I would not say Christ made me boring, I would say church culture led me to be afraid and negative and get everything backwards. And I made serious mistakes in seeing all the dark parts of the bible and none of the happy. And in a way, that made me boring.
As a christian, all I have ever seen from religious types is mostly judgment toward me and everyone else. No love, no fun, no happiness. So, on the one hand, I have beautiful Jesus, on the other, I have a group of people following him who are worse than the "world" that is supposedly so bad.
It confused me. There is everything I knew to be right and good and godly and loving--and I saw all that in God Jesus. But as a christian I have been tempted to be afraid and think bad of everything I know is beautiful and good and love. And almost all churches support this twisted reversal.
And then there is a church culture so twisted around that they are afraid of doing anything good because it might harm someone, so they do bad to help. And it took some time to stop listening and ignore everyone and make my own decisions. I've still got one foot in it and I'm asleep and blind, but I wake up more and more when Mr Rogers is called evil for saying nice things about children because that supposedly harms them. Call me radical.
Maybe I wouldn't have to go to a social club where some drunks are rubbing up against each other if the church culture had enough faith in its own people to hold a dance and social events. (they could teach country line dancing!!!) It isn't like the super-christians aren't flat out naked with each other when they aren't playing holy at church anyway! (but how dare a couple of drunks pretend like they are having sex) Even so, I think drinking is good and fun--and maybe it wouldn't be so bad if moderation was demonstrated instead of an either/or. And I like talking to girls--and guys. I like parties, games, art, special holidays that make people happy.
Honestly, I say things that are off because I'm feeling in the dark, but come on, now talking to girls is wrong? Oh wait, I have to say it in a judgmental tone to show I disagree with talking to girls. Stuff like that is my detector of bull.
I'm done with church culture. Done with being afraid of everything. I'm going to embrace the things I know are beautiful and good and lovely. I don't need a bible to see it--I see beauty in God and the bible because I already know what is good. So, I can see God Jesus is good. And I certainly am not going to trust the guidance of what is clearly a group of people who have it wrong and make everyone feel hated and unloved and afraid and unhappy and excluded.
Some christians are different. But they are radical, new christians, liberal, mental, rejected, etc. And I would rather follow them because they match the Jesus I know who broke such rules by his drinking at parties and talking to women. If it is good enough for God when he visited us, it is good enough for me.