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<blockquote data-quote="Darmark7" data-source="post: 6070987" data-attributes="member: 83127">I’m just answering from my experience and observation. I’m not talking about a drug dabbler or a religion dabbler I’m talking about an addict. A person that is consumed by either. As I have said I have been and seen both sides. I am not angry, I am just thankful. When we left the church we just left without talking bad about the church, we just left. After spending years around “Christians” I now will not even say I’m a Christian. To a church person they think saying “I’m a Christian” is a good thing. Just like a vegan thinks that saying “I’m a vegan” is a good thing. Anyone outside of either cult doesn’t look at either as a positive (believe me). I still have Christian and even atheist friends. I hate to say it but if I had to count on one I would call the atheist. I am very conservative so much so I left the Republican Party, they are too liberal for me (I don’t belong to any party).&nbsp; If anyone does drugs and doesn’t harm anyone and Says “I’m happy” good for them. If someone is a church goer and&nbsp; doesn’t harm anyone and says “I’m happy” good for them. But my wife and I was addicted to both for years and the church years took more of a toll on our marriage than the drugs did. The drugs was easier to kick also. For Me, Religion had deep roots that took years to overcome. If anyone is happy in drugs or religion then I say knock yourself out but after getting free from both I never want to go back.&nbsp;FYI. I have been drug free for over 30 years and religion free for over 15 years.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Darmark7, post: 6070987, member: 83127"] I’m just answering from my experience and observation. I’m not talking about a drug dabbler or a religion dabbler I’m talking about an addict. A person that is consumed by either. As I have said I have been and seen both sides. I am not angry, I am just thankful. When we left the church we just left without talking bad about the church, we just left. After spending years around “Christians” I now will not even say I’m a Christian. To a church person they think saying “I’m a Christian” is a good thing. Just like a vegan thinks that saying “I’m a vegan” is a good thing. Anyone outside of either cult doesn’t look at either as a positive (believe me). I still have Christian and even atheist friends. I hate to say it but if I had to count on one I would call the atheist. I am very conservative so much so I left the Republican Party, they are too liberal for me (I don’t belong to any party). If anyone does drugs and doesn’t harm anyone and Says “I’m happy” good for them. If someone is a church goer and doesn’t harm anyone and says “I’m happy” good for them. But my wife and I was addicted to both for years and the church years took more of a toll on our marriage than the drugs did. The drugs was easier to kick also. For Me, Religion had deep roots that took years to overcome. If anyone is happy in drugs or religion then I say knock yourself out but after getting free from both I never want to go back. FYI. I have been drug free for over 30 years and religion free for over 15 years. [/QUOTE]

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