re: OT Christians: how did you figure out what denomination you are?

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scares me that other people dont look at it the same way. poor bastards that got born into muslim and jewish and buddhist families are just fricked because they werent lucky enough to be born into a christian family?

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Another reason I go to the church I do - the doctrine that people who did not have the opportunity to learn the gospel while living on Earth will have the opportunity to do so in the next life. (I couldn't imagine a god who would just abandon so many of his children because of the circumstances of the birth - the entire system he created.)

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nothing for me, then. that was the first of many things that led me away from religion

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I totally get that. But think it through.

Suppose you'd never tasted steak. Somebody tells you it tastes like pee. So you never try it because someone said something distasteful about it. But the steak still tastes like steak.

Read some. Talk to thoughtful people. (I'm not putting down the poster here; he's sincere, but you may benefit from a more nuanced discussion.). You've got a spiritual side no matter what you reject or believe. Delve into it.

There's a lot to Jesus. Don't take the word of someone else, or the culture, about who he is. Figure it out on your own.

ETA: Dearth Vader said this quicker than me, and better.