The first half of why you left the church is the EXACT reason I can not get behind any religions or churches. I feel that on one hand they seem to be opening and yet as soon as you join and become one of them you see the cracks. If you do not follow these very specific set of rules that are not all inclusive you are no longer welcome.

It's the exact reason that when I meet someone who is super religious I always feel that they are judging me and sizing me up to see if I am good enough for them.

Completely agree.. Jesus was on this earth to show us the way to true love as that is the only way. We are all just love, yet put into these human bodies, yet the mission is to find our way back to our complete fullness of love and acceptance of all within this world.

This is a great article.