Reddit Users Reveal The Things That Ruined Religion For Them Forever
They each had a reason that made them want to leave religion.
For some people, religion stops being comforting the moment the cracks start showing. In this Reddit thread, users shared the exact moments that made them lose faith for good, from hypocrisy and pressure to outright cruelty.
The stories involve family members, church leaders, and communities that were supposed to offer support but ended up pushing people away instead. What makes it hit harder is how small some of the turning points were, until they were impossible to ignore.
Here’s the full story, and the comments that followed.
Here’s the original Reddit post by u/ItchyPage:
Reddit1. He never bothered anyone, yet they kicked him out
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Doesn’t YOUR god teach you to be kind?
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2. “I somehow saw through the coercion tactics.”
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3. “He tried to make it out to be my fault.”
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4. Bullied into suicide by his own family.
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Some of these stories are brutal.
5. “I have more than the average number of reasons.”
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6. “I eventually confronted them about their lie...”
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7. “Whatever little bit of faith I still had whooshed away at that moment.”
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8. Help banish the demon
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9. “Mass is agonizingly long and tedious.”
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For a lot of people, the routine was the problem.
10. Going to church for the wrong reasons.
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11. The pastor lied and deceived everybody.
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It was all theater.
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12. Using religion as an excuse.
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13. The faces of religion.
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14. Shame under the guise of God.
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That kind of hypocrisy tends to stick.
This is similar to a brother’s unilateral life change that split the family, so someone skipped the reunion.
A whole list of reasons.
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15. Asking for more and more.
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16. “I got chewed out for even questioning God.”
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That shut the conversation down fast.
Just wanted some kind of conversation.
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Religion wasn’t any different.
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17. Megachurches
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18. Religion’s views on women.
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That one landed hard for a lot of readers.
The granddaughter turned out fine.
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19. “Don’t ask questions like that.”
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20. My mind just won't allow it anymore.
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21. The Magic Of Faith
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22. “We are right, and all the other religions are wrong.”
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23. Serving Christians on Sundays
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24. Dinosaurs aren’t real according to religion.
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By the end, the pattern is hard to miss.
Despite not belonging to a particular religion, we must remember that it is still important to respect other people's views and convictions. As long as we all treat each other with respect, we can coexist without disturbing each other's lifestyles and practices.
Each religious person has a unique perspective on what it's like to belong to a certain religion, and the decision to leave it can be triggered by the smallest things. Some realizations are just too hard to ignore, and they end up ruining religion for you beyond repair.
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