Ex-Christian conquered substance addiction after becoming an atheist

[Derek41]

Originally Posted by scgraham

To respond like unbelievers, what proof do you have that this person was a Christian, had an addiction, left Christianity, and then recovered from said addiction? We need scientific data to support this claim. A mere testimony is not acceptable.

There is nothing scientific about it.
The person is either still an addict, or they are now a total abstainer from their previous drug addiction.
It is no different to somebody calling themselves a non-smoker, who was once a smoker, what scientific evidence do you need?

[thrillobyte]

Originally Posted by jonesg

A person can leave Christianity without becoming atheist.

That's true. I stopped practicing Christianity but didn't become an atheist. I became a type of Biblical deist. I came to my sense and finally realized after years of watching other people, especially Christians, pray without results. OMG, so many poor little children of all faiths--their parents desperately praying for their child to be healed of cancer. And often the children would rebound and actually start to get better. But in the end they always lost their battle. Cancer is a relentless enemy. it was almost like God was playing a cruel joke on them--giving them hope only to snatch it away. That's when I switched to Biblical Deism. It explained so much about how the world actually works and prayer's place in that world.

[geekigurl]

Originally Posted by OzzyRules

I heard a testimony of a person who conquered a substance addiction after leaving Christianity. The person was raised a Christian and for years had faith in Jesus, and also tried for years to use prayer and worship and the faith with helping the addiction.

Now this person associates the addiction with the faith, and has become an atheist.

What do you think of someone who gets better after leaving the Christian faith?

Anyone who beats addiction should be celebrated, whether they are religious or not. It's a nearly impossible thing to beat. I know, because I've been there.

What do I think of him? What Yul Brenner from Cool Runnings would say. "'e's a bad*** mudda."