OBKB

The pulpit (puppet) master was wielding his wand filled with guilt accusations insisting that I am lost to the eternal dungeon of the devil unless I accept Jesus Christ as my personal savior. My logical rational self escaped that hypnotic trance induced by stirring my emotions with guilt just as the tear that welled up in my left eye arrived at the corner of my mouth. I was intrigued that I had allowed myself to be hypnotized and relived that I escaped the hypnotic trance induced by accusations of unworthiness. The afore mentioned incident happened on some Sunday morning in a church pew when I was about 35 years old. My rational self saved me from the abyss of ignorance and deceit. Now that I am free of mental bondage and have moved onto higher plateaus comfort has warmed over me.

Shake

Well OBKB, thanks for sharing! If you like there's another thread that is for similar tales of deconversion. You can find it in SL&S, it's called Atheist's Testimony. I'd highly recommend looking at it. Oh, and welcome to II! You can introduce yourself here if you haven't already done so.