u/gail_morgaine

Hi there. I'm new here and new to deconstruction. I've been reading through the recent posts and they are helping me so much. Thank you for being here.

My question is- How did you get over the fear? What helped you get over the fear? I was raised in a very strict, fear based, legalistic, sect of Christianity. I was taught to fear punishment from God and to never question his existence or ultimate authority. In fact, when my father died of cancer at 23 I was told that God was punishing me.

Now that I am questioning, I'm not sure that I can believe in this God at all. I'm pretty sure He would be against me and how I currently think/feel/view spirituality. I also know that many Christians would be against me as well (there's a fear of rejection here). All that to say, the terror is real. The question my anxiety keeps asking me is- what if I'm wrong and they're right? Did any of you experience this and how did you eventually get passed it? TIA

Hi there. I'm new here. I'm waking up to the fact that I have a lot of pagan practices and beliefs. My background, though, is Christianity. Since I was a young girl I've had a close connection to Christ, but there are many things about Christianity that I disagree with and have been harmful to me. I no longer consider myself part of organized Christianity, but I must admit that the idea of leaving Christ behind completely truly saddens me. There are also some prayers, practices, and celebrations from the Christian faith that I would like to retain. That said, I have no idea how to walk this blended path or even how to make sense of it. I have started the book "Christopaganism for Beginners" by Elias Greenwood and I'm fascinated. To all of the Christopagans on here, what are your blended beliefs? What does your practice look like? How do you view Christ?

The Christianity (organized religion) that I have known and grown up with has been very much against paganism. Yet I do not feel that the Christ that I know and love is. Is there a way to reconcile these two things and if so, how have you done so? I'm very thankful this community exists. Blessings.