It’s stupid? It’s called philosophy.
EJE is right. Arguing whether reliegion is good or bad (or the existence of God for that matter) is a strong grounds for philosophical debates.
Well personally for me christian beliefs made things a lot harder- it made me view the world as disgusting, myself as disgusting among other things. If I was still a christian or at the very least still had that viewpoint well I don’t think I’d be here today, I won’t go into details on that. I wasn’t like I was raised in a creepy sect of christianity either though, it was simply what happened when a kid got her hands on certain passages and stories in the bible and a lack of perspective but wicked imagination.
Ultimately religion in terms of experience is a very different depending upon the person, for some people they experience a vast improvement in life because of it and for others it vastly degrades it. In short it’s best not to make vast sweeping statements encompassing everything in terms of personal religious belief. It’s not for everyone but also strictly speaking it doesn’t mean it’s not for anyone either.
In my view if it makes you happy that’s fine- as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else of course. In general it can be difficult to find someone to talk to on this- because everyone is biased in some form, on the basis of their own esperiences or the experiences they hear about, in the end the best you can really do is try and look into a wide variety of viewpoints and draw your own conclusions eventaully.
In the end belief is not a concious choice anyone is really able to make. It can change certainly throughout someones life but it’s not as if someone can one day just ultimately make the choice that they believe or do not believe in X, Y or Z automatically. It’s usually a thing with belief (either gaining it or losing it) that instead a number of things can have lead you down a particular road not one single thing by itself.
Losing it can be scary at first but ultimately sometimes it’s for the better and I feel it was in my case. Others find the idea more difficult and it’s not for them but it can be a heck of a bump- after all your entire life-view has changed! But whether or not you eventually become someone who is christian or something else differences and change or at least transitions are sometimes necessary whether or not you return to the fold. Doesn’t mean it’s not hard though. Once again that depends entirely on who you are which is difficult for anyone to figure out sometimes to begin with.
I didn’t grow up in a religious household. But to some point I think I can understand you. A faith is really something that you need to develop yourself. Unlike a political opinion, it’s not a concept what you need others to confirm, it’s simply a matter of, well, faith. Of course there are a lot of conflicts opinions when it comes to christianity basically because it affects millions and millions of people. Naturally, the difference between one self-proclaimed christian and another can be as big as the difference between a communist and a capitalist when it comes to philosophy and the view of the world.
Anyway, I don’t know much about these things. But I felt that I wanted to contribute with something simply because I imagine that this is a very personal issue for you, so you posting a thread about it was very brave. And I want to support this kind of personal, honest posting to the extent I can. 
Exactamundo Telemundo! That’s why I don’t understand why some sects of religions go door to door trying to convert people. Religion isn’t a box of cookies, you can’t just buy it from your doorstep.
I’m not going to suggest anything about your religious faith, since i’m an Athiest, but with the Asperger’s, I suffer from that as well. The biggest trouble i have with Asperger’s is trying to deal with common sense, and i usually don’t think before i do something about something. I can’t quite tell if religion or mental symptoms are in the way of living your life peacefully, but, if it’s religion, you might have to reconsider your faith (not to say i’m suggesting athiesm, it’s your own choice), and if it’s asperger’s, It always seems good to talk to other people with asperger’s and vice versa so we can all solve our own problems as a group.
I agree entirely. I mean, my normal friends know I have it, but other people can’t really help you. They want to act like they understand, but they don’t. It’s so annoying.