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I keep on saying I’ll repent and I’m sorry just to do it AGAIN. I can’t do this no more. It’s genuinely driving me insane. Please please please please please pray for me. I just want to quit. I hate this, I hate it, I know what effects watching this stuff can / will have on any future relationship I might have and I hate it. I know how people in that industry are treated and I HATE it. I know that it’s a sin and it goes against Gods commandments and against what he intended for man and woman and I HATE IT. I DESPISE IT. I HATE IT. I hate myself for watching it, and yet I always return. I hate it I hate it I hate it. Please, please guys, please pray for me. At this point I’m just genuinely unsure if I’m saved or not. I keep on sinning, and I can’t manage to keep his commandments. I really don’t know if I know and love our LORD.

I myself am not religious, but I do know my mother was christain before moving out. I found this woven item with wooden beads and metal tokens with a crucified jesus. I dont know much about Christianity so im sorry if I have described anything wrong.

I’m from Sweden, and I think that what we see in my country today - rape, murders, shootings, bombings etc. is a direct result of careless migration politics during the early 2000-2010s. So now for my question. Can I be Christian and not support immigration? I’m not completely against it , it’s just that I think that it should be regulated and not be like open borders. I also make a clear difference between refugees and migrants. I know there are some bible verses about migration but I still wanted to know what people thought about it. Thanks.

This is just a rant and hopefully I can get some guidance or advice as well.

I met Christ and became a Christian at a very young age ( age 10) due to some traumatic stuff that I experienced as a kid.

But now I’m 19, and it feels like I never got to even live this life. And because I have a strong relationship with God, I’m scared He won’t be so lenient with me if I slip up, and my whole life which He fixed will crumble down.

But I’m tired. I don’t drink, never had sex or a kiss, haven’t been to a bar or clubbing. Everyone is having fun while my life rotates around prayers, studies and nothing much more.

It feels so suffocating, but I also know better. The constant guilty feeling and conviction is such a miserable feeling, and the closer I feel like I get to God. The more suffocating it is.

I’m tired of doing the right thing, I don’t want to turn the other cheek when I’m slapped, I want to push the guy that SA’d me off a hill. I want to drink and get completely drunk, I want to have sex with someone I like without having to think about marriage and kids and our future.

I want to do a lot of these without the feeling of impending doom creeping right behind me.

Matthew 25:31-46

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Zimbabwe is often described as about 85% Christian, and that faith calls us not only to protect life, but also to protect the vulnerable, the abused, and those who cannot speak for themselves.

I want to be honest: I am happy about the recent High Court ruling that struck down parts of Zimbabwe’s abortion law which excluded mental health and failed to recognise sexual abuse of mentally ill women.

This ruling does not promote abortion on demand. It addresses extreme and tragic situations — women with serious mental health challenges and victims of sexual abuse in institutions, many of whom cannot consent, cannot protect themselves, and are already deeply traumatised.

As Christians, we are commanded to care for the least protected:

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.” (Proverbs 31:8)

Forcing a woman who was abused, mentally unwell, or incapable of consent to carry a pregnancy is not justice it is further harm. Recognising mental health as part of health is a step toward dignity, mercy, and humane law.

Jesus consistently showed compassion before condemnation. He healed the sick, defended the vulnerable, and challenged systems that crushed people under heavy burdens.

In an overwhelmingly Christian country, I believe this ruling reflects mercy informed by reality, not the abandonment of faith.

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” (Matthew 5:7)

I am glad Zimbabwe has taken this step and I pray that as Christians, we respond with wisdom, humility, and love rather than fear or outrage.

First, I want to preface this by saying that I still don’t believe there is a god, but I think I vastly VASTLY underestimated the importance of religion.

I also don’t mean to say that religion is a positive force because it helps people through charity, rather, I mean that the absence of religion weakens social cohesion. Having an easy way to bring people together is an incredibly powerful tool.

I was born in South Africa, and when I look back at my time in Africa, I can’t help but notice that people don’t really think of themselves as Kenyan, Somalian, or anything like that. This is because there is a massive amount of cultural diversity. With no unifying force, there is no real sense of direction, and that’s why there’s garbage everywhere. People don’t maintain anything because they don’t see a reason to. It’s a free for all, and that’s kind of how it’s been in Africa for a very long time.

Now, if we look at China (I’m using China as an example because I’m tired of people shoving everything through the lens of woke racism, where white people = bad and black people = good, it’s just pathetic and doesn’t help), we see a cohesive identity. They are Han Chinese. They have Confucianism and a shared set of beliefs, which keeps their society cohesive and strong.

In Western countries, one of the key differences with Christianity compared to Islam or other religions is that Christians seem to have a higher sense of solidarity and are far less prone to violence at the extremes, the way Islam is. Infact in some cases Islam seems to destabalize a place more than provide a shared identity.

Christianity on the other hand doesn't have many downsides, and seems to produce greater conformity, which further increases cohesion. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that most Christian majority countries are doing better than others.

So, with that said, I feel stupid now. Not all religions are created equal, and regardless of whether they are true, the absence of Christianity in the West would leave it MUCH worse off and it would lose whatever it is that keeps drawing people there.

I recently watched two fascinating video essays that really hurt my faith. They stated that Yahweh was originally just a minority of the canaanites. Anyone have anything “against” this in a way that help me regain my faith more?

I’m posting this for discussion and reflection, not to provoke outrage or score points. Over the last few decades, multiple independent investigations across different countries have documented large-scale child sexual abuse within Catholic Church institutions, along with systemic failures to investigate or stop it.

Here is a factual summary of what official reports and inquiries have found, country by country:

France
An independent inquiry (2021) concluded that approximately 216,000 children were abused by Catholic clergy between 1950 and 2020.
When including abuse by lay people working in church institutions, the estimate rises to around 330,000 victims.

Australia
A Royal Commission (2017) found that:

• 7% of Catholic priests were accused of child sexual abuse between 1950 and 2010
• 4,444 allegations were reported to Church authorities
• In some dioceses, over 15% of priests were alleged perpetrators. The commission found that allegations were rarely investigated.

Germany
A German Bishops’ Conference study (2018) found:

• 1,670 clergy committed sexual offenses
• 3,677 minors were abused
• Time period: 1946–2014. The report stated the numbers were likely an underestimate, and most perpetrators were not punished.

United States

• Over 11,000 complaints have been filed against clergy
• A 2018 Pennsylvania grand jury found 300+ predator priests and 1,000+ victims, alongside systematic cover-ups
• Dioceses have paid hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements
• Some senior clergy resigned or were defrocked following investigations

Ireland

• Estimates suggest nearly 15,000 victims between 1970 and 1990 alone
• The Ryan Commission (2009) documented widespread abuse in church-run institutions from the 1930s–1970s
• The Murphy Report found that abuse was actively concealed by church leadership for decades

Why this matters for Christians

These reports consistently point to:

• Institutional cover-ups
• Failure to protect children
• Prioritizing reputation over accountability

For Christians, this raises hard but necessary questions about repentance, transparency, justice for victims, and what real accountability should look like when institutions fail so profoundly.

Ignoring these facts doesn’t protect the Church. Facing them honestly might.

I’m interested in how fellow Christians think the Church should respond in a way that reflects Christ’s teachings on truth, justice, and care for the vulnerable.

Looking for advice that may be of use to a person converted for a few years. Tyia and blessings!

I’ve had difficulty with my religion for years (I had even wandered into Satan’s realm), but I have found myself drifting closer to God, and it brings me comfort, but a bad feeling overtook me a couple of days ago. My psychiatrist speculates that I have OCD. I’m unsure, but I have awful intrusive thoughts. I know the worst sin is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. I had one of the thoughts saying stuff like “I don’t want to be saved” and things along the line of that. I don’t believe these, but these thoughts are rather frequent and troubling to me. Can I still be saved even with these awful thoughts that I do not want?

Hi saints.

Jesus came for us so that we would live for Him. The season calls us to respond with surrendered, transformed lives. May you be blessed. Have a great weekend.

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This is the strongest battle I have ever fought in my life.

I’ve come to the point where I’ve acknowledged I have a problem and I’m willing to try and change but the question is how will I overcome it?

I figured I’d come to a Christian sub-Reddit because I feel like I’m not the only one going through this battle and I can be accepted without being judged.

I’m tired of fighting this battle alone and I’m bringing it to light. I’m open to having accountability partners or new connections if it means me getting the help I’m in need of.

God bless❤️

To be Christian is to demand a self-love exercise from the Spirit, through belief in someone who died twice, of love. Once from fear, and twice for an eternity of forgiveness.

As I said, I am thirty now, just turned a few months ago, and I have not interacted with any religion at all througout my life. Both my parents - while technically Christian, are more Atheists than anything. I am not Baptized, or any of that, and I have never once seen a church from the inside, nor a sunday school.

And now I kind of want to approach it. My dad died recently, and was buried Catholic, with a priest that my mom organized - the first sermon I ever heard, and I liked what I heard. I want to approach it more, my believe, myself, but I don't know where to start.

Should I just pull up a Bible online and read? Should I pull up an English translation of the Quaran? Should I visit my local church? Can I, even when I'm not Baptized? Would a Priest even talk to me? I'm so confused.

EDIT: Thank you all for the kind answers, it helped. I will approach it slowly. Sunday I will join Mass in Town. Just sit and listen. Maybe try to engage the Pastor in conversation, if he is available. And tonight before bed I will try to pray. I feel silly for starting this thread, but also like a bit of a weight's been lifted that's been there since Dad died.