I’d been a Christian for the past 13 years, until one day I decided, nope, this just isn’t for me.

(You can read about my story here.)

Well, it didn’t just happen overnight of course. I’d thought about it for a long while. For me, being a Christian hasn’t made me the person that I want to be. Instead, I became this hypocritical, judgmental, condescending and two-faced person. On the inside, I was also deeply conflicted and ashamed (being gay and Christian), though for a short while, I was negating this internal discord by giving loads of money to the church, as instructed by the pastors.

I’m not saying that Christianity isn’t helpful at all. For a period in my life, it’d helped me tremendously, life-saving even. I can understand why people would believe in this Christian God — some do become happier beings, and live more purposeful lives. So if Christianity works for you, then good for you. I’m happy for you.

Having said so, now that I’m an ex-Christian, I think I’ve taken better notice of the annoying things that Christians say to non-believers. Things that I myself was guilty of saying. I’m not trying to slam Christians here. I’m just trying to help you piss less people off, okay? So let us begin: