I'm surprised at how difficult it is for skeptics to release faith.

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6. For those in my family, church is more like a social club.

They enjoy the activities and companionship of other like minded people so there are no conflicts, and no critical thinking is involved. At the same time, they're also backstabbing, catty gossips. My religious prone relatives go to church to show off... look who bought a new car... that designer purse must have cost her $500.

They seem to go through the motions that make them appear to be pious and good god fearing folk, but its like they're just acting out what they might have seen in a movie or some TV show. There's plenty of lip service and cherry picking, but no understanding of the message of their savior, or any effort to live as Jesus taught.