To the Atheists w/ a Religious Past : That Nostalgic Feeling

[ShiftyNJ]

Hello @ShiftyNJ ...
I wonder, how was it when you transitioned to a belief system different from what you were always used to?

It was not a hugely radical theological shift, only because our church evolved from the Catholics. The service is not hugely different, and the core beliefs are similar. We just stepped away from some of the doctrines that had been added which do not have basis in scripture (such as a Pope who has infallible authority, clergy not being permitted to marry, etc.) and the belief that the bread and wine actually "become" the body and blood of Jesus at Communion, something my logical brain always struggled with. They are actually are more in line with my own thinking anyway, So now I don't feel like I am breaking rules for having some logic creep into what I freely admit is kind of a bizarre ritual when you really think about it.