A gentle way of informing christians?!?

NO!

It took me a lot of years (20+ years) to come to the place I am today. A lot of soul searching.

Many times I'd curse God to his face.

I was angry at him. I turned my back on him so many times I've lost count.

I don't want to exaggerate but it was not an easy road.

And it's not over still.

But there was something there even though I couldn't put my finger on it.

Until I came to YY and Yada finally pieced it all together.

I think that Yada was searching too and wasn't satisfied with the "christian" explanations.

My best advice would be is that "she" needs to walk away from religion.

Unlike Daniel who for some reason thought that we were meant to persuade messianics to
come to Yahweh by participating in their customs.

You can provide the materials regardless of how long they are, but it is up to "her" to come
out of Babylon.

Thanks pilgrimhere! I did see those and didn't think to send them to her! I will definitely send her those - especially the series on idols.

While everyone's journey is different - I don't think it has to be long and grueling for everyone. I didn't walk away from Christianity in one big leap. But, it didn't take 20 years either. The total process was probably 12 - 18 months from my first big question to my walking away and not looking back. It was shorter for my husband. Leaving other things like patriotism were easier and faster, but only after I fully questioned Christianity. But I was always a bit of a questioner, just like the person I am referring to.

But, I had time and resources necessary to go to a lot of dead ends and "almost" and "close, but not quite". I only have 3 kids, not 7 - so my arms weren't as full and I had time and energy to push through the dead ends. Just having a list resources folks can use (for little money) would a lot - saving a lot of time and a lot of money. I probably spent close to $1,000 (if not more) on books alone. Not everyone can do that. And while ITG is free and great - it kind of jumps in without a lot of the history and background. For instance, it declares that the Father's name is YHWH and religious leaders have lied. I, personally, really needed the in depth research from other sources that showed the whole process. I needed to see the ancient coins and artifacts with proof that Constantine continued to be a sun god worshiper even after his "conversion" or see with my own eyes that the Statue of Liberty was the exact same design as an ancient deity.

I don't think it is anything wrong with helping people out by showing them were sources can be found.

One thing I am very, very sensitive to with many Christians is their very real experiences - because I had them. This particular friend has 7 kids because she and her husband adopted 2 out of the foster care system. They did it because they believed God told them to do it. Not many people would open their lives up to 2 more kids - all the same ages as children you already have, and with the very real issues those kids have that they are dealing with. It's hard, very hard to learn that you didn't even really know God's name when you "know" you had an experience, that you heard from Him. I can't mock that or be insensitive to that. She and most of the other Christians that I know are victims. I believe many Christians that I know would have gladly followed YHWH - had they been told the truth. They have been led away by being born into a pagan culture (USA) and being victimized and fleeced by Christian ministers. Anytime someone has the strength, the courage, and the unction of hearing the faint knock of Yahoshua and begin searching for truth - I want to be there to help any way that I can.

YHWH was gentle with me. My journey has been eye opening and shocking - but really, really gentle. I didn't wake up one day as say "church sucks" - I just started to find truth to the point I could no longer enter the building. The last time we entered a church building was during the Christian Christmas time. My head and heart were already gone and our attendance was sporadic. It was the last bit of disgusting rubbish that my husband needed to see though. We left completely and didn't look back with regret of leaving. But it was still a journey.

Honestly, if my journey would have started with "you must leave Christianity" I don't know if I would have continued on it. I needed to see each and every lie and have the religion crumble in front of my face. I would not have been able to start with "most of your Bible is a lie!" - I needed to see the many lies unfold before me. I couldn't start with "Paul is a false apostle and founder of the pagan Christian church". I needed to have his lies meticulously laid out before me. My first exposure to Paul being a liar wasn't by reading QP - QP confirmed what I had found in other sources. Sources that were better suited for me to begin with. For others, it does have to start with a source like QP.

Again, I am not trying to "save" anyone. But I also see no harm in throwing a life raft to someone trying to get out of a rip tide. I think a rip tide is a very good paralell to leaving religion. It is so forceful, the current so strong that if you try to take it on head long by yourself - you can end up just tiring out and drowning. Your options are to 1)let it just carry you out and hope you have enough energy to swim back when the tide has moved, 2) swim parallel to the tide until you are past it, and then swim to shore or 3) have some really, really strong person throw you a line and have them pull for dear life while you fight on your end as well. I just want to throw her enough line so that if she chooses to fight for a life with YHWH - she will have the energy to make it in. For her, her husband, and her seven children.

Perfect! Thanks so much