“Give god a chance”? “He works in mysterious ways”? How are these valid arguments? Every bloody time I hear them, they infuriate me. A lot of us HAVE given him a chance. In fact, we still consider that he has plenty of chances to show himself in our daily lives. Out of all the ways he could show himself, out of all the quantifiable questions he could satisfy, he does none of this. My SO gave god 23 years of waiting for his “mysterious ways”. He dedicated his life for the ‘glory’ of the voices inside Abrahams head. And what did he receive? 23 years of physical and emotional abuse.

While the plural of anecdote is not data, this story hits home to me the most, because I can see the recurring effects of the damage this cult has done to the man I love, even after he has left the faith. He is not the only damaged one I see in my life. So many of my friends and family have had their lives controlled, and then torn apart, over an imaginary friend.

He gave god a chance. And now that he lives his life without this weird concept of ‘faith’, his life has become much less stressed. When you don’t have to worry about the basic thoughts you have in your head, and instead can just sit back, and enjoy the life you are given, then it makes it a lot easier to deal with.

God had his chance.