Reply #61: I don't think you should be angry at yourself for having been a fundie. [View All]

[Crunchy Frog]

You couldn't have done anything about the family situation you were born into. You had no choice in that, therefore, you really don't have anything to blame yourself for.

I am very impressed with you for having been able to break out of fundamentalism. That is no small accomplishment and I think you should take some real pride in it.

Of course I'm angry at the fundies. For the most part I'm angry at the charletans who paint themselves as Christians and manipulate people for the sake of money and political power. I'm also angry at people who let themselves be manipulated and who choose not to think for themselves. I understand that the process of breaking away from fundamentalism is a very difficult one.

At this stage I think that the fundies are beyond any kind of reconciliation with. They want to create a theocracy in this country and they must be opposed by anyone who places any value on the principles this country was founded on.

That doesn't mean that you can't reach a point of reconciliation with yourself. I hope you will reach a point at which you can forgive yourself, although I really don't think there's anything to forgive, as you are not responsible for the circumstances of your birth.