primarily apply to men. Women who sleep around are MUCH more scrutinized than men are, and again, it doesn't feel consistent or make sense.

If the bible says jesus IS god, but also alludes that he is NOT god which are we to believe?

I was not raised with any religion. At 14 I was a depressed emo kid and for whatever reason I decided to go to church with my friend because it was calling to me. I joined their youth group and I constantly asked so many questions that they were very gracious and kind to answer. But it never “stuck”. Now as an adult at 27 years old, I am overwhelmed by the emotions. When I would go to youth group I would ask questions like “where do you see god?” “How can I see him?” “If god exists why did he allow these horrible things to happen to me” and I was always met with the most gracious and caring responses. But I never attended church often, just the youth group. Now as an adult I am overwhelmed with emotion any time I hear a song like “spirit lead me” or even Christmas songs that have Christian elements I am overwhelmed with emotion. It’s kinda uncomfortable how intense the emotions are. And whenever I attend a church service (even if just to be there for my grandma), I become overwhelmed by emotion. I don’t know what to make of this. My mother said she always feels the same way, but she has never attended church outside of joining loved ones, so basically the same way I do. I don’t know what to do with this emotion. It almost feels pent up. So I would really appreciate the advice of people who know more than me and understand Christianity better than me. Are these intense emotions a calling? Or am I just sensitive to the power people can feel when they’re in a religious space? I explored many religions as a teen. Buddhism always called to me as a path, but never made me feel these intense overwhelming emotions that even attending a random Sunday service made me feel.

I've been thinking bout this for a while. Any answer would help!

I’m asking this because I see too many Christians(and othr religious believer) be jerks. seem with atheism.

what do yall think of the huge majority of atheist male(or female) YouTubers who tried to debunk Christianity or the concept of a God overrall?

I can understand a verse while reading it and still forget it when life gets busy. Has a specific experience at work, in a relationship, or during a difficult season made a Bible passage finally feel practical? What happened, and which passage helped you understand it?

Hey y’all,

Over the past probably half a year, my faith has just been tanking pretty bad.
I still believe in god and the gospel, but find myself just not caring on a day to day.
I used to be an atheist, so I’ve always had to try really hard to believe, even when objectively I do.
Im not sure if I’m making any sense, it’s like yeah I acknowledge god but I can’t bring myself to do anything about it.

Anyways, I suppose Im asking how can I take my faith from a “yeah I believe” to being more devoted?

"for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God." (World English Bible version)

This is of course referencing Genesis 3, where Adam and Eve eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in order to gain wisdom.

After they gain that knowledge they cover themselves in clothes and God gets mad at them, expelling them from Eden and cursing them to have severe pain, with the reason given for them being expelled, that if they got access to the tree of life, they would be like God.

What are the implications here? Why is knowing good and evil such a bad thing that it causes God to react in such a way? Should an omnibenevolent God not favor precisely that knowledge?

You know the types, Turkey, China etc markets all selling counterfeit/fake sunglasses, clothes etc. Would a good Christian family partake in this sort of thing?

When something happens in life, how can we tell if it was the consequence of human free will or part of "God's plan" for our lives?

Here's an example. I found my dream job online, applied and got it, and moved across the country for it. Was that the result of my own hard work, or was it because me getting that job was part of God's plan for my life, so He made it happen?

Hopefully my question makes sense. Also, it's okay if this is just one of those mysteries about God. But it would be nice to have clarity on this topic.

So, I'm an ex-Christian atheist. Had to be honest about it eventually. And one day I realized, oh ... my parents think I'm gonna be tortured forever by God. And they're gonna be in Heaven.

One day, I straight up, point blank, asked my dad "How would you feel if I died right now and went to Hell?" and he said "I'd be sad."

And that answer ... baffles me. Let's assume my dad is right about everything, and I'm wrong. There is a God, and He created an infinite torture pit for folks like me, and infinite bliss for my dad. I know that famous theologians like Aquinas and Augustine have said that it will be the delight of the saints to watch the punishment of non-believers.

FWIW, I've read "The Great Divorce" and I remember quite liking it, before I left the faith. And the inescapable torture pit is far from the only fate Christians imagine for me. But in that moment, in that conversation with my dad, I made damn well sure (pun fully intended) that he said that when I died, I would be tortured forever. AND ... that he would be sad about it.

So his options are limited to:

1. Yipee! Look at what a great justice God is bestowing unto my unbelieving child! (In which case he lied).

OR

1. Reality is lesser for the loss of my son, and I mourn that. (In which case God is not all good).

So which part of that was false?

Apart from religious books and their stories (bible/OT, Torah), what good evidence is there for the existence of the OT character called Moses, mass enslavement of Hebrews by the Egyptian, or the exodus of such people en masse and led by Moses (followed by 40 years of wandering in the desert)?

Because this belief fundamentally changes how Christians answer certain questions.

What's the source of the disagreement?

i’m in a very difficult situation as a Christian. I don’t which objection is true or not.(same thing with counter) and I feel empty whenever I try anything really. But that’s not my main topic. I just want to your argument for him and what you truly believe he existed. whether through miracles, a dream, a vision, or just having so much evidence for him that you couldn’t deny him. I just wanna know. peace.

If everyone who is saved goes to heaven, what do you think God originally intended for the earth? Like, was earth just temporary, or was it actually supposed to be our home? And if it was supposed to be our home, why would God change that plan?

Or the Son, incarnated?

Would it be proper to call the non-incarneted Son, Jesus Christ?